Lucyscavies
Junior Guinea Pig
Hi all, I’m very curious about what you all think about buying pets from pet shops and any bad experiences you have encountered with them.
I highly dislike pet shops for many reasons. So so many parents go in with their kids and end up buying a pet they know nothing about. I feel so sorry for the hamsters going home in those tiny cages with tiny wheels and not enough bedding to hide in. I think they need to check more who buys these pets, instead of the staff telling the new owners how to care for whatever they are buying they should ask the new owners what they know. They also should have the set up ready at home before coming in to buy a pet and getting the set up approved by staff. Pets don’t live to the average life span either as they come from breeding mills. So many guinea pigs and rabbits have been Mis sexed and ended up pregnant also. It also annoys me when I hear some people say that they haven’t had any bad experiences with pet shops simply because the staff were helpful and nice... it doesn’t change the fact they come from horrific breeding conditions which is why the animals are so ill and untamed.
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I highly dislike pet shops for many reasons. So so many parents go in with their kids and end up buying a pet they know nothing about. I feel so sorry for the hamsters going home in those tiny cages with tiny wheels and not enough bedding to hide in. I think they need to check more who buys these pets, instead of the staff telling the new owners how to care for whatever they are buying they should ask the new owners what they know. They also should have the set up ready at home before coming in to buy a pet and getting the set up approved by staff. Pets don’t live to the average life span either as they come from breeding mills. So many guinea pigs and rabbits have been Mis sexed and ended up pregnant also. It also annoys me when I hear some people say that they haven’t had any bad experiences with pet shops simply because the staff were helpful and nice... it doesn’t change the fact they come from horrific breeding conditions which is why the animals are so ill and untamed.
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