Petition To Stop Of The Sale Of Inadequate Cavy Housing In The Usa - Please Sign!

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Although I find it hard to believe that this sort of thing is still acceptable. :no:
I have definitely been spoilt by living in Switzerland.
 
Beans&Toast said:
Is there much better laws about animal welfare in Switzerland?
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Oh Yes. Animal welfare is taken very seriously here.
For example no pet shop is allowed to sell uncastrated boars - they are all neutered before being sold, which I am sure goes a long way towards preventing lots of 'opps' litters. Breeders will also not let you take on an unneutered boar.
The enclosures in pet shops also tend to be large, with lots of 'zones' and play areas.
I will try and get a photo some time this week to give you an idea if you want.

We initially contacted a rescue about taking on a pig or two from there, but were told because we had children under the age of 12 we wouldn't meet their criteria (despite my own personal background of rehoming many rescue animals over the years).
We ended up buying from a breeder, and had to answer a lot of questions first. She showed us her 'small animal breeding license' and her premises are checked by the local authorities every couple of years to make sure the conditions they are kept in are appropriate.
We had to provide physical poof that the enclosure we have for keeping them exceeds the minimum required standard.
We were questioned extensively about diet, health issues, and what plans we had in place for their care when we are away on holiday!
It certainly isn't something you enter into lightly, which I honestly think is just as well.
 
Swissgreys said:
Oh Yes. Animal welfare is taken very seriously here.
For example no pet shop is allowed to sell uncastrated boars - they are all neutered before being sold, which I am sure goes a long way towards preventing lots of 'opps' litters. Breeders will also not let you take on an unneutered boar.
The enclosures in pet shops also tend to be large, with lots of 'zones' and play areas.
I will try and get a photo some time this week to give you an idea if you want.

We initially contacted a rescue about taking on a pig or two from there, but were told because we had children under the age of 12 we wouldn't meet their criteria (despite my own personal background of rehoming many rescue animals over the years).
We ended up buying from a breeder, and had to answer a lot of questions first. She showed us her 'small animal breeding license' and her premises are checked by the local authorities every couple of years to make sure the conditions they are kept in are appropriate.
We had to provide physical poof that the enclosure we have for keeping them exceeds the minimum required standard.
We were questioned extensively about diet, health issues, and what plans we had in place for their care when we are away on holiday!
It certainly isn't something you enter into lightly, which I honestly think is just as well.
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Oh wow this is amazing. This is exactly how it should be. I'm ashamed to say that where I am in Scotland there are no such laws for any animals. Animal cruelty is not taken seriously and there is no penalty or punishment for it either. You could violently kill an animal and the most you'd get would be a fine or maybe community service. It's disgusting. I wish the laws you have were the same everywhere. It would make people think twice about owning a pet. The only thing I fon strange is you could not get guinea pigs if you have children under 12...
 
Swissgreys said:
Oh Yes. Animal welfare is taken very seriously here.
For example no pet shop is allowed to sell uncastrated boars - they are all neutered before being sold, which I am sure goes a long way towards preventing lots of 'opps' litters. Breeders will also not let you take on an unneutered boar.
The enclosures in pet shops also tend to be large, with lots of 'zones' and play areas.
I will try and get a photo some time this week to give you an idea if you want.

We initially contacted a rescue about taking on a pig or two from there, but were told because we had children under the age of 12 we wouldn't meet their criteria (despite my own personal background of rehoming many rescue animals over the years).
We ended up buying from a breeder, and had to answer a lot of questions first. She showed us her 'small animal breeding license' and her premises are checked by the local authorities every couple of years to make sure the conditions they are kept in are appropriate.
We had to provide physical poof that the enclosure we have for keeping them exceeds the minimum required standard.
We were questioned extensively about diet, health issues, and what plans we had in place for their care when we are away on holiday!
It certainly isn't something you enter into lightly, which I honestly think is just as well.
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wow that sounds brilliant ! x
 
Swissgreys said:
Oh Yes. Animal welfare is taken very seriously here.
For example no pet shop is allowed to sell uncastrated boars - they are all neutered before being sold, which I am sure goes a long way towards preventing lots of 'opps' litters. Breeders will also not let you take on an unneutered boar.
The enclosures in pet shops also tend to be large, with lots of 'zones' and play areas.
I will try and get a photo some time this week to give you an idea if you want.

We initially contacted a rescue about taking on a pig or two from there, but were told because we had children under the age of 12 we wouldn't meet their criteria (despite my own personal background of rehoming many rescue animals over the years).
We ended up buying from a breeder, and had to answer a lot of questions first. She showed us her 'small animal breeding license' and her premises are checked by the local authorities every couple of years to make sure the conditions they are kept in are appropriate.
We had to provide physical poof that the enclosure we have for keeping them exceeds the minimum required standard.
We were questioned extensively about diet, health issues, and what plans we had in place for their care when we are away on holiday!
It certainly isn't something you enter into lightly, which I honestly think is just as well.
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The Swiss are nothing if not thorough... I was happy to vote on the new animal welfare law!
It can be a pain as my sister found out when one of her piggies died and she was not able to adopt a new companion from a rescue (they rehome only in couples) although the "rent a guinea pig companion" option has really taken off in both Switzerland and Germany where the companion returns to the breeder (rescues are not allowed to do this) after the death of the bereaved piggy and is then paired up and sold into a forever home.
The Swiss and Germans also have the practice of neutering baby boars as soon as they reach 200g of weight; that is before they become sexually active at three weeks old, so they can go straight back with mum and sisters and never have to be separated from them. I really wish that vets in other countries would consider it as an alternative in some situations where a single baby boar has to live on his own for several months before he can be neutered and is safe to join the family. It would prevent soooo much misery and unplanned, uncontrolled breeding which is seriously taxing rescues all over the world and it would do so much for all those poor boars that end up single due to ignorance and inexperience...

We still have got such a long way to go in the rest of the world in changing attitudes although thanks to the internet, this is speeded up a lot. See this forum...
 
I signed. I hate these places. I normally order my supplies online but every once in a while I have to go into petsmart to get something I have run out of. It breaks my heart they will have 8 to 10 guinea pigs in a 1st by 3ft aquarium. It's disgusting and should be stopped.
 
I am glad you started this petition! Not only do huge corporate chains sell inadequate housing, but the also USE poor housing styles themselves with the animals they sell. What's more, they rarely do a good job of educating customers of how to properly care for their new pet. Before I got my piggies I had done research on my own, and I knew more about their care and keeping than the clerk who helped me did.
 
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