Why Not Treat Animals with the Respect they deserve :)

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I've always been quite head strong about giving Animals love and Respect Especially Whilst were on this planet earth, We wouldn't be here with out our lovely gunieapigs and other Animals :) XX So Until were hear why not treat them with Love :)

I am annoyed when people say you spoil them too much! well Why not! :)
 
I get told that too. I think it is so silly. How can you spoil guinea pigs too much? It is not like they are children.
 
haha! I guess they are like my children! I dont have any myself! :)
 
I get annoyed when people (usually people I work with) pull the "it's just a guinea pig" card. If it were a dog, my affection and attention would be totally justified, but because it's a pair of guinea pigs, I'm some kind of woolly-headed idiot. They literally look at me like I just confessed to eating live goldfish sometimes when I talk about my pigs. An animal's an animal, a pet's a pet. Why are only dogs allowed to be loved? Grrr I get it every day and it completely winds me up!
 
Haha I talk about my girls so much and put stuff on my facebook so much that I have had people claim they feel they know my girls personally lol! I dont understand the its just a ...., I'm currently trying to get a job in the aquarium industry and I get its just a fish! But they have personalitys and feelings just the same as an animal that lives on land! All animals are special and need love no matter what they are! Xx
 
I have recently spent £180 having tumours (which were thankfully benign) removed from my Ellie.

I of course have been criticised for spending that amount of money 'on a guinea pig' but you wouldn't just leave lumps and tumours growing on kids.

My animals are my furkids :)
 
Claire W said:
I have recently spent £180 having tumours (which were thankfully benign) removed from my Ellie.

I of course have been criticised for spending that amount of money 'on a guinea pig' but you wouldn't just leave lumps and tumours growing on kids.

My animals are my furkids :)
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Animals deserve a quality of life, we choose to have them and all what comes with them, no matter what it costs. What difference is there between keeping a dog or a hamster they are both still our pets, and equally deserve the same treatment.
Hope Ellie has recovered now, how is their new home?:)
 
Guinea pigs are better than children because you can spoil them and they don't turn into bratty moody children... well maybe they get the moody bit, but they don't become repulsive when they're spoilt rotten like some kids do !

They know it's just because they're gorgeous piggies and that they should just enjoy and be thankful for what they have !

Everyone says I'm crazy when i can't leave a shop without mentioning how the pigs would like one thing or another, but they're my little baby family and they make me much happier than most people can and they never make me angry or upset !
 
sharonS said:
Animals deserve a quality of life, we choose to have them and all what comes with them, no matter what it costs. What difference is there between keeping a dog or a hamster they are both still our pets, and equally deserve the same treatment.
Hope Ellie has recovered now, how is their new home?:)
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Thanks Sharon. They love their new home now called Cavy Manor and Ellie is fine :)
 
I find it's 50/50. People I know either absolutely adore guinea pigs or don't get them. "They look like rats" or "They're just rodents" or "They're not fun" obviously have not ever owned a pair :)

I think all animals have their merits, and the ones we choose as pets give us enjoyments. I find it disrespectful when someone says something bad about having a guinea. You would never hear someone say "Oh, isn't having kids boring?"
 
MishImpossible said:
I find it's 50/50. People I know either absolutely adore guinea pigs or don't get them. "They look like rats" or "They're just rodents" or "They're not fun" obviously have not ever owned a pair :)

I think all animals have their merits, and the ones we choose as pets give us enjoyments. I find it disrespectful when someone says something bad about having a guinea. You would never hear someone say "Oh, isn't having kids boring?"
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Unfortunately there are people who have kids that think that too.:x You see their kids up to no good usually.
 
Certainly. I get really mad at people who make jokes about feeding my pets to a snake or breeding them or why would I spend so much on a guinea pig?

Yes I just spent £68 on Gilbert this week and before that I've spent a few hundred on him but he's worth every penny.

I don't LIKE any other animals as pets and I get really angry if anyone makes these comments. My best friends husband does them every time we meet so I try and avoid hanging around with her anymore which saddens me. I haven't even seen her this year as I can't stand to be around him.
 
When I 'rescued' my little boy where he was paralysed in his back legs and in obvious pain the person who had him said 'he would get better in time' and had no intention of going to the vets. I know this person had their own dog.. if they had paralysed back legs and were howling in pain I don't think they'd be saying the same thing. How is it different?

I spent hundreds on my Doris to make her as healthy, happy and comfortable as possible. I know people thought I was crazy but she was like a baby of mine and when she passed away it literally felt like I'd lost a family member. I don't care what anybody says she was a huge part of my life and all my guinea pigs would get that care.

Even now having Wills neutered people give me funny looks. I just think its rude when people think it's ok to make snide remarks. I personally don't like a lot of things other people do but I don't make horrible comments about it!
 
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