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Old 08-10-2018, 02:51 AM  
Pebbles82
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Default Re: Help! Is this considered abuse?

I am not sure there is much you can do if they have already been informed in a mild and tactful manner that Syrians shouldn't be kept together and need a larger wheel. Unless you have an animal welfare organisation in Singapore who would take this seriously. The recourse in the Uk would be to contact the RSPCA and tell them some animals are being kept in unsuitable conditions - but there may not be an animal welfare organisation that is interested in Singapore? That would be the route to go if there is. But you would also need to know where these hamsters are so someone could go round there.

Sometimes when you can't change things (and there are a lot of unsuitable things going on in the world) the only way you can help is to make it more public what hamster care should be - eg start a blog and back things up with research, or write to Politicians asking them to improve animal welfare laws, or volunteer for an animal welfare organisation. We just have to do what we can. And sometimes people who won't listen find out the hard way. If this person loves and cares for their hamsters then that will help balance out some of the mistakes and fingers crossed they don't kill each other. But if you do want someone to point that out to her then contact an animal welfare organisation and maybe they can send her some information. However some people just think they know best and have their own ideas and won't listen.
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