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Old 06-13-2005, 04:30 AM   #21
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Yup I have a week with an exotics vet soon - that's just a bit of indulgence for me really - and in Aug/Sept am spending 5 weeks at my foster practice in Pembrokeshire, which is the placement I have to do for uni. Apart from that I'm spending some time dog-sitting for my parents, and moving house with all the stress and organisation that requires!



Its so nice to have finished exams though, and I pretty much know I've passed now too (if you fail you get called for moderating vivas, and I haven't had any). Official results are on Friday.
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Old 06-13-2005, 08:07 AM   #22
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Well I'm sure thats a big relief Emma!
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Old 06-13-2005, 08:23 AM   #23
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Stopped at the Petsmart in Warwick Rhode Island this weekend and they still have no rodents available, all the cages are cleaned and empty. Apparently they are still testing and they didnt seem to know when they would get more rodents in..



I havnt heard anything on the news since..
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I wonder if it will have hit their sales figures at all, not carrying livestock for a while......maybe it won't affect their sales figures and someone might see it's not necessary for them to sell livestock.....ever hopeful!
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Old 06-13-2005, 02:43 PM   #25
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I don't imagine they make a huge deal from the hamsters - they are a way to sell all the ancillaries such as cages etc - that is where they will be feeling it



Is this store one of those directly related to the actual deaths or just part of the same chain?



I feel the same as you Emma but I doubt they will take the decision to stop selling them anymore - plus we do need to remember that they are the only place many people can buy a hamster from - there is no well established breeder network in any country - even here in the UK there are just a few large concentrations. I get enquiries from Shetland to London looking for hamsters.

I wish more people would consider contacting a rescue when looking for a hamster. Did you see the story about the escaped hamsters in Northern England who were left to breed to over 130 in number behind the walls of a council flat. The RSPCA is now shipping them to various centres across the country so please, please, please consider giving one of these little fluff balls a chance
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