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Old 09-20-2013, 05:30 AM   #31
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I've signed it, but some serious awareness-raising will need to be done to get to 100, 000 - I'd be tempted to write to all the RSPCA branches asking their staff to sign and also design posters they can put up. I imagine P@H would be quite proud of themselves for being one of the few to not sell this, so they might put a poster up - again I'd contact all their branches asking staff to sign and put up posters if they wouldn't mind?
I think that's a great idea, I was thinking of this exact idea. P@H definitely would be a good idea writing to or even sending them an email asking if they can maybe add the petition to there VIP magazine and newsletters to help out.
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Old 09-20-2013, 05:39 AM   #32
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I cant sign it because I am not a british citizen If you made a worldwide one I bet you would get more signatures
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Old 09-20-2013, 05:59 AM   #33
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I signed it I hope that it gets all the signatures that it needs.

I was warned away from this type of bedding all the way back when I had my first hamster when I was 12-years-old. I had used it for my first hamster the first few weeks I had him, because just like anyone else not informed, I thought it looked like it would be nice and comfortable. Thankfully when I went to buy more from my local pet store and couldn't find it, a very helpful man there advised me against it and I never used it again.
To this day, I'm thankful to whoever it was that spoke to me and told me about it.

This was about 18 years ago, so I've been surprised that the stuff is still in the shops, if the issues with it was known about all those years ago.
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Old 09-20-2013, 11:27 AM   #34
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I cant sign it because I am not a british citizen If you made a worldwide one I bet you would get more signatures
These petitions unfortunately are only for UK residents, it is so we can get the UK government to ban them here, I don't think there is any worldwide version to be able to ban something like this worldwide.

I went into one of our local petshops who sells this stuff today and handed in a letter I wrote about how dangerous this stuff is addresses to the store manager asking them to remove this item from their shelves.
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Old 09-20-2013, 01:43 PM   #35
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yeah you are right, did not think that far xD Well I will pass it on to my UK based friends
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Old 09-21-2013, 02:54 AM   #36
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I already contacted P@H about it, where else shall we go with it? Not sure how to approach the RSCPA. They're also helping us at The Hamster Mag, I'm going to write a little article for them to put in.


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I went into one of our local petshops who sells this stuff today and handed in a letter I wrote about how dangerous this stuff is addresses to the store manager asking them to remove this item from their shelves.
Great work!
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Old 09-21-2013, 03:05 AM   #37
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There are probably loads of other animal welfare charities?
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Old 09-21-2013, 03:23 AM   #38
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I'm sure you have already, but if you haven't please remove it and give your hammies some ripped up plain unbleached/unscented toilet roll to keep him/her warm, you can carry on using this or use another bedding like the wilko's stuff that looks like shredded up blue & white multipurpose cleaning cloths,P@H safe bedding or recycled shredded paper you can buy from pet shops.

I have never seen fluffy bedding at Wilko's, if it is cotton wool like stuff thats the bad stuff if it is like shredded up multipurpose cloths which they do this is fine to use.
It's ok I didn't use it. I got some paper stuff from pets at home when I got him. The fluffy stuff I thought would be better for him!!!
I think the one I have is called 'Wilko Everyday Value Pet Bedding Viscose 50g' Just looking on their website.
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Old 09-21-2013, 03:29 AM   #39
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It's ok I didn't use it. I got some paper stuff from pets at home when I got him. The fluffy stuff I thought would be better for him!!!
I think the one I have is called 'Wilko Everyday Value Pet Bedding Viscose 50g' Just looking on their website.
Yeah, that looks like the bad stuff from what i can see (My wilko's doesn't sell this)

This is the safe one (paper flakes)
Wilko Warm Bed Pet Bedding at wilko.com

but it sounds like this is the one you got (this one looks like bad stuff)
Wilko Everyday Value Pet Bedding Viscose 50g at wilko.com
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Old 09-21-2013, 04:17 AM   #40
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I've signed, I just think that if this has over 500 views then everyone should sign it so there are over 500 signatures.
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