"cruel" pet shop

[montysmum]

When we went into this particular shop to get monty, he was in a tiny cage in the window, no protection from the sun and obviously little to no handling because he wasn't tame. We really felt like we were rescuing him more than anything. Unfortunately they've put another one in the window, who I think has been there for quite a while. Little guy had covered himself up with his tiny amount of bedding the best he could but I think it's terribly cruel there was also a budgie in a tiny cage next to the hamster with nothing to do, no shade etc.

My question is, first of all, how can people treat living creatures like this? I seriously almost cried at the sight of them. Secondly, I have contacted my local council on advice from the rspca and they have done absolutely nothing. What, if anything else can i do? I would rehome them all if i had the room and time, but that would encourage the pet shop to continue trading. These animals (even the ones inside) are obviously miserable so horrible

[Jessie]

have you considered going in and talking to the staff or managers at the store? Tell them they should have shelter from the sun. See how they react perhaps? They may be willing to change it if they know how customers feel about the set up.

[Gazmo]

Igot puffle from a shop exactly like that, but I complained to the council of the town where it was

[permeus]

Call them again (council i mean) also maybe look into calling the local news paper they may be interested in the story and poke around even if they dont run the story it may course the shop owner to move the display.

Also try talking to the shopkeep it may be that they just haven't thought about the effect it is having on the poor things some people are so busy living there life's they dont see stuff like this till its pointed out to them.

CWR

Sp as this is my first post hay all

[icklemunch]

Aside from complaining there isn't much you can do. My local pet shop had a meerkat for sale kept in a hamster cage and a tiny one at that!! Was devastating, i rung,wrote and did just about everything i could and nothing was ever done. I know its extremely upsetting and want to take them all home, but all this means is they replace them. Me personally do not give the pet shop my business,the more people that do this the more likely they are to change. I also cross over the road and walk fast. As looking at the poor animals just makes me very sad!!

[Grubbbery]

This sounds awful. Most pet stores simply don't seem to keep animals quite right most hams and gerbils etc have little to no handling. The ones kept at pets at home tend to be untamed and skittish. It makes me so sad they are just kept more like livestock than future loved pets :{

[zebbecorn]

I was so lucky to find a wonderful pet shop that handled every animal for ten minutes or more a day. They were so tame! :C It's a shame such shops cease to exist anymore.

[Tutu]

All these bad shops making some look like heaven or what? When I go by the pet shop I go in then look around and ask all sorts of ?s pretending to be going to buy things from them. Then if I see dirty cage etc I just say " eew your cages are dirty and looks like you don't care for your animal so I won't be buying from you anything"
They seems to think I'm mad but who cares! I hate pet shops nowadays. It really gives me headache to go in poor little helpless animals.

[ct2191]

A pet shop near me used to have a macaw sitting on a perch right in front of the doorway all the way through boiling summers and freezing cold winters... and then the poor thing was stolen. I got my first four hamsters out of that shop but now I won't even step in there because its dusty as hell and the animals are kept in carry case size cages with manky water and the last 2 hamsters I got off them weren't exactly in the best of conditions. The Syrian I got was 12 weeks old and being bullied off his food by his brother, and the Chinese had clearly never been handled or handled poorly as he was terrified of everything.
The RSPCA have told them to clean up their act but nothing's been done, I think they're now trying to get the place shut down.

[TracyMM]

Tutu,
I like your style!!!
Tracy x