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Petshops-Its So Depressing :-(

Jack's-Jane

Wise Old Thumper
I went into a branch of a large chain of Petshops this morning.
I immediately noticed a sick Bun :cry: a little Dutch. She was sort of squating as she could not lie down due to a bloated belly :cry:Her eyes were all squinted and she was very wobbly :cry:
The member of staff I alerted 'took her out the back'. I asked what would happen now and would she be seen by a Vet. I was told probably not til tomorrow :evil::cry::evil: as 'there may not be anything wrong with her'.......:roll:
I tried to *politely* express my concerns re how rapidly a Bun can deteriorate and was told that they would 'wait and see'. Now as we all know Rabbits seldom show obvious signs of pain/illness until they are *very* sick. This poor wee Bun was so obviously very ill :cry::cry:

I then asked about those Carrot Tree toy thingies. I explained about how once a Bun chews off the reed binding there is lots of glue. I asked if the glue was guaranteed to be non-toxic. I was told they had 'no idea' and could certainly not guarantee that the glue was safe !! :shock::shock:

So I said ' You are therefore selling a product which *might* harm an animal.
I was just told that they could not guarantee it wouldn't


:censored::censored: madness :evil::evil:

Janex
 
That is very bad. If there was a sick bun at my pet-shop, they would go to the vet straight away. Also, they should know their products, and shouldn't sell things that are poteniatally harmful. That is a bad pet shop. :evil:
 
I'm guessing this is a certain well known chain of pet stores?

If so, I'm afraid I don't go in there any more...too depressing :(

As for selling dangerous toys...I'm not surprised. As far as I'm aware there aren't the same standards that apply to products intended for humans. I think it's a case of buyer beware :(

Amy
 
Poor bunny. :( Was it a brown and white one in the adoption part of the shop? I saw one there a few weeks ago when we got some hutch paint. The bunnies were all looking ok, but they had no hay at all.
 
I'm guessing this is a certain well known chain of pet stores?

If so, I'm afraid I don't go in there any more...too depressing :(

As for selling dangerous toys...I'm not surprised. As far as I'm aware there aren't the same standards that apply to products intended for humans. I think it's a case of buyer beware :(

Amy

I just feel that by not going in I will be turning my back on the obvious staff training problem at this particular branch :? Every single staff member I spoke with was completely clueless :? very polite, but clueless :roll:

Janex
 
Poor bunny. :( Was it a brown and white one in the adoption part of the shop? I saw one there a few weeks ago when we got some hutch paint. The bunnies were all looking ok, but they had no hay at all.


No this Bun was normal 'stock' ( Urrrrrrrgh, hate using that word when refering to animals) TBH I dont think she will survive without treatment today. As I said she was already at the 'wobbly' stage which does not bode well at all :cry:

Janex
 
Surely it must be illegal for them to not get her vet treatment? She is going to die in great pain well before tomorrow - or at least be too far gone to save :cry:
 
When I went into our local petstore today, a woman was in there buying a beautiful white rabbit. The assistant was telling her that the rabbit must live inside during the winter as she wouldn't have got a winter coat (thumbs up there!). She then said the rabbit could go outside in a run in the spring as rabbits like to eat grass. To which the woman buying the rabbit replied "Oh, do they?" :shock:

Hubby said to me, when we were leaving "How long til that poor rabbit ends up in rescue?" We decided probably 6months or less :(
 
When I went into our local petstore today, a woman was in there buying a beautiful white rabbit. The assistant was telling her that the rabbit must live inside during the winter as she wouldn't have got a winter coat (thumbs up there!). She then said the rabbit could go outside in a run in the spring as rabbits like to eat grass. To which the woman buying the rabbit replied "Oh, do they?" :shock:

Hubby said to me, when we were leaving "How long til that poor rabbit ends up in rescue?" We decided probably 6months or less :(

And the worst time to put a Bun unused to grass out to graze is Springtime :roll:

Janex
 
Sometimes I don't think these stories will ever stop, I absolutely despair :cry:

You should mention the number of rabbits you have Jane, who knows they may just take heed when they hear that! ;)
 
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