helgalush
Wise Old Thumper
I'm sorry if this is of no interest to anyone and I dont know what anyone can say or do to make it better.
I am feeling a bit sad, no very sad, after going to my local pet store (yes it was Pets at Home but this isnt a "lets have a go at P@H" thread).
There are LOADS of babies in there waiting for homes. I feel sad because some won't have their homes before Christmas and will be in the store for their first ever Christmas (not that they know it is Christmas of course, but I am guessing they will get minimal attention over the period). I hope that someone goes in at least twice a day to check on them. At least 4 different compartments were dedicated to baby rabbits, each with 5-7 bunnies in. One had a sign saying they were still in quarantine and could not be sold until tomorrow. So only two days for homes to be found before the long closure of the store.
There were also loads and loads of hamsters, and some were dwarf hamsters that had tiny cages and they were whizzing up and down the sides trying to climb out because it was so small for three of them. And two of them were fighting.
Then there was the rabbit in the Adoption Centre that had been given up. It said he was shy and nervous and needed love and attention to bring him out of himself. I hate seeing these sad little bunnies. He was really frightened by all the noise in the shop and kept stamping his foot. Poor little man. I'd love to offer him a home but cant at the moment.
It broke my heart to see all these lovely little faces in there and to not know what fate awaits them. Some will have lovely forever homes but some will not and that breaks my heart.
I swear going in to Pets at Home is no good for my mental health, and think I may have to do all my shopping online from now on. I only go in there when I am short of something but it really wasnt a good idea to go in 2 days before Christmas.
Probably being overly-sensitive but had to get it off my chest. I know worse things happen and better that they are in a warm store awaiting homes than outside in the cold.
I am feeling a bit sad, no very sad, after going to my local pet store (yes it was Pets at Home but this isnt a "lets have a go at P@H" thread).
There are LOADS of babies in there waiting for homes. I feel sad because some won't have their homes before Christmas and will be in the store for their first ever Christmas (not that they know it is Christmas of course, but I am guessing they will get minimal attention over the period). I hope that someone goes in at least twice a day to check on them. At least 4 different compartments were dedicated to baby rabbits, each with 5-7 bunnies in. One had a sign saying they were still in quarantine and could not be sold until tomorrow. So only two days for homes to be found before the long closure of the store.
There were also loads and loads of hamsters, and some were dwarf hamsters that had tiny cages and they were whizzing up and down the sides trying to climb out because it was so small for three of them. And two of them were fighting.
Then there was the rabbit in the Adoption Centre that had been given up. It said he was shy and nervous and needed love and attention to bring him out of himself. I hate seeing these sad little bunnies. He was really frightened by all the noise in the shop and kept stamping his foot. Poor little man. I'd love to offer him a home but cant at the moment.
It broke my heart to see all these lovely little faces in there and to not know what fate awaits them. Some will have lovely forever homes but some will not and that breaks my heart.
I swear going in to Pets at Home is no good for my mental health, and think I may have to do all my shopping online from now on. I only go in there when I am short of something but it really wasnt a good idea to go in 2 days before Christmas.
Probably being overly-sensitive but had to get it off my chest. I know worse things happen and better that they are in a warm store awaiting homes than outside in the cold.