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more pics of george: UPDATE 26.11.11 :0(
- Thread starter shell1805
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What a cutie. 
shell1805
Mama Doe
some people make me
i added the lady who i was getting george from on FB and she said i was free to have a look at her photo's of him. what did i find?? numerous albums with numerous animals she has had for a few months and then rehomed. quite a few puppy's
now i know i dont know her situation, i am not judging at all but if there is the slightest chnace that these animals are being bought.... getting boring to her.... and then she is selling them on.... i cant be a part of that
so i decided not to go and get george today, i have all the things i had bought him ready in a bag to take back to P@H
part of me was 'but then you know he is being well cared for if you get him'.... but i will only being freeing up a space for another animal that 'probably' will be rehomed months later. she has only had george since august
did i do the right thing???
i added the lady who i was getting george from on FB and she said i was free to have a look at her photo's of him. what did i find?? numerous albums with numerous animals she has had for a few months and then rehomed. quite a few puppy's
now i know i dont know her situation, i am not judging at all but if there is the slightest chnace that these animals are being bought.... getting boring to her.... and then she is selling them on.... i cant be a part of that
so i decided not to go and get george today, i have all the things i had bought him ready in a bag to take back to P@H
part of me was 'but then you know he is being well cared for if you get him'.... but i will only being freeing up a space for another animal that 'probably' will be rehomed months later. she has only had george since august
did i do the right thing???
susie bun
Wise Old Thumper
i guess people think ive done the wrong thing.....
I honestly don't know what I would have done, but I certainly don't think you did the wrong thing. :wave:
shell1805
Mama Doe
i keep going back and forth between thinking i did the right thing to going and getting him right NOW!
shell1805
Mama Doe
Liz47
Wise Old Thumper
Aw no, some people I think that was very brave of you, well done. I am so sorry you couldn't get him though, I can imagine how disappointed you must've been but I don't think you did the wrong thing at all. Yes maybe this lady will get more pets after George but you will not be a part of it which just shows how much you care about all the other animals, not just the one you was going to take on. Boris sends a snuggle to his auntie shell xxx
I think that was very brave of you, well done. I am so sorry you couldn't get him though, I can imagine how disappointed you must've been but I don't think you did the wrong thing at all. Yes maybe this lady will get more pets after George but you will not be a part of it which just shows how much you care about all the other animals, not just the one you was going to take on. Boris sends a snuggle to his auntie shell xxx
shelley
Mama Doe
If it were me i would have still taken him. People like that will always find other people to off load on so it wont stop her. Also he might end up with someone that will not give him the proper care. Hedgehogs rarely come up in rescues so if its a hedgehog you want and you dont want one from a breeder then its likely who ever you get one from will be doing the same thing. Its good that your standing by what you believe in though so if you have doubts and think that getting him is wrong then dont be persuaded by what we think.
shell1805
Mama Doe
see with a breeder you know they are breeding and there will be others after the one you buy. in a weird way i can accept that. 'exactly what it says on the tin' and all that. what i cant be a part of is a chain of animals being bought, them expecting it to be their forever home, only to be passed on a few months later. that doesnt sit right with me. genuine reasons, fine thats life but i cant believe every time she has bought an animal a genuine reason has meant she had to rehome all of them
i dont know, maybe i have got it all wrong but when i asked about the other animals the simple reply was 'oh... dont have them no more' :?
my head is all over the place if im honest. i was so excited, i had that christmas eve feeling when everything feels magical as you know something really great is coming. then for it to turn sour like this.... im disappointed
xxx
i dont know, maybe i have got it all wrong but when i asked about the other animals the simple reply was 'oh... dont have them no more' :?
my head is all over the place if im honest. i was so excited, i had that christmas eve feeling when everything feels magical as you know something really great is coming. then for it to turn sour like this.... im disappointed
xxx
Liz47
Wise Old Thumper
see with a breeder you know they are breeding and there will be others after the one you buy. in a weird way i can accept that. 'exactly what it says on the tin' and all that. what i cant be a part of is a chain of animals being bought, them expecting it to be their forever home, only to be passed on a few months later. that doesnt sit right with me. genuine reasons, fine thats life but i cant believe every time she has bought an animal a genuine reason has meant she had to rehome all of them
i dont know, maybe i have got it all wrong but when i asked about the other animals the simple reply was 'oh... dont have them no more' :?
my head is all over the place if im honest. i was so excited, i had that christmas eve feeling when everything feels magical as you know something really great is coming. then for it to turn sour like this.... im disappointed
xxx
Hugs hun
xxxxx I've felt the same in a similar situation. I don't think you've got it wrong at all, I think you were very brave and you aren't involved in any more pets getting rehomed by this lady.
shell1805
Mama Doe
Hugs hun
its hard because m hearts says 'get him' i know i can offer him a fantastic home but my head is saying 'back away' i know it would kill me if i thought i had contributed to animals being rehomed 'here there and everywhere' well ive done this now, gotta let it go. just makes me sad
shell1805
Mama Doe
i know, this is the part i am wrestling with. wish i had never seen his ad and never got involved 
BattleKat
Wise Old Thumper
Was she asking for money for him?
If so, I think you've done the right thing because she's probably making a profit from passing these animals around and that's not something I think you would want to support.
If not, then go and get him. I don't normally say this because people have a collaborative effect on pet shops etc but she's one woman, and you not getting him isn't going to make one bit of difference to her or what she's doing because one way or another she would offload that animal and move on to the next one.
If so, I think you've done the right thing because she's probably making a profit from passing these animals around and that's not something I think you would want to support.
If not, then go and get him. I don't normally say this because people have a collaborative effect on pet shops etc but she's one woman, and you not getting him isn't going to make one bit of difference to her or what she's doing because one way or another she would offload that animal and move on to the next one.
Liz47
Wise Old Thumper
By backing away though you're making sure you're not one of the people that take her animals when she gets bored of them, yes they are likely to be more but you're not taking him when you know better xxxxxx
ETA: I have been assuming she was asking for money, agree with Battlekat
