MotherPanda
Warren Scout
Hello,
I've always had this little dream of starting up a petting zoo sort of place, something like a pet advisory centre, I was thinking that I would have rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, degus maybe even chickens etc, and hopefully these could all be rescue animals.
I was thinking more on the exhibiting and informative side of things, so they would all have huge housing with the perfect diet, and we could sell food, pet items/ houses etc and offer free advertising for local rescues, and contact details for good local vets to try and encourage people to be great pet owners!
I love zoos myself, and love to walk around looking at all the animals - I think small animals are just as fun in a stimulating environment. Would have lots of posters with 'did you know' sorts of things. could maybe arrange children's parties, have a cafe and that sort of thing. I'm thinking it will have indoor and outdoor spaces, so it could withstand English weather!
I'm no sure about allowing actual petting though - I suppose if I found the right animals who enjoyed being handled this would be ok, if it wasn't for long each day.
TLDR - How do you feel about petting zoos, and the ethics of housing rescued animals in such spaces - with children about?
I've always had this little dream of starting up a petting zoo sort of place, something like a pet advisory centre, I was thinking that I would have rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, degus maybe even chickens etc, and hopefully these could all be rescue animals.
I was thinking more on the exhibiting and informative side of things, so they would all have huge housing with the perfect diet, and we could sell food, pet items/ houses etc and offer free advertising for local rescues, and contact details for good local vets to try and encourage people to be great pet owners!
I love zoos myself, and love to walk around looking at all the animals - I think small animals are just as fun in a stimulating environment. Would have lots of posters with 'did you know' sorts of things. could maybe arrange children's parties, have a cafe and that sort of thing. I'm thinking it will have indoor and outdoor spaces, so it could withstand English weather!
I'm no sure about allowing actual petting though - I suppose if I found the right animals who enjoyed being handled this would be ok, if it wasn't for long each day.
TLDR - How do you feel about petting zoos, and the ethics of housing rescued animals in such spaces - with children about?