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Thread: I saw a rabbit being badly treated in petshop.

  1. #16
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    That was really mean. I get really defensive when animals are mistreated, you remember my reaction to the Ring Pop commercial, and I still havent heard from that company. If I saw them throwing or doing anything to harm and animal, right away I would go up to them and yell. Of course they wouldn't listen to me, though, because of my age....SIGH.....


    About the pillow thing..
    My friend Faith used to have a hamster (before Angel) named Mia. Mia was torured by her (she was about five or six, she's a lot smarter now). She used to put Mia (aww, this tiny little thing!) on a pillow, and pound the other end of the pillow, and the thing went flying!! Sometimes it even hit the cieling! One day I was over, and she said she wanted to do something funny with Mia, and I thought she meant put a cute little hamster hat on her or something. But she did not put a hat on her, she put her on the pilliow, and slammed on it, and she hit the cieling! While she was hysterical laughing, I was petting the hamster and kissing her and saying that everything was going to be okay (I am a few years older than Faith, and have loved animals all of my life). I thne told her it was NOT funny and that she should stop that instant. Well about a month later I got a call from her mom saying that Mia had died. She said that she hit the cieling too hard and couldn't handle it. That was it. I didn't speak to her for another year. When she was ten, she got a new hamster (Angel), and I was scared that she would do the same thing again. She didn't and she said that she would be nice and kind to her. Well, Angel lived a year, but a long happy one! And she died because she was eaten, and not anything Faith would have done. It made me so mad that she had lied to me, and then actually KILLED the hamster. From then on, I was really concerned AND angry whenever anyone EVER abused an animal, including the Ring Pop company (well, that wasn't really abuse), and my sister.
    Mom to Ethan, Sophie and Sansa

  2. #17
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    Thrilled!!!

    Heather,
    See this old post reminded me....YES!!! The Ann Arbor Observer, a local monthly periodical, is going to write an article on bunnies, pet stores and abandonment issues!!! I am so incredibly pleased. It will be in their October issue. They called the sanctuary about 3 weeks ago. We also got a very small bit of PR in a short article in the Detroit News last week about abandonment issues of exotic animals (which includes rabbits!) Wow ! Being a pushy broad occasionally pays off.

    I'm on a roll now....I will go after the Ann Arbor News again and probably try the local TV news shows and in a couple of months push for an expanded article in one of the Detroit papers. Odd that this is all happening when it appears that the sanctuary is going to close isn't it? Maybe this PR will help to keep us open, I hope, I hope, I HOPE!!!!!!
    Mom to 9 wonderful bunnies and an energetic young cat from you-know-where.
    Bunny Basics educator
    Ann Arbor, MI
    Noah, Casey, Daisy, Marie, Velvet, Emma, Robbie, Chocolate

  3. #18
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    So actually....

    Heather....
    So what I really mean to write in the above email was that perhaps you should write a follow-up letter to the pet store that had the boys mistreating the bunnies. It can't hurt and it shows that you have NOT forgotten the incident and are "watching" them. A polite letter with a request for a reply certainly can't hurt and other animals in that store might be spared a similar or worse experience. Just a suggestion.....
    Mom to 9 wonderful bunnies and an energetic young cat from you-know-where.
    Bunny Basics educator
    Ann Arbor, MI
    Noah, Casey, Daisy, Marie, Velvet, Emma, Robbie, Chocolate

  4. #19
    Poor little bunny,
    In my home town I Saw 1 assistant & 2 of his friends teasing this huge parrit (poor spelling) named "Frank" being picked on by these 3 guys, I told them to stop it (I knew the assistant) so what did they do, they started hitting his cage with a mop & calling him a vicious bird, I well duh, look at what ur doing to him. Saddly they didn't stop, so I went in the next day with my mom (my mom saw it aswell & knows the owner) We told here what they were doing & they were banned from the pet store & the assistant was fired & banned aswell. The owner was some upset.
    I felt good after that

    Jess

  5. #20
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    Daisy, yes hopefully some news coverage will save the sanctuary(with any luck) As they say in the UK, 'get stuck in' in other words, 'go for it'. Also a very good idea to send a follow up letter to the manager. Hope you are well!

    Kingrattus - Well done on informing someone who was able to stop those idiots. I am glad the assistant was fired.
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    I bet they only said the manager wasn't there, they probably lied,andyway, call and tell the manager, and if you don't think she or he will do anything, you can notify the humane society or someone like that.

    earlier tonight I posted about a dog locked in a car, and I emailed someone about it tonight...waiting for a response.. hopefully I will get one tomorrow or I will just call them.

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