Trouble in Paradise

[Freedom]

Paradise Pets is the name of a pet store here in RI.

The owner ordered a dozen colored chicks for Easter. They are green, blue, orange and yellow and red, colored with food dye.

It is illegal to dye chicks in RI. the SPCA was notified by the post office, and confiscated the chicks, who are all doing well.

It is not illegal to dye chicks in Texas, where they came from.

The owner of the pet store said, "I didn't know."

Well, in his line of work, he should have known OR should have investigated if he didn't know! Just my opinion.

http://www.turnto10.com/northeast/ja...3-30-0016.html

[DrKym]

Hmmm wonder what the thought process is then on the painted cats and the dyed poodles.............................

[lvpets2002]

OMG they came from Texas.. I think it is illegal here.. The Pet Store Owner should have known ya think?? How so bad for those wittle babies.. Glad all doing ok..

[critter crazy]

Some people are just plain stupid!!! It just disgusts me!!! I love my chickens, and would never think that Dying would be cool!!

[Zippy]

That is horriable

[Blue_Frog]

The dying trend that makes me sad is dying fish -- mostly that is done by injecting the fish with dye with a needle, or by soaking them in acids so that their protective layer comes off and then dipping them in dye, or using lasers. Quite a lot of fish die this way, and many more die from the cancers they get later.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_fish