While I totally agree with this petition I feel I have to share our experience.

We said that never under any circumstances would we get a cat from a pet shop. One day, whilst passing one, we popped inside to have a look at some of the things they had in there as we were wanting to buy a kitten. In the corner, in a smallish cage there was the cutest little kitten, on his own, lethargic & looking very sorry for himself. We had a decision to make, we could either take him home with us & give him all the love, care & attention he deserved or, go along with the fact that doing so would go against everything we'd said we wouldn't do.

So we took him home, unable to bear leaving him there on his own. And even though everytime someone asks us where we got our little man from, we cringe & feel slightly ashamed, we also feel happy that we rescued him from the misery. He was underweight when we got him & put on 100g in just 5 days with us, which is amazing.

So whilst no, i don't agree with buying from pet shops, sometimes i think that, for the kittens who are already in there, it's the best thing for them. After all, at least the animals at a rescue centre are well treated/ fed & cared for, i wish the same could be said for pet shops! If we were to get another animal though, I must say we'd be heading straight to the animal shelter!

Sorry for the essay....