Kittens in the petshop :( - Page 3

Nicky10 · #21 (**permalink**) 12-01-2010, 11:00 AM

And people will buy them because they're cute and then ditch them because they're not acting like kittens

. I would have found it hard to leave without one

celicababe1986 · #22 (**permalink**) 12-01-2010, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by SEVEN_PETS

I used to work in a pet shop that sold kittens. They said to customers that the kittens came from a "reputable breeder", but they obviously came from a kitten farm as about 12 came in a dog crate once, covered in their faeces. It was awful, and they sold the kittens for £90-£190.

the sad thing is the pet shops only pay £5-£10 per kitten, so the "breeder" is not making any money out of it SO WHY DO IT!! because it sure not to produce good examples of the breed!!
The fact is the "breeder" is too god damned lazy to get there poor cat spayed...and the pet shop are looking for an easy way to make money

grrr it gets me so mad.
there is a pet shop in Lewisham that sells unvaccinated moggies for 100 each!! and they are all kept in what looks like a large fish tank

celicababe1986 · #23 (**permalink**) 12-01-2010, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Jen26

How awfull, up to now Ive never come across it in this country. We were in America a few years ago and they had a shop that was selling puppies in glass tanks, with ''buy now pay later'' and mothly instalments as if they were just objects

just done a quick search and found it

Animal Kingdom -- Search results

I saw it in Spain...unfortunatly its all legit and thats how they treat there animals

You walked in to a massive store, and all the kittens and pups, baby birds and rodents etc....all set up in tanks according to breeds..all out on display. So even if the animal was scared there was no where to hide, just a big open space of saw dust and poo!!

Clare Ferris · #24 (**permalink**) 13-01-2010, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by fluffosaur

Right! Advice taken & I've been busy on the phone this morning.

I called Nottingham Health & Safety offices and reported the kittens for sale & the standards they are being kept in (i.e. none). The poor little things didn't even have any toys or anywhere to hide!! I nearly started crying in the shop.

I then called up the RSPCA Cruelty Line and reported the kittens to them too.

Both said they would investigate the conditions the kittens were being kept in & keep me informed. The kittens were also separated from their mother before the age of 8 weeks which IS ILLEGAL and it was two members of staff who told me the kittens wouldn't be old enough to sell until later in the week. I'm willing to testify.

The poor little things still had BLUE EYES so they were definitely too young to be in the cage. They also told me that the kittens had been spayed which is ALSO ILLEGAL as you cannot spay a kitten under the age of 8 weeks old. It screams kitten farming.

If I wouldn't have been feeding into the supply and demand of the pet shop I would have scooped them all up yesterday and brought them home to rehome myself. I can't do that for every animal I see though otherwise I'd be in sooooo much debt. ;p

I might pop in to the shop later to check on the kittens. The poor things were shaking in the corner of the cage yesterday and it's just not fair people can get away with treating living breathing creatures like this.

How would they like to be locked in a cage and made to sneeze on sawdust all day ????

I seriously doubt they are neutered the breeder wont have been paid much so why would they pay for neutering. Besides I dont think any vet would do them at that age. I think they are trying to con people into paying more for them tbh. Hope they shut them down and find homes for them. It is disgusting how anyone can do that and the people that work there, manager obviously do not care about animals in the slightest.

fluffosaur · #25 (**permalink**) 13-01-2010, 11:28 AM

Update !!

Nottingham Health & Safety called me this morning and said she'd been to visit the petshop yesterday but that ALL the kittens had been rehomed!!

So she couldn't check out the condition of the cage they were kept in !!

She said there is no minimum age for sale of kittens so these 7 WEEK OLD KITTENS were able to be sold without any legal consequences provided they were weaned, which they are. She said it is a friend of the owner who BREEDS THEM FOR THE PETSHOP.

It sickens me but I'm very pleased somebody actually went and checked them out. Grr.

So basically ALL FOUR KITTENS sold in less than 24 hours.

I suppose I should be happy but I just know they'll get to their respective homes & piss & **** everywhere (like they were in the cage) and end up in the RSPCA or chucked out in the snow to die.

£40 for a kitten is not enough for people to care about the animal.

Cat Lover Chris · #26 (**permalink**) 13-01-2010, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by celicababe1986

I saw it in Spain...unfortunatly its all legit and thats how they treat there animals

You walked in to a massive store, and all the kittens and pups, baby birds and rodents etc....all set up in tanks according to breeds..all out on display. So even if the animal was scared there was no where to hide, just a big open space of saw dust and poo!!

The Carrefour supermarket near Gibraltar off the A7/A340 has an outlet within the main retail unit which does exactly the same. Everytime I go in there I want to take the kitties home. We have a herd of ferral cats living close to my flat. A couple of the younger ones (6-9 months) have got a bit braver and will come onto our patio and eat. Considering they live generally by scavenging, they manage to survive. Guess it is the laws of nature; only the fittest survive.

Acacia86 · #27 (**permalink**) 13-01-2010, 11:48 PM

I am not a huge fan of selling any live animal in a pet shop to be honest.

Over here, rabbits and Guinea pigs are sold in pet shops from homes that sell the bun and pigs that wouldn't make ''winning show'' quality.

So most are from homes that show, most buns/pigs are kept in good conditons and only the pets quality are sold in shops. The shops even have signs saying that although they sold in these ''pet shop'' cages they are to be kept in proper conditions once bought and they give the minimum cage requirements.

Life over is so different we don't have pups or kittens sold here in shops, i don't think we ever have!

The only place you can buy any reptiles here is the Aquaruium, no shops. Baby Tortioses can be sold here in shops but again they are mostly from good breeders.

Pet shops sales here are not frowned upon, they are mostly from good people.

So buying a pet from a shop here is like buying from a breeder!!

Izzie999 · #28 (**permalink**) 14-01-2010, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by LittleBuddy

It sounds terrible!! Does the law not pay attention to whats happening there?

There are few laws protecting animals in Spain, if there was protection for animals then Bullfighting would have been banned years ago.

The Spanish people always seem very cruel towards animals. We holidayed there once and happened to discover a market with all sorts of birds stuffed into tiny cages,it was was very distressing.

It is time there was something done about such barbaric practices.

izzie

fluffosaur · #29 (**permalink**) 14-01-2010, 08:37 AM

I just spoke to the health & safety person (getting back on topic, ahem) and she said all of the kittens had been sold by 9:30am yesterday. They all went to females who live alone in flats. Un toilet trained kittens? Living in a flat? It's a recipe for disaster.

The RSPCA haven't called me back & are now too late to do anything anyway.

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