The independent petshop in town currently have 4 little kittens in one of their RABBIT CAGES. It broke my heart. I asked how old they were and was told "8 weeks" and I asked where they came from and got "a local breeder".

I then asked a different member of staff who told me they have a breeder who breeds specifically for their pet shop. They were just bogstandard domestic shorthairs, black and white colouring. It's pretty much guaranteed they'll end up in the rescue system as they weren't even toileting in the tray and they were in a hutch covered with sawdust. It was horrible. They were charging £40 a kitten & it took all of my willpower not to buy them all! If I bought them and brought them home it would just feed into their supply & demand. Plus my boyfriend would be less than impressed with me.

Argh, it makes me so angry there is some silly woman out there in Nottingham breeding domestic shorthairs for a PET SHOP that keeps them in RABBIT CAGES and gives them sawdust to sleep on.

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omg thats awful x

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Is that sort of thing not illegal now?

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That's horrible, i remember when i was younger and i went on holiday to blackpool with my family, in a small petshop they had kittens and puppies in glass tanks, i think they were just large fishtanks with sawdust in, i think the puppies were £35 and can't remember how much the kittens were. i couldn't sleep that night cos it made me so sad. i remember asking my dad if i could have a puppy but he said no because it would just encourage them to keep doing it. it makes you mad to think theres people out there breeding these animals for petshops. and like you said will probably end up in a shelter because of the lack of socialisation they've had. i don't think it's something that should be allowed, and something i was unaware of until i went in that shop. but thankfully i don't think it's something that happens very often anymore.

that is awful !!

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How sad! poor babies

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.

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ithought it was illegal to sell kittens and puppies at pet shops? report them

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blaze is the messiah

no it isn't. it's very much legal, there are several pet shops that sell kittens and puppies, and the one I worked in sold both.

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RIP David xx Run free at the bridge. Love you always xx 19th February 2011
RIP Jack and Mickey xx Run free at the bridge. Love you forever xx 20th June 2011

That is utterly disgraceful!

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~Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.~ Robert Heinlein

Proud Mummy to 3 beautiful fur babies: Tigger - 3½, Simba - 1½, and Nala - 1