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Pet Forum / Mammals / Rats / December 2006A Christmas story
Thursday, Dec 21st, I answer and ad in our local Bargain Hunter. 3 rats to give away, 1 male and 2 females. Free. So I find out where they live and what's up with them? Mom says it's her son's, he's tired of them and she's fed up with the smell. The male is over 2, closer to 2.5 and the girls are almost 2 if not already. So I think, ok, I'll give them a good home, there's not much time left to them. I go to pick them up and find out more to the story. We have a horrible pet store here in town, keeps his rats in horrible condition and usually all go for feeders. This kid about 14, decided a couple of years ago that he would make himself some money. He gets himself a male and 4 females. He breeds them over and over again for 2 years to make his pocket money. He sells to the horrible pet store. These rats were kept in tiny hamster cages, no toys, no hammocks... even the food was just thrown in. The mom asked: what are you going to do with them. ...love them... she says: oh, what else. I'm just thinking I need to get the hell out of there. What kind of parents teach their children such horrible values. Where are their morals? Animals are not money making ventures, they are companions, they are sent to us to love them and care for them to the best of our abilities. I certainly wouldn't want to know this "kid" when he grows up. What kind of person is he going to turn out to be? Oh they were fed up with the rats, they weren't bringing in as much money anymore and the room was starting to stink. Nice. I'm so sad for these little guys. The rats have been renamed by me because I certainly couldn't remind them of their past. The male is Mister, he is a beige mismarked bareback. A beautiful old fella, with bad lungs and near the end of his life. The girls are nearly two. Flea is a rex chocolate berk, her sister, Couscous is a black hooded. The girls have been so over bred, that Flea has an extended belly, her uterus is outstretched and she now looks like she's pregnant all the time but she's not. Couscous's nipples are very prominent and may very well stay that way forever. :( I've given them big cages, igloos, cubes, hammocks, wheels, toys, chews... and most of all, lots of love!! The girls are already enjoying their wheel. They are so smart and so sweet. The only thing I ask from them is for Mister to stay with me a little longer... I need to show him that humans are good. Humans love their pets. Here are their pics: http://pets.webshots.com/album/556588272RJitsl  SignatureJoanne Owned by 23 rats. Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 ------------------------------------------------------- ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning* I am so happy you were able to rescue them. I never look in the Bargain Hunter for rats, mostly just the Northern Life cause that's the only paper I get. I'm glad they are finally getting a Christmas they deserve. > I am so happy you were able to rescue them. I never look in the Bargain > Hunter for rats, mostly just the Northern Life cause that's the only > paper I get. I'm glad they are finally getting a Christmas they > deserve. There's so many to keep an eye on isn't there? There's even Kijiji online. SignatureJoanne Owned by 23 rats. Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 ------------------------------------------------------- ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning* Boy this makes me angry! However I'm so glad that these three have found you and can live a significantly better life now. I do hope Mister gets to live longer so that he can enjoy himself and learn to trust you. Parents who allow their children to breed animals like that for money are clearly stupid due to their inability to think ahead about the type of values they are teaching their children. However that boy may eventually grow up into a decent person, so long as he get's the right influence from the other people he hangs out with. Such as a girlfriend (or boyfriend). He may look back in disgust with what he did and what his mum allowed him to do when he was a youngester. Well done Jo. You're a great person! Dewi. Oh... Merry Christmas! > Thursday, Dec 21st, I answer and ad in our local Bargain Hunter. 3 rats > to give away, 1 male and 2 females. Free. [quoted text clipped - 42 lines] > ------------------------------------------------------- > ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning* > Boy this makes me angry! However I'm so glad that these three have > found you and can live a significantly better life now. I do hope [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Oh... Merry Christmas! I so hope you are right, that he will learn to become a better person. It's hard to see beyond the pain when you're in it. Thank you for showing me the other side. ;) SignatureJoanne Owned by 23 rats. Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 ------------------------------------------------------- ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning* Hi Joanne OMG what nasty people they were but thank god they've found you and will have a happy ending to their lives. I just think it's horrible that animals are so abused and nobody seems to really care like the RSPCA etc, they just do something if it's for the media, on telly etc or the animal is so bad that it's about to be put to sleep. I'm so glad both me and you have done something good for some unfortunate pets this christmas. April > Thursday, Dec 21st, I answer and ad in our local Bargain Hunter. 3 rats to > give away, 1 male and 2 females. Free. [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > longer... I need to show him that humans are good. Humans love their pets. > Here are their pics: http://pets.webshots.com/album/556588272RJitsl > Hi Joanne > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > April There are many of us out there April. I know for a fact Vanessa also on this list just took in a poor sweet pew on the brink of death, living out his last days finally in a good home. We all do what we can. :) SignatureJoanne Owned by 23 rats. Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 ------------------------------------------------------- ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning* > > Hi Joanne > > [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Owned by 23 rats. > Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 What's the story behind Vanessa's PEW? Dewi >>>Hi Joanne >>> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > Dewi She blogged it here: http://tinyurl.com/y9htcw -- Joanne Owned by 23 rats. Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 ------------------------------------------------------- ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning* > >>>Hi Joanne > >>> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > -- > Joanne Thanks for the link. Dewi > Oh they were fed up with the rats, they weren't bringing in as much > money anymore and the room was starting to stink. Nice. > I'm so sad for these little guys. Well done on taking these beautiful animals under your wing. On the plus side at least the previous owners had enough compassion to place an ad in the paper as opposed to "setting them free". So don't count them out completely. Eight years ago I adopted an elderly male rat under similar circumstances. The previous owners were both grossly overweight, and so was the rat. He was unable to walk or run; the best he could do sort of inch-worm himself around. I put him on a more healthy diet and brought him back to health for the remaining 6 months of his life. >>Oh they were fed up with the rats, they weren't bringing in as much >>money anymore and the room was starting to stink. Nice. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > sort of inch-worm himself around. I put him on a more healthy diet and > brought him back to health for the remaining 6 months of his life. I never thought of it that way... you are quite right, they could have easily just let them go for food as well. It's very gratifying taking in rescues isn't it? SignatureJoanne Owned by 23 rats. Webshots: http://community.webshots.com/user/joanneb70 ------------------------------------------------------- ~Ignorance is not innocence but sin. *Robert Browning* > Thursday, Dec 21st, I answer and ad in our local Bargain Hunter. 3 rats to > give away, 1 male and 2 females. Free. [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > longer... I need to show him that humans are good. Humans love their pets. > Here are their pics: http://pets.webshots.com/album/556588272RJitsl Oh, Joanne, that is such a sad story, but what an ending - to be rescued by you, those ratties will at last find happiness and contentment! Unfortunately there are too many people in this world that basically don't give a sh.t about animals (and indeed their fellow man) and just use and abuse them, especially if there's money to be made in it. It breaks my heart. I just hope karma will one day creep up on them and bite them on the butt. They are such beautiful looking ratties, Jo, and I just want to snuggle them all up in my arms and tell them you'll be ok now, I know you'll have done that already :o) Here's hoping they all live to ripe old ages so they can see plenty of what it's like to live in a loving home, with human friends who treat them with the care and respect all animals deserve. Tracey Such gorgeous photos! And such lucky little rats going to live with the best owner ever! I can't freakin' believe they had them in a hamster cage! |
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