[Maddox]

Im sorry to say your wrong there Jameslindsay, pets shops are NOT banned from selling cats & dogs, what the groverment did bring in is a licence, so now every year pet shop owners have to apply to there local council for said licence and list the types of animals they wish to sell (ie..cats, dogs, small animals, birds, fish etc etc) you will then be inspected by the enviromental services to see if you meet the conditions for the sale of said animals.


In all honesty I dont think I made one penny from all of my kittens, infact pretty much made a hefty loss after forking out for vets bills, wormer, flea treatment etc etc and they all went to home checked homes & certainly went out in far better condition than they came in.

I know there are some pet shops out there that do the bare minium for there animals and should be hanged at dawn, but please dont tar us all with the same brush

Maddox
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Sorry Maddox, I did not think I was judging any one, I was making a statement of my beliefs. Ofcourse for every hundred rogue traders in any line of business you will get many more those that are good and I am sure your animals apprciated your dedication. My apologies for getting the info wrong about pet shops not being to see cats and dogs but even going into "Pets at home" makes me cringe when I see their rabbits on sale. My beliefs are that no animal should be stuck in a small space day after day and then sold onto Joe Bloggs - no vetting, no home checks etc.
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No apologie needed hun, Ohh please dont get me going about "Pets at Home" grrrrhhhh!!!, however they are just following the licencing requirements which in my honest opinion needs a total revamp and a lot more inspecting/enforcement by the enviromental liecensing office wouldnt go a miss too but thats a whole different story.

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[doganjo]

The Pets at Home in Stirling do vet homes before the animals are sold, James.  I wanted guppies and neons for my fish tank and got the third degree treatment till I told them my son bred water snails and tropical fish himself so I had back up!

[Rosemary]

We're getting two kittens next month, from a stable yard. They aren't feral, in fact the mum is a lovely torty cat, in beautiful condition and with a lovely nature. I feel a bit bad as we usually rehome older cats and I'd like to think the kittens were accidents and the mum would be spayed, but I don't think so.

Our kittens are black - all four are pure black. I don't know how we'll tell the difference - Tippex, I suppose.