I feel safe speaking for mostly everyone in that we're not okay with puppy mill pups being sold at pet stores.
But how do you feel about it when it's "small" pets? Rabbits? Ferrets? Hamsters? Turtles? Lizards? Snakes? Gerbils? Mice? Birds? You get the picture of what I mean, lol.
Do you think it's the same or very different? Do people run what you would call mills for these animals? Are you okay with some of these pets being sold at pet stores, but not others?
When I got my bunny several years ago, she was a gift and came all the way from Minnesota. I assume she was bought from a pet store up there and it didn't bother me at all then. But an acquaintance of mine just got two rabbits from a pet store and I realized this time it did bother me. I was thinking of breeders and rescues and wondering what kind of background her new buns have. So that's what brought up this question.
Opinions?
But how do you feel about it when it's "small" pets? Rabbits? Ferrets? Hamsters? Turtles? Lizards? Snakes? Gerbils? Mice? Birds? You get the picture of what I mean, lol.
Do you think it's the same or very different? Do people run what you would call mills for these animals? Are you okay with some of these pets being sold at pet stores, but not others?
When I got my bunny several years ago, she was a gift and came all the way from Minnesota. I assume she was bought from a pet store up there and it didn't bother me at all then. But an acquaintance of mine just got two rabbits from a pet store and I realized this time it did bother me. I was thinking of breeders and rescues and wondering what kind of background her new buns have. So that's what brought up this question.
Opinions?