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Originally Posted by twofinepigs---- I have trouble with the concept that a purchase of one pig is an automatic order for five more. Why would this be? Why isn't it an order for ONE more? |
This is a quote from a post I made a while ago in a tread called "what happens to pet store piggies".
"Imagine you have a store. One item you carry you sell often. There is a demand for it. So next time you need to order you order twice or even 10 times as much to keep up with the demand and in the hopes of selling even more. If you sell out again you order even more the next time.
Another item you rarely if ever sell. It sits on the shelf getting dusty. When/if it eventually sells you are more likely to discontinue carrying it because you are losing money on it."
There it is. We have this discussion ever few months when someone comes on the forum and thinks they have a new outlook on the situation. Believe me rescuers and those that support rescue have already thought through all the options.
You want the honest truth about what happens to the pet store GPs that don't get sold? They will probably die. It's horrible but inevidable. Their deaths are the only way to stop the cycle of abuse and neglect perpetuated by the pet shop industry.
My heart goes out to those pet store pigs but I want so much better for them that I have to sacrifice them for the greater good. If those GPs are lucky they may be dumped at a shelter and find a home that way without the pet store making any money off of their blood.