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Originally Posted by CavySpirit  Being a rescue and having done and continue to do adoptions out of stores (that do not sell animals) occassionally and other places, I can tell you that your idea is simply not a sustainable nor a repeatable model. Especially in the case of guinea pigs.
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I don't quite understand - since it was my quote in your post
- are you saying that it's not sustainable/repeatable to have no small animals in pet stores? Why not? I frequent many animal free pet stores down here.
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Though it is not right, few people outside the rescue/animal rights/well-educated cavy owner world look at cavies as anything more than cute, disposable things. Heck, many books sold as "how to" books for cavy care portray them as just that.
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Personally, I think the fact that pet stores sell these rodents is part of what de-values them for other people. People see them in pet stores and think, geez, they're always available and they're cheap, so why should I care too much about them? This, to me, is where education plays a very important role. Educate people that animals have no place in pet stores, boycott the stores that sell animals, and create a sense of value towards rodents that people didn't have before.