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Well that would be great except without the pets coming from the pet-stores in the first place, then there wouldn't be any to adopt either (unless the rescues got their pigs from hoarders or small time breeders. | T
This statement is rediculous as well as false. The big time chain petstores aren't breeding the pigs purposely at least. Some smaller mom and pop stores do breed their own "stock" though. It's backyard breeders and pig mills along with irresponsible breeders creating the overpopulation problem. The pet stores contribute to that by making the pigs and other small pets available for "purchase" to anyone that has money to buy one.
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I think I was trying to say that. So how could my statement be false if I said what you said?? BYB = small-time breeders, no? anyway, my point is that rescues and shelters WILL always have pigs regardless of pet-stores NOT selling them because they will come from even LESS scrupulous places that have NO health garauntees, and no care standards. As I said, at least Petco has high care standards, but I digress. Even though I believe that Petco isn't SOLELY responsible for the pet-overpopulation, they are a part of it. However, I also strongly believe that if more people who purchased their animals, did the responsible thing and tried harder to keep them forever, and they didn't allow accidental or purposeful breeding, then there would be fewer animals in shelters even IF the animal was purchased.