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Originally Posted by lissyann  ok so i agree with the pet stores that they dont try to care for their cavys, but honesty think about it, the guinea pigs that are there are still the loving guinea pigs that we love and care about. Why are you guys down with the poor guinea pigs. They need love just as much as the rest of them and just because they are unfortionate to be in those places doesnt mean that they should have adoption days... |
The idea is to sacrifice the few for the greater good. If you buy guinea pigs from pet stores and breeders (pigs in stores come from breeders, btw), you are contributing to the problems of overpopulation as well as the constant forced breeding the sows must go through over and over again to satisfy the demand for more guinea pigs to sale to the public.
Of course piggies in pet stores need love too, but it's important to resist the temptation to buy one because as soon as you do, another will take its place, continuing the cycle.
There's lots of info about this on this pro-rescue site.