Has anyone else posted a comment? They now have 92 comments and every single one of them stating that they are wrong. You don't have to register to leave a comment.
I have also written a letter to the editor. You do have to give your name/address if you want to do that.
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Dear Editor,
I am registered as Tx_2_Pigs on the forum at guineapigcages.com and was directed to the horrible article titled "Break out of the mold with cheap, easy pets" by Jim Marks, by one of the other members who found it online. I can't believe the massive quantity of grossly erroneous information that article contains about the care and expense of all the animals mentioned. The care of any living being (animal or human) is neither cheap nor easy. The continued perpetuation of this misleading notion is why we have so many neglected and abandoned pets.
To date, this article has generated almost 100 comments and every single one has pointed out the flaws in this article. If this article was published in print, a very large retraction should be printed and the online version pulled. No one should have access to any of this information, ever.
Here in Texas, Texas Rustlers Guinea Pig Rescue currently has 151 guinea pigs available for adoption and your article is only going to add to that by encouraging people that these are cheap and easy pets.
Do the animal world a huge favor and fix your article.
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