Whether or not you need a lid is something that only you really know the answer to, because she's your cat, and you are the best judge of her behavior. That said, I would always have a lid on my pig cages even though my cat is terrified of the pigs. Animal behavior is impossible to predict. Better safe than sorry.
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Originally Posted by kennerzzz  (id prefer to adopt, but you have to remember that getting one from the pet store is also helping it. pet stores usually have terrible living conditions!)) |
I agree that buying a pig and getting him or her out of a terrible pet store living condition would be a positive step for that
one pig. But buying a pig from a pet store does so much more than help that single pig. It opens up a space for the pet store to go and get another pig to put right there in its place. It also supports the breeders that supply the animals, who are creating more animal lives day in and day out when there are so many homeless and needy and many times facing euthanasia in shelters. I understand the pull to "help" the pigs living in terrible conditions in pet stores. But buying and "helping" that one pig hurts so many more pigs, and there's no justification or rationalization for that once you know better.