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Originally Posted by eschimpf  And what about towns that don't have rescues? hmm? what about places that takes 3 hours or more to find a rescue? |
Rescuing a pet is worth driving 3 or more hours for. And even if that's not feasible, there's Craigslist, Freecycle, and other places for getting a pet that doesn't require setting foot inside a pet store.
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Originally Posted by eschimpf YES I agree that there are bad things happening out there to aniamls BUT just because you live in an area that bad things happen does not mean that everyone does ... |
Pet stores selling live animals as nothing more than a product is a bad thing, no matter how it may *seem.*
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Originally Posted by eschimpf NO I am not putting a closed eye to the bad side of pet stores BUT at the same time with out pet stores or backyard breeders would we even have pets? would we even have these animals that you claim to love? NO so don't ALWAYS focuse on the bad because there are some good points to everything. |
This argument is laughable. Breeders and pet stores don't make the world go round, whether you're able to see that or not.
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Originally Posted by eschimpf I agree with adoption for shelters/rescues but at the same time I do not tell people to go for a drive for hours to find one. |
Is it better to buy an animal that's likely sick so that another one can take its place immediately? Are you seriously saying that?
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Originally Posted by eschimpf IF you choose to buy from a store because there is no rescue around OR if your shelter doesn't take in guinea pigs then that is YOUR choice. |
I'd say it's infinitely better not to have the animal than to buy one from a pet store - if buying really is the only option - which is dreadfully unlikely.
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Originally Posted by eschimpf TRUE love comes from the heart NOT by demonstrations. |
Actually, when it comes to animals, it means doing what's best for the animal, whether or not it's what you might want.