County fair petting zoo (MI)

[Guinea_Gal]

So, I am on vacation in Michigan right now and having a great time We decided to go toa small county fair and when my dad mentioned a petting zoo, my mom gave me an evil look which meant 'don't go all animal rights on me'. Well . . .we got there and i made a bee line to the petting zoo and when i saw that all of the small horses and goats were is perfect condition, i was a bit relieved. Then, i saw the bunnies and chicks and pig. ahhhhhh. It wasn't good. They had very young chicks in a horribly small cae that they were selling for only $5 each!!! They had a young potbellied pig for $50 and the worst were the rabbits. There were three of them in a horrible wire bottom cage. Each was just $5!!! I was livid. They were in the shade where it was't too hot, but just that they were selling very these small animals that required tons of care for just 5 measley dollars made me sick to my stomache,

I had plenty of money to buy all three of them, but i knew if i bought them without my mom's consent, they would just end up back in the cage a few minutes later. I asked my mom if i could get them, but she didnt consent and i just had to stand their and watch two of the three bunnies be sold to ignorant families.

If i was three years older, i would have been able to take the bunnies out of that horrible situation!!!

[piggly wiggly]

Maybe the families will turn out to be great, and hopefully they will research and find more info on bunnies. I knew nothing about guinea's before I got mine and found this site. And now my guys have a 3x4 grid cage and everything else recommended on here.

[Djakarta]

If you see some one purchasing a rabbit, see if you can tactfully suggest that they check out the House Rabbit Society website:

House Rabbit Society Rabbit Care Guide

( the actual URL is www . rabbit.org I put in spaces around the dot so it wouldn't be converted)

They have a ton of information as to the care of rabbits as well as help in finding a good vet and supplies for bunnies.