Boycott Petco. They promised years ago that they would not sell rabbits in their stores. Brian K. Devine, Chair and CEO, stated himself that he saw there was a major issue with rabbits being sold in pet stores. He admitted that customers still purchased rabbits on a whim even after being told they were as hard to take care of as dogs.
They require vet exams and neutering or spaying. They require lots of work and attention. Yet people still bought the rabbits even though they were uneducated on rabbit care. They especially sell rabbits at Easter time. This is the worst holiday ever for rabbits, because people go out and buy tiny fluffy baby bunnies to put in a nice little Easter basket and give to little Johnny or Suzy.
Then when the rabbit grows up and starts spraying the furniture, the rabbit is dropped off at shelters or released outside. Petco admitted this is a huge problem, yet still sells rabbits!
Not every employee will warn customers about rabbit cons. They only give pros. They say the rabbits are full grown when usually the rabbits are tiny 3-4 week old babies, too young to be away from their mothers.
They also say the rabbits are pure-bred dwarfs or minilops, which is also a lie. Petco does not provide vet care to their small animals. Not every Petco sells rabbits, but a lot do.
Go to www.ntrs.org/boycott.htm and you can see recent photos of dead or sick and tiny baby bunnies that were bought from Petco, as well as other dying small animals.
Boycott Petco
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