pets at home....

iv heard this a while ago, but pets at home are introducing APH into the store to sell??....apparently there is a petition going on to stop it!! if ya would like to sign it...please do...

i cant find the petition site but if some-one else can.... please post it up..if i find it in the mean time ill edit this post!

iv been sent the link from helen...thank you helen

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Yeah i heard that too .. if they do they willl buy them mass so they will end up being in those tiny little rat tanks .. probably Simon rodents ... too i did look a while back it maybe just hearsay hope it is ... not a good move by Pets at Home .x

Shall have a look for it and they will probably be SR as that is where the majority of their stock comes from xx

Oh no.... Can we not put a small article together between us for our local newspapers expressing concerns over possibility of new craze and how to make sure you're buying from a reputable breeder and what to look out for? Obviously without naming PAH or SR directly.....

I'm more than happy to sign this petition Tayer

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I've heard this too but I also heard some one who works in pets at home say that it's not true as they cannot get the license to sell them as they are too exotic. So fingers crossed that this is true!! xx

Awww hope so Sian. Pet shops are just not the right places for Aph xx

I seen on another hoggie page on Facebook!! Some shops in uk have already got them in!!??

i heard this too a guy in our store said they were trying to get them i was sooo mad hope they dont x

You would be surprised how many shops have them in - some get from SR, some get a pair and breed them themselves and some buy from people who cannot sell them - one UK wholesaler has invested in a herd and is breeding for the trade

then they wouldnt have the temperament....coz there not getting handled and loved as they should...

Tayer, this is such a bone of contention with me as yes I do have a shop and no I do not breed at the shop nor do I keep any of mine at the shop - people who want my babies, have to come to the house or I have to know them or be sure of where they are going to - there is no recognised "expert" in the UK and as such, shops have pretty much a free reign to keep them as they like - even though the animal welfare act clearly states that any animal in a shop should be kept according to their needs and requirements - I have had shops say it is impossible to sex hedgehogs until they are at least eight weeks old - hello, I can sex mine from when I first lift them out - the boys have a belly button (sounds nicer) which is pretty obvious to see - they cannot breed until they are older so it is ok to keep boys and girls in together - siblings as well as they will not breed as they are brother and sister, throw them a bit of spikes dinner in and a couple of biccies and this is OK and what care sheet - NOT all shops are the same, there are some very reputable shops out there who will have APH in and who will look after them, however, there are too many that unfortunately see them as sale x

Oh dear... I wouldn't be suprised if they do, I know simons rodents are breeding aph because I asked a local reptile center where they got their aph from and they said from s.r.
I hope it doesn't happen, there will be a lot of unwanted litters and inbreeding going on from people who don't realise how to keep them, and lots of unwanted hedgies once people realise how mich work is involved. A bit like what has happened with pet rabbits, you can't just keep them locked up in a cage like people do hamsters and things xxx

the petition is to try and stop P@H stocking and selling all livestock , due to the poor conditions that the animals are subjected too , sick and injured animals being so on as pets and the lack of expert care . The petition also gives people a chance to voice their own opinions and experiences of P@H.

Hope this helps anyone who wants to sign this petition

'' Ban the sale of all livestock at Pets at Home branches petition''

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then they wouldnt have the temperament....coz there not getting handled and loved as they should...

Couldn't agree more, I thought breeding was all about improving the APH breed for the best temperament and best health xx

Thanks Helen, all signed now.... was interesting to see the comments about hedgehog keeping on the last page.

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My signature has gone on...

I have signed it x

I have signed too xx

My signature will be going on in the morning. x

i have seen it on another site also that some stores already have them in just have to hope that the price puts alot of people off

signed it x

Unfortunately, the price will not put people off - this is where impulse purchases can in and why rescues are needed.

just signed this... i don't think any pet shops should be able to sell livestock, only specialist stores and breeders... this is why rescues are full to bursting with rabbits, i hope it doesnt go that way for hoggies too xxx

Will be signing in a moment. I hope they don't sell them. I went in a little while ago, and had to go and get someone to come to the 'adoption' bit, where people can rehome their animals as there was a rabbit in their, in the TEENIEST little house, and it was dead! No one had noticed. I went and got someone an he said 'Oh, it's probably just slow breathing, don't worry, that's what rabbits do'. I said OK and walked off, and went to an aisle where I could see him. He looked around for me, then quickly whipped the rabbit out and walked to the back of the store VERY quickly! Disgusting.

I hate pets at home and i would never promote them buy purchasing a animal from their i very rarely go in their at all i tend to get my food and litter from my local supermarket or the small pet shop at the end of my road .x