Grr!

[recycling goddess]

when i worked at the pet store last year... an older woman (late 50's) came in and told me that she just flushed her pleco down the toilet and the f-ing thing plugged it up and she had to get a plumber in. she was actually complaining to me about how much this fish cost her!!!

i told her that i was disgusted that she would do that to a living creature and we would have happily taken it in and rehomed it for her.

i also told her NO when she asked to buy a new small one. duh!!! like i'm gonna sell her another one so she can kill it... "no, i don't think so" - some people!

*rant over*

[neithersparky]

when i worked at the pet store last year... an older woman (late 50's) came in and told me that she just flushed her pleco down the toilet and the f-ing thing plugged it up and she had to get a plumber in. she was actually complaining to me about how much this fish cost her!!!

I *knew* those two psychos at WalMart coudn't have been the only people in the world who did that. Unfortunately.

[Shelby]

Flushing a live fish? Wow.. honestly.. it'd be more humane to pop it in the freezer!

Any animal I get.. I get it for life (ah.. not including rodents ) I mean I'm hoping to have my burm and my anacondas and all the other snakiekids with me for the next 30 years!

[recycling goddess]

hey, i'm all for rehoming a pet if it's not working for you (or they aren't happy with you) - as they are alive and not a possession... but flushing them cause you don't want them anymore... and obviously she never even checked into rehoming it... made me sick!!!

[ddbjdealer]

Any animal I get.. I get it for life (ah.. not including rodents )

I get my rodents for life.... Don't know how long their life is gonna be.... but it's for life!

[The Cannibal Monkey]

Boy I wish rats lived longer....when they're not making snake food, they make the most amazing pets...


I just can't fathom how someone could buy any animal and PLAN to "get rid of it" when it got bigger....it's so unbelievably immature and irresponsible. It was the equivalent of asking someone if they were going to get rid of their puppy when it grows up; unfortunately this probably isn't very uncommon either >__<

[Shelby]

ddbjdealer - good point. I should have said 'for entire natural life expectancy'

Rats do make awesome pets. I started with pet rats before feeder rats.

And yes, people do get rid of dogs when they are no longer cute puppies.. I unfortunately see this happen since I'm a dog groomer. It sucks.

[tigerlily]

HA! I've got this stupid little neon tetra all on it's lonesome in a tank that I want to get rid of. It just won't die!! All it's buddies kicked the bucket awhile ago. But I'll keep the tank running until that fish has lived out it's life. (which seems like forever!)

[Razaiel]

I just can't fathom how someone could buy any animal and PLAN to "get rid of it" when it got bigger....it's so unbelievably immature and irresponsible. >__<

That's precisely what our grandma thinks we should do with Emily - in fact I think she really believes that! She hates snakes and thinks that when Emily gets big she'll constrict and kill us all

[The Cannibal Monkey]

My dad keeps saying that when Otis gets big enough he's going to eat the cat and the dog, and then get me when I'm sleeping hahaha =P