Rescue Yoyo from Petcetera (B.C.)

[PixieStixxxx]

Ohh no..poor little guy. He doesn't look like the tiny baby dwarfes who go within seconds. And I've personally been at this specific Petcetera as well, as I live a 10 min drive from there. They're in tiny blue cages with shavings, no water, no pellets, and no hay. I personally talked to the assistant manager (who btw was a teenaged boy) and told me they ate all their food and water already. Now this was at 10 am, cleanings and food are supposed to be given at 7 am each morning.

Now poor Yoyo is here. I really do wish I could take him.. but I've already made a commitment to my soon to be coming sixth bunny.

Yoyo is located at the Petcetera on North Road, Coquitlam.

 

[maherwoman]

Aww...what's with poor Yoyo's fur??

 

[naturestee]

Whoa! That's an astrex rex! They are rexes with curly fur and are pretty rare although I guess they sometimes show up at random. Really wierd to find one in a pet store.

 

[PixieStixxxx]

They claim it's "just curly".

Petcetera has horrible staff, and they don't care who the bun goes to depending on the store. Some Petcetera stores have good managers, but the one Yoyo is located at is consider the 2nd worst - next to the Petcetera in Richmond.

They lower the prices on the more "unattactive" rabbits, and even sell them to a man who comes in every week to buy a rabbit for his snake.

I wish I had the money to even bail him out of there, so that he could stay here until he found a home =[

Someone please take himmm.

-April

 

[maherwoman]

naturestee wrote:

Whoa! That's an astrex rex! They are rexes with curly fur and are pretty rare although I guess they sometimes show up at random. Really wierd to find one in a pet store.

Wow...I didn't know those existed! I thought it looked like his natural fur type...what a cutie pie!! I hope someone gives this sweetheart a home...he deserves it...he looks so unhappy, poor thing...

 

[Spring]

Do you know any more about him? I'm justabout finished bonding my two, so I will have space available very very soon. I've showed mom, but if he's in a desperate situation, I may be able to take him in. I doubt he's neutered, right?

 

[PixieStixxxx]

He's from the Coquitlam SPCA, and they say that he is neutered in fact. They also say he was mellow and laid back, but I think he was just sad.

I'm planning on visiting him tomorrow morning, I'll try and get as much information as possible.

 

[Spring]

Thanks! If mom is alright with it and it doesn't snow too bad, I may be able to go on Saturday to see him.

 

[PixieStixxxx]

Uh oh...

So I called the Petcetera, and they said they sold him to a man about 5 min. ago...

0_0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Spring]

Oh wow, I hope he went to a good pethome!

 

[pla725]

I hope so too.

 

[PixieStixxxx]

Knowing that Petcetera?

They don't screen any of the applicants, even though the SPCA requires them too. And like I said, I hope he didn't get sold to the man with the snake...

-April

 

[pla725]

Can you notify the SPCA about this? I mean they are violating their agreement.

 

[NZminilops]

Excuse my ignorance on snakes, not having any in my country, but wouldn't he be a bit big for snake food?

I'm worrying about this bun now .

 

[PixieStixxxx]

Well Petcetera argues that once the buns come into their adoption centre, it's their rules and regulations. But they're still required to screen. There's no application form filled out, the person just goes to the cashier and pays and then takes the bun.

You wouldn't believe how many people there are here who buy/capture/and even steal pet rabbits to either eat them, or feed them to their snake. I know he's big, but they see it as more worth their money - sick people! >=[

 

[Spring]

Not much we are able to do about Yoyo except hope he went to a decent home, but do you have any information about other bunnies there? I still think I should go down there and see those guys, I can't stand the thought of those babies being sold as snake food. I know snakes have to eat too, and don't want to get into that argument, but if I can give a great home to one :?.

 

[pla725]

I guess the SPCA is desparate to free up space in the shelterthat theyturn a blind eye to this. I would go on butI'm probablybeating a dead horse here.

 

[PixieStixxxx]

Last time I went to North Road Petcetera, they assistant manager tried to give me his rabbit, Lulu. Said he realized he didn't have time for her and wanted her gone.

But I couldn't take her. At the time, and this was in the middle of October - they had a Himalayin, and a New Zealand.

But I'm going grocery shopping now, and where I shop is next to Petcetera. I think I'll pop in and see the buns.

 

[Bo B Bunny]

Yoyo is an Asterex! That's cool! Or at least he's got that curly gene and people usually seek that I thought!

Maybe he's one of the trials to bring the breed back and someone didn't like how he turned out? Gosh he's cute!

I had a cat named YoYo

 

[SnowyShiloh]

Oh, gosh... I really hope Yoyo was purchased by someone who loves him! Maybe someone else wanted to rescue him, too. I'm having trouble getting the image of him being eaten by a snake out of my head though :bawl: Poor Yoyo, he looks so sweet... I would snatch him up in a heart beat!