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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps

purchasing a pet in the city

The more I think about it, the more I want one. I may end up with a cute little bunny rabbit rather than a puppy, but if I were going to buy a dog in this town where would I go? I know that buying a dog from a small time breeder can not only be less expensive, it is also often more humane. Anyone have any suggestions?
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
Please please get a pet from a shelter! A lot of the animals that are admitted have ONE week before they are toast. And, they know you saved their life and they are the most grateful, loving pets. Trust me, I've had dogs from both a breeder and a shelter. My pound puppy follows me from room to room and is so easy going. . . just happy to be around.
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
Awwww.... like this guy? http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123675762
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
Was just going through the website for the Animal Care and Control of New York and there are a surprising amount - though how surprised should I really be? - of pit bulls and pit bull mixes, especially in Brooklyn.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
We got our cats from the ASPCA and Bide-a-Wee. I hate seeing any animal hurt in anyway, and will do what I can to prevent it.
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
Thanks for the tip about the pet shops, adjadedidealist. Something we all need to know about.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@ajadedidealist wow really? that's so mean..there is a pet shop on 77th/78th and Lexington which always has frisky little puppies in its window which are a major attraction hopefully the owners aren't drugging them.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
Plus, pet shop animals end up getting all kinds of weird and crappy diseases. It's so sad. We need to do away with puppy mills
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
Can anyone recommend a place to buy birds? Like, where you could hope they're treated halfway humanely and don't have strange diseases?
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ajadedidealist
ajadedidealist 2yrs+
I love looking at that pet shop - the puppies are so cute! - but it saddens me knowing the conditions they are under!
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aukandortolan
aukandortolan 2yrs+
animal care and control has rabbits for adoption too.

but do some research first. they are expensive and very mischevious. they will chew through your wires and make a big mess. they are a lot of work. this is why so many bunnies end up in shelters - people have no idea what they are getting into
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
That's so sad! Poor little bunny. What a horrible thing to come home to.
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DBlack
DBlack 2yrs+
@NeverSleeps Wait, how did the bunny manage to break its own neck?
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hhusted
hhusted 2yrs+
@JenMac: I thought puppy mills were outlawed?

@ajadedidealist and @NeverSleeps: As for drugging animals, if it is for medical reasons it is legal, but if it is for pleasure, or show, it is illegal. If you know a pet shop is drugging the animals, you can report the store to the ASPCA and they'll do an investigation.
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Uraniumfish
Uraniumfish 2yrs+
I'm also not seeing how a bunny will break its own neck.
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JenMac
JenMac 2yrs+
There are still plenty of puppy mills around
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@DBlack Not sure, I think it was excited about something. I think if you are holding a rabbit and it gets excited it can easily twist its own neck, and their bones are so brittle that they can break their own rather easily. I have no idea as to the details of my friend's bunny's last moments, but I have heard this is a really common thing.
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uptowngirl
uptowngirl 2yrs+
@Neversleeps I really didn't realize that bunnies were such delicate creatures!
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NeverSleeps
NeverSleeps 2yrs+
@uptowngirl I was surprised, too, and not shocked that no one believed me on this one. But, alas, it happened.
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