Thursday, January 12, 2006

Wanting a Pet Rat and want to do a good deed?

Pets abandoned at Christmas.
KARRIE GILLETT

The message used to be a dog was for life, not just for Christmas. Now it appears other animals will have to be included.

Animal welfare centres throughout Scotland are seeing a substantial rise in the number of "furries" coming through their doors this year.

Rabbits, hamsters, gerbils, rats and guinea pigs are the latest victims of neglect, according to the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Animal Welfare Centre at Balerno on the outskirts of Edinburgh also has rats and mice ... Once you become a pet owner, you need to take the responsibility seriously.

The SSPCA had actively discouraged impulse buying by imposing a blanket ban on rehoming animals over Christmas at their facilities. However, that policy no longer operates.

...Want to do a good deed? go adopt a pet from the Animal Welfare homes :-)

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