fumblesquid
Well-Known Member
I have been seeing a local feeder breeder advertising on craigslist for the past few weeks. Normally when I see feeder breeders I just ignore them because at the very least the conditions are clean, and I'm not willing to pick battles with every breeder I see.
This guy has some very upsetting photos of rats kept in filthy, tiny conditions. One depicts a pregnant rat being held by her tail, another a plastic bag holding frozen pinkies on his stove top.
Here are the current links to his posts:
https://boston.craigslist.org/nos/pet/6118449809.html
https://boston.craigslist.org/nos/pet/6121915739.html
https://hartford.craigslist.org/pet/6100127972.html
He posts a lot and some posts expire, there will likely be more soon.
Please do not contact this guy and harass him outright, the goal is to help the rats, last thing we want is to get him unwilling to change
(disturbing content warning) Link to an imgur album with images for documentation: http://imgur.com/a/kNtRN
Advice on how to help the rats? My main idea is to at least get this guy to take better care of his rats. Mainly: a clean environment and handling the rats better. Maybe give the incentive that buyers want cleaner, friendlier rats? I'm not sure.
Getting the rats from him would also just perpetuate the issue, because he'd just breed more. I wouldn't give him a dime unless he would never own rats again.
This guy has some very upsetting photos of rats kept in filthy, tiny conditions. One depicts a pregnant rat being held by her tail, another a plastic bag holding frozen pinkies on his stove top.
Here are the current links to his posts:
https://boston.craigslist.org/nos/pet/6118449809.html
https://boston.craigslist.org/nos/pet/6121915739.html
https://hartford.craigslist.org/pet/6100127972.html
He posts a lot and some posts expire, there will likely be more soon.
Please do not contact this guy and harass him outright, the goal is to help the rats, last thing we want is to get him unwilling to change
(disturbing content warning) Link to an imgur album with images for documentation: http://imgur.com/a/kNtRN
Advice on how to help the rats? My main idea is to at least get this guy to take better care of his rats. Mainly: a clean environment and handling the rats better. Maybe give the incentive that buyers want cleaner, friendlier rats? I'm not sure.
Getting the rats from him would also just perpetuate the issue, because he'd just breed more. I wouldn't give him a dime unless he would never own rats again.