Dec 22, 2006 22:25
Dear CHL,
It was so nice of you to come to my store today to offer us some baby hamsters. We do keep in touch with a great hamster breeder, but we try and help people who have accident litters when we can. Unfortunately, we were completely full on hamsters and didn't have the room to take any more. I know that must have been a great inconvenience to you, and I did really feel sorry for you, until you tried to lie and say that you had called and talked to someone at the store who told you we would take them from you. You said it was a female you talked to. Well. I'm the only girl who was there today, and I know I didn't talk to you, so my sympathy pretty much died. But you didn't start pissing me off until you told me that you had bred these hamsters on purpose. I asked you if you had bought the parents from a breeder, but you said no. You had taken in a female your friend had found in a parking lot and bought a male from Petco to breed it to. Then your original female mysteriously died during the birth and you lost the litter. But that didn't stop you. You bought another female from Petco. You're determined, I'll give you that. I'm sure you weren't happy when I told you that you shouldn't have tried to breed animals you didn't purchase from a breeder. Having a 20-year-old make you feel like an idiot in front of your kids probably wasn't on your "To-Do" list for the day. I'm glad that you decided to put me in my place and tell me that breeding hamsters is a great experience for your children and that all parents should let their children experience the miracle of birth. If/when I have my own kids, I'll be sure to look to you for advice. When my boss finally decided to take your hamsters, which were actually older than what we like to sell, you were so grateful. You told me that you had been worried that you wouldn't be able to find a home for them and had called several places before breeding them, all of which told you they wouldn't take them. I'm still wondering why you bred them anyways. You answered that question with a scowl. As you were leaving you told me that your neighbor has a long-haired hamster that you are going to breed your female to so you can get long-haired babies. I tried to explain to you that the genetics probably wouldn't give you what you wanted and that breeding them when you didn't know their history was a bad idea, but obviously you know much more than I do. You told me that you'd be back when they were ready.
But we won't be taking them. Good luck, bitch.
stupid pet owners,
non-lj,
animal neglect,
backyard breeders