I have always wondered, if there weren't any small animals in the shelter (where I tend to get my guinea pigs), and you didn't want to buy from a pet store, where would you get small animals? I have never heard of any "good" breeders of hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits, etc. I know that in the UK there are rabbit shows and guinea pig shows and things, but here in the US those things are relatively unheard of.
There is a 4H show at the county fair every year where they display their rabbits, but I have often seen sick rabbits there. I complained to Animal Control about a rabbit one year because its eyes were crusted shut and it was obviously sick and suffering greatly in the August heat, and animal control had it removed eventually.
But if everyone kept all the small animals they purchased and there were none in rescue or shelters, where would you get one?
There is a 4H show at the county fair every year where they display their rabbits, but I have often seen sick rabbits there. I complained to Animal Control about a rabbit one year because its eyes were crusted shut and it was obviously sick and suffering greatly in the August heat, and animal control had it removed eventually.
But if everyone kept all the small animals they purchased and there were none in rescue or shelters, where would you get one?