If I rescue the Veiled

[seanUTD]

I myself grow weary of these posts... We can try and try and try but the truth is until they stop selling even crickets, we can't bring them down. We can't stop them from mistreating because it's not just the company its the quality of employee, and quality training they receive. It sucks yes but "rescuing" is meaningless to them, they will harm more, protesting is meaningless because you become mocked instead (I saw this happen with Petland where they were being protested for breeding more dogs instead of using rescues). The protesters were mocked and met with a barrage of insults. These stores are the machines of the pet market for a reason, because people don't know any better. Each small step we take makes a small difference but for every step we take, they make $1 million. It's a cruel world but its the world we bred

 

[DavidBuchan]

I think the best idea is definitely to volunteer to look after the Cham for them. Change a few things around, leave a good care sheet around........just help them to do their jobs. Be cool about it and lead by example......it's your best chance that someone who works there will wake up.....confronting them will not work, from what I've heard on all these threads. Good luck

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

Ya, I'll probably make another extra enclosure that I can take there, the cage right now is 10x10x10 inches.

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

I'm pretty sure you're allowed to as long as it's not actually yours, you're only volunteering anyway, or you could go to one of their volunteer's houses who has many to take care of and help.

Sorry, cant let this go. It is only legal if you are working under the extension of a licensed rehabilitator's permit for such activities, and there is documentation proving such. However, it is not legal to adopt out native wildlife as pets in most if not all states! Not only is the legality an issue but it is ethically irresponsible to remove native wildlife, especially in the case of potentially dangerous ones, and impact their populations and inflict potential harm on the people that take them. Raccoons are cuddly and adorable when they're little but are carriers of rabies, distemper, balisascaris (causes blindness in people), and leptospirosis (kidney failure in humans) just to name a few. Not to mention they a absolutely horrible pets when they start hitting puberty. Owls are dangerous even at the best of times and need very specific care to prevent MBD and would make very boring pets (they are surprisingly not smart). Not to mention many owl species are quickly declining in nature and removal of young healthy specimens is doing them no favors. If you like squirrels then get a ferret or sugar glider - very similar personalities and legal. Permits to keep native wildlife as display animals (not really pets) are only given if they have a condition that prevents them from being released.

If what you described (someone passing out orphaned wildlife to anyone before "adopting" them out) exists then I highly suspect they are not doing so legally, and at the least are being extremely irresponsible. Fostering orphans with proper training, rehabilitating them with others of their species before releasing them is absolutely a wonderful thing to do. Find someone who does that and it will be a very rewarding experience.

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

I meant they train you how to take care of it, and you can help the people with the licenses who have many. If you get the license yourself then you can start your own branch of it.

 

[ChameleonsInMyHouse]

ferret nailed it, thank you for a broad explanation of that!

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

I still got to hold and be cuddled by a baby squirrel .