gerbil abuse

[ruf]

I was at the pet shop today there were three very scared baby gerbils. a man wanted one of them so the shop owner picked it up by the tip of the tail. it squirmed around and he dropped it laughing he picked it up by the tail again and dropped it again in a would box it was so upseting watching an owner taking a gerbil he probily wouldnt care for it easpeshily got me mad when I saw he had somekind of circle cage thing that a gerbil wouldet be able to dig in.

[pooky]

i agree. i think that was a very horible thing for him to do. i dont know how big the man was, so i dont know if he was one of those big scary people, and im only 13, but if i was a bit older i probable would have gone up and warned him not to pick it up by the tail, because it might fall off. that makes me mad. silly man.

[gerbil]

makes me want to kick something just hearing about it!

[Ritzie/Admin]

Sounds like someone who is working in a pet shop and doesn't know a thing about gerbils!

[sweetie]

Perhaps if you mention that he will loose money WHEN the gerbils tail comes off during improper handling it might make him think twice. If you hit people where it hurts ($) then they are more likely to listen and take you seriously!!