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Petition: Don’t allow pet stores to sell artificially... - 3/29/2012 6:14:11 AM

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Don’t Allow Pets to be Artificially Colored with Dye

Animal Welfare, Petitions — By Sasha Geffen on March 25, 2012 5:38 pm

Target: Governor Rick Scott of Florida

Goal: Don’t allow pet stores to sell artificially colored chicks and rabbits for Easter.

This Easter, millions of Americans will celebrate the arrival of spring with vibrant colors and sweet treats. But in Florida, the upcoming seasonal festivities may come at the expense of innocent living creatures. A new bill that has just passed through the Florida House would put domesticated animals in danger of becoming live holiday decorations this Easter. The bill would overturn a 45-year ban on dyeing live animals, and would permit pet stores to sell brightly colored chicks and rabbits.

The dyes used on these animals can kill if the animal ingests them while cleaning itself or if the colorful compounds clog its pores. Not only are the chemicals themselves toxic, but they also sentence animals who survive the dyeing process to a lifetime of misery. The practice of selling live animals as seasonal decor all too often leads to widespread neglect and abandonment. Many parents who purchase rabbits or chicks for their children in celebration of Easter aren’t prepared to care for the animal for the rest of its life. When children grow bored of the pet, their parents either turn it in to an already overburdened animal shelter, set it loose into the wild, or allow it to die from neglect.

No animal should have to suffer for the sake of human festivities. The proposed bill would undo a 45-year track record of protecting small animals from being sold as Easter trinkets. Urge Gov. Scott to veto this backwards piece of legislation by signing the petition below today.

Sign the Petition: http://forcechange.com/17376/dont-allow-pets-to-be-artificially-colored-with-dye/

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RE: Petition: Don’t allow pet stores to sell artifici... - 3/29/2012 10:18:27 AM

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I signed it.

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RE: Petition: Don’t allow pet stores to sell artifici... - 3/29/2012 10:57:59 AM

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RE: Petition: Don’t allow pet stores to sell artifici... - 3/29/2012 11:25:48 AM

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Signed it and got it on my FB.

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RE: Petition: Don’t allow pet stores to sell artifici... - 3/29/2012 11:49:38 AM

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Done. Thanks Kali.

Gawd, people can be so stupid.

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RE: Petition: Don’t allow pet stores to sell artifici... - 3/29/2012 12:15:16 PM

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But they are so cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!

Thanks guys :)

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RE: Petition: Don’t allow pet stores to sell artifici... - 3/29/2012 2:15:22 PM

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I suspect half that article is FUD, but yea selling animals as likely temporary decorations is messed up in and of itself.

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RE: Petition: Don’t allow pet stores to sell artifici... - 3/29/2012 3:07:18 PM

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You are absolutely right Soyokaze - chicks and bunnies for Easter. Puppies and Kittens for Christmas. We have in the past had a ban on the purchase of black kitties before Halloween, because so many of them were just being abandoned.

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RE: Petition: Don’t allow pet stores to sell artifici... - 3/29/2012 4:05:13 PM

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quote:

I suspect half that article is FUD

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RE: Petition: Don’t allow pet stores to sell artifici... - 3/29/2012 4:38:13 PM

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Those are some cute looking funky chicks! I wish there was a way to safely dye them, when we bought baby chicks to raise for eggs and meat I'd dye them with vegetable based dye. Responsible pet groomer businesses use it all the time for customers that want their dog dyed.

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RE: Petition: Don’t allow pet stores to sell artifici... - 3/29/2012 9:20:22 PM

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The ones that we bought a) were colored with safe, vegetable dyes, and b) we raised them and kept them/ate them (depending on the breeds) - they were not just decorations. And if we could have found a hatchery to do it this year, we would have bought them again. We won't buy them from ones that use the toxic chemicals, but ... yeah, we've bought the colored chicks, and we'll probably buy them again.

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RE: Petition: Don’t allow pet stores to sell artifici... - 3/29/2012 10:17:36 PM

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I bought my natural colored chicks these week, since it is time to refresh my flock. It isn't so much the stupid colors that bother me as much as the fact that people take theseliving things home without being prepared to care for them. It's cruel.

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RE: Petition: Don’t allow pet stores to sell artifici... - 3/30/2012 9:05:46 AM

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Whenever I get a pet, I do it with the mindset that I am making a commitment for its lifespan.

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RE: Petition: Don’t allow pet stores to sell artifici... - 3/30/2012 12:44:08 PM

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Me too. Which is why I have a 14 year old dog and a 26 year old horse

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