Marshall Farms is the main breeder supplying PETCO with animals.
PETCO and Marshall Farms both insist that their animals are treated
with the utmost care and love, in preparation for happy healthy lives
as loving pets. Marshall Farms is also the main breeder supplying
animal testing laboratories with their animals. It would seem that
there would be a conflict of interest here. Or perhaps it's corporate
pragmatism of a most inhumane nature.
Marshall Farms also makes it a practice to spay/neuter baby rabbits at
the age of one month, which is far too young for a rabbit to develop
properly. The hormones they miss out on due to such young alterations
affects their physical development and creates inherent health
concerns and an increased likeliness of illness in adults. The reason
the rabbits are altered so young? So they'll stay small and cute and
baby-like in their appearance, hopefully enhancing their appeal.
This story is not finished yet - for more information, please read
this
article.
Note: this article contains some disturbing images.
Top
