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Attention inland empire pet parents
@babythegroomer
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The video likely resonated with viewers due to its emotional appeal and clear call to action against animal mistreatment. The creator's personal distress and direct warning to a specific community (Inland Empire pet parents) create a sense of urgency and shared concern, encouraging engagement and potentially driving awareness about the issue.
Summary
The creator expresses distress and anger after witnessing the poor conditions of animals, specifically veiled chameleons and bearded dragons, at a pet vendor in a swap meet in Pomona, California. They describe the animals as unhealthy and kept in overcrowded, inadequate enclosures, urging viewers to avoid supporting such businesses.
Structure
- 1Witnessing animal abuse at a pet vendor
- 2Describing the poor conditions and the animals' state
- 3Expressing outrage and disgust
- 4Urging viewers not to support such businesses
- 5Warning pet owners in the Inland Empire area
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Attention inland empire pet parents
I called the humane society but had to leave a VM
Trigger warning for animal abuse
specifically
at the hands of like a pet shop
I wouldn't even call this a pet shop
I'm outside of the
Indoors swap meet in Pomona
If you're familiar with this area you know exactly
what the fuck I'm talking about
There is a pet vendor in the
back right corner all the way in the back
I have never in my life
seen something
like that
Swap meet animals are notorious for like
having very poor quality of care for their animals
And I'm not like a bleeding heart
like I mean like not like
but like not like
you know when you go to the pet store and they're
just in shitty little enclosures
and it's just like okay this sucks
but like it's temporary and it's a baby or whatever
but this was so bad
like I started shaking
and I got my phone out to start taking pictures
I didn't get a video or a picture
of
they had like
36 tall by 24 by 24
maybe
uh enclosure filled
I want to say like
ten plus adult veiled chameleons
all in there together
and they were like black and pissed off
and shedding
and they just looked like shit
dehydrated and they looked like shit
I don't even know what animal it would be
appropriate to house
in those
And then the bearded dragons
for sale, mind you
they were on display for sale
This was your last warning
even though you can still kind of see the fuckery
above my head
that was the adult
bearded dragon enclosure
and the one next to it was the baby bearded dragon enclosure
and they all looked like that
for sale, mind you
I don't think that it will be enough
for Humane Society to go down there
a couple times
We as pet lovers
need to do our part and not support businesses like that
that have pets in such horrible awful condition
so if you're in
this area Inland Empire
Pomona
Montclair
Do not ever shop there
Do not ever support a business that keeps their pets in that condition
because it only enables them to
do it more
and who knows how long that business has been there
years, years
as long as I've known
that the Indoors swap meet has pets for sale
and they shouldn't
Because it only enables them to
do it more
and who knows how long that business has been there
years, years
as long as I've known
that the Indoors swap meet has pets for sale
and they shouldn't
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UPDATE: posted + ivhs contacted me and confirmed animals are in their custody. For everyone commenting their own stories and experiences please let this be an example of why you should call and report too and not just turn away from the ugliness. If everyone with similar stories spoke up, it could prevent countless animals from suffering! #inlandempire #pomonaswapmeet #animalrescue #reptiles #reptilestore
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