Only in Bloomington

[Hkindiana]

There is currently a "Go Fund Me" (ie beg for money) campaign in Bloomington that has raised almost $10,000 to help care for, and adopt out, about 150 hamsters that were turned in to an animal shelter. Is it insentive to think that a snake breeder could have just done a mass adoption and the $10,000 could have been put to better use?

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

They probably make you sign a paper saying you won't use them for food or something like that.

 

[DRob]

Not like it's the real Indiana. Bloomington is the reason "blooming" is used to enhance the word "idiot".

 

[Dr.Midnight]

Honestly, on the Bloomington Looney Scale, this one isn't so out there. I can live with this one.

 

[NyleRN]

Is it insentive to think that a snake breeder could have just done a mass adoption and the $10,000 could have been put to better use?

It's all about perception. But I agree with you. If they've earned the money and have chose to use it in that way so be it. A lot of people would probably say me spending ~$30k on guns and related accessories in the past 10yrs is idiotic. Well, they're entitled to think that. I don't have to agree with it

 

[oldpink]

Yep, not even on the top 50 list of dumb ideas from there, just another day in Goofington.

 

[EyeCarry]

I saw this article about a week ago. Iirc they brought them up from somewhere in Fla. because they couldn't adopt them all out. Of all the problems we have in the world we're saving freakin' hamsters from out of state. I knew Floridians can't get the voting thing figured out but hamster glut? With all of the snakes on the loose down there it would seem an easy fix.

 

[KellyinAvon]

I saw this article about a week ago. Iirc they brought them up from somewhere in Fla. because they couldn't adopt them all out. Of all the problems we have in the world we're saving freakin' hamsters from out of state. I knew Floridians can't get the voting thing figured out but hamster glut? With all of the snakes on the loose down there it would seem an easy fix.

You beat me to it! Maybe someone could start a "feed the snakes" go fund me.

 

[femurphy77]

Give me the 10k and the hamsters. I can assure you they won't be fed to any snakes although my labs are pretty adept at rooting out rodents so no promises there!

 

[Dirty Steve]

In Bloomington you say, I'm surprised someone didn't just take all of them and try to set a record for sticking them.....oh wait, that's gerbils not hamsters.

Dirty Steve

 

[bigretic]

I adopted stuff like that all the time when I used to breed snakes. I even had a local pet store that would call me up and give me stuff that got brought in when the "kids" when to college or whatever. Lots of old guinnea pigs... lol.

 

[Tactically Fat]

I adopted stuff like that all the time when I used to breed snakes. I even had a local pet store that would call me up and give me stuff that got brought in when the "kids" when to college or whatever. Lots of old guinnea pigs... lol.

We found a bunny nest at my wife's step mom's place a few weeks ago. I asked my younger brother-in-law if he knew anyone that had any snakes - as it was either let their dog get at them (which wasn't really an option that anyone wanted to live through) or step-mom's husband was going to take care of them. Sadly - no snake-owners were found.