Ocean Odyssey

09/16/2024

This is so sad!!😥

Imagine being confined indefinitely in a space that is 42 inches long, 26.5 inches wide and 31 inches tall. You’d probably go crazy, right? That’s what’s happening to a hyena at Custom Creatures Pet Store in Saginaw, Michigan, according to an August USDA violation report.

Other alarming details from the report:
-The hyena was exhibiting lameness from pain, poor muscle development or hind leg instability.
-The hyena and kinkajous were being fed an unbalanced diet that lacked essential nutrients.
-As of August 14, 2024, there is no attending veterinarian for the animals.
-A rabbit was coated in urine and diarrhea that was covering its ge****ls, pelvic area and hind legs; with the underlying skin red and inflamed.
-Two kinkajous were housed next to a hyena, causing distress to the kinkajous that were constantly pacing and hissing.
-The kinkajous’ enclosure is 33 inches by 26 inches and with their tails held outward each animal was longer than the cage. The animals were observed attempting to pace in the very small space by holding their bodies in a curved position.
-A red fox was housed in an open topped enclosure in a public area that allowed free roaming dogs and the public to have access to the animal. With no visual barriers, the fox was constantly pacing, crouching, holding its ears down and defecated out of stress.
-Two coatis were housed in a public area of the pet store with no visual barriers and free roaming dogs and customers near the enclosure. Two younger coatis were housed in an enclosure between a puppy and a fox, both of which are predators to a coati.
-The coatis were exhibiting stress behaviors such as pacing.

You can report animal mistreatment at USDA licensed facilities by emailing [email protected] and include Custom Creatures / K&M Pets LLC license number: 34-B-0244.

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09/12/2023

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08/22/2023

This makes me soooooo happy! No one should sell exotic animals.🫵🤨

08/07/2023

Grab a box of tissues folks! Sad, then the love of a rescuer. 😭😭

THE HUMAN HAND By Anne.M.Kenyon

I didnt ask to be your pet,
You said you wanted me.
I was taken away from the world I knew,
Though not unwillingly.
Id learned to trust the human hand,
With its soft and gentle touch,
So patiently I waited for
The caress I loved so much.
I meant no harm that day I screeched,
I just wanted you to see
That someone lived behind those bars,
I thought you had forgotten me.
Then the human hand I loved so much
Came through my tiny door;
But it offered me no gentleness
As it knocked me to the floor.
A feeling welled inside of me,
Like I had never known.
I felt frightened, hurt, confused and lost
Within the bars of my new home.
But patiently I waited
For that hand to treat me right,
But it rarely came to bring me food,
And there were no toys in sight.
In boredom and in loneliness,
In hunger and despair
I slowly ripped my feathers out,
But no one helped, you didnt care.
So I learned to hate the human hand
As it slammed down on my cage,
It held a brand new meaning now,
Fear, pain and rage.
And then one day a stranger came,
And to my great surprise,
Gentle words came from her mouth,
And tears welled in her eyes.
But then the terror filled my heart,
For that human who had cried,
Opened up my tiny door,
And put those human hands inside.
I screamed in panic, fear and dread,
As I waited for the pain
That the human hand would give me
As it slammed me once again.
But gently I was lifted
From my prison, cold and bare;
But still I bit at those human hands
In my terror and despair.
The new place that I was taken to
Was somewhat different to my home.
Fresh food was all around me,
And toy friends to call my own.
And the human hands that touched me
Brought on me no more pain,
And slowly as the weeks went by,
My ravaged feathers grew again.
And as the weeks passed into months,
I began to understand,
That once again I could begin
To trust the human hand.
Im old now, really very old;
But my memories are clear,
Of the gentle hand that soothed the pain
From the hand Id learned to fear.
Im tired now, really very tired,
Many years my life has spanned,
So I close my eyes for one last time,
Safe and warm in the human hand.

07/19/2023

😂✌️ save your court date!! 🤦🏼‍♀️