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 Posted - 29/08/2010 : 14:08:28
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why do u have to be 18 to bye a corn snake :( im not a happy chap lol
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Tiffany-x
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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Posted - 29/08/2010 : 14:22:16
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Haha its the same with most animals because us children simply cannot look after any animals, lmfao! Cant you take an older family member with you?
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lee2308
The Corn Snake Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 29/08/2010 : 14:43:01
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| i didnt even know the was a age restriction,is it just a shop policy or law? |
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Tiffany-x
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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Posted - 29/08/2010 : 14:46:15
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Im not sure if its law but every pet shot Ive been to you have to be 18 or with an adult to buy a pet, counts for anything from dogs to rabbits to snakes. :)
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Figs
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
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Posted - 29/08/2010 : 14:48:45
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Its 16 in the shops near me  |
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BurnedAtTheStake
Yearling
United Kingdom
915 Posts |
Posted - 29/08/2010 : 15:31:49
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I suppose the general idea is that younger people might not have permission from parents and that the animal might not be welcome in the house - or that they are more prone to make impulse buys and neglect the animal once the novelty wears off ... NOT TRUE. The worst pet owners I've come across have been so-called 'mature' and 'responsible' adults ...
But yes, the only thing someone 'underage' can do is to go to the shop with an adult to vouch for them.
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eeji
The Morph Master
United Kingdom
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matty18714
The Count of Corniness
United Kingdom
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Posted - 29/08/2010 : 20:26:50
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| I think the law is 16 too eeji, but I can totaly understand why a shop wouldnt sell to an under 18. |
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Tiffany-x
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1189 Posts |
Posted - 29/08/2010 : 20:51:53
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I can understand exactly why they dont sell to under 18's, so many times before I have had pets that my parents took over because I got a bored of it when I was far younger. And teens are sometimes a bit lazy and stuff but I think most teens are too busy being teens to have a pet. Its a difficult subject. Us teens get a lot of stick because of immature losers ruining it but I guess I just need to get over that. Lol.
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BurnedAtTheStake
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 29/08/2010 : 20:56:46
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Originally posted by Tiffany-x
I can understand exactly why they dont sell to under 18's, so many times before I have had pets that my parents took over because I got a bored of it when I was far younger. And teens are sometimes a bit lazy and stuff but I think most teens are too busy being teens to have a pet. Its a difficult subject. Us teens get a lot of stick because of immature losers ruining it but I guess I just need to get over that. Lol.
Tiffany-x
You said it. It's often the irresponsible minority ruining it for the majority - goes for nearly every walk of life, I'm afraid ... |
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drchino
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30/08/2010 : 03:20:06
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0.1.0 Izzy - Amber Motley Corn
0.2.0 White rats - Rose and Myra
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30/08/2010 : 08:51:10
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| You have to be 16 to even buy a goldfish anywhere now :/ but I can understand why he might have say 18. I bet they have had kids buying animals and then angry parents taking them back. Is there no parent or "adult" you could take with you to buy one? |
  
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Posted - 30/08/2010 : 14:44:26
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Tiffany-x
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30/08/2010 : 15:56:52
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You can say that again!! :P
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stotty01
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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Posted - 30/08/2010 : 21:58:21
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Originally posted by Sta~ple
You have to be 16 to even buy a goldfish anywhere now :/ but I can understand why he might have say 18. I bet they have had kids buying animals and then angry parents taking them back. Is there no parent or "adult" you could take with you to buy one?
not true....you can win them at our local fair whatever the age :S
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eeji
The Morph Master
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mikerichards
don't say the 'M' word!
United Kingdom
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Posted - 31/08/2010 : 10:25:23
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your local pikeys are breaking the law if they give a kid a goldfish as a prize if they don't have someone over 16 with them 
Cos that would be a first!!!
The Laws are there to protect the animals, whether it makes it more difficult for you to buy a cornsnake is not taking the ****.
Just go with your parents, its simple.
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miss_mystra
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United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/09/2010 : 13:54:38
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The Laws are there to protect the animals, whether it makes it more difficult for you to buy a cornsnake is not taking the ****.
Just go with your parents, its simple.
Only those who wish to break the law whinge about it.
i agree, just take an adult with you, not that big a deal if you want to get a pet.. the law is there to protect the animals... if only there were more laws in place to stop the morons who are over 18 from buying them and sticking them on gumtree to swap for an xbox 360 etc etc... don't even get me started... lol is there a "What really grinds my gears" thread on here!? |
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BurnedAtTheStake
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/09/2010 : 16:48:02
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Originally posted by miss_mystra
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The Laws are there to protect the animals, whether it makes it more difficult for you to buy a cornsnake is not taking the ****.
Just go with your parents, its simple.
Only those who wish to break the law whinge about it.
i agree, just take an adult with you, not that big a deal if you want to get a pet.. the law is there to protect the animals... if only there were more laws in place to stop the morons who are over 18 from buying them and sticking them on gumtree to swap for an xbox 360 etc etc... don't even get me started... lol is there a "What really grinds my gears" thread on here!?
Yup, you said it! Bad owners are bad owners, regardless of age.
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Tiffany-x
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/09/2010 : 17:19:27
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Originally posted by mikerichards
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Originally posted by eeji
your local pikeys are breaking the law if they give a kid a goldfish as a prize if they don't have someone over 16 with them
Cos that would be a first!!!
The Laws are there to protect the animals, whether it makes it more difficult for you to buy a cornsnake is not taking the ****.
Just go with your parents, its simple.
Only those who wish to break the law whinge about it.
Im sorry but I disagree with you, it is extremely irritating for people who are towards the end of the age limit because some of us are actually mature enough to keep pets, and if everyone was as mature as the mature minority the age limit would be lower, more like 16! So it is irritating, and we can be annoyed, just as I am about it.
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FiestaSTLou
Yearling
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/09/2010 : 21:06:51
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The way i see it is majority of people under 18 live with their parents, meaning that they would need their parents permission to have the animal in the house, if the law wasnt in place and someone under that age came home with a animal that wsnt allowed to stay where would that leave the animal?? stuck? no fault of the animal.
i know theres people that have permission and are responsible but for the sake of stopping the few that are not, i think the law is good and if you have permission from your parents to have that animal then surly they would not mind going with you to get it? |
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why 18 :(
