how animals are treated in the UAE (by some)

[JamJar]

[ame="http://youtu.be/jpH8nsNGsFM"]A Visit to the Bird and Animal Market in Sharjah, UAE. 4 August 2011 - YouTube[/ame]

Shajah bird and animal market

 

[sonja]

Very interesting. It looks huge! I skimmed through parts of it, but I didn't see any large parrots like macaws and cockatoos. Are they available in places like this, too?

 

[JamJar]

im not sure I've only recently heard of this place all i know it that it used to be famous for exotic animals like cheeta cubs, lion cubs etc but in the past 5 years the authorities have cracked down on these types of animals.. but In this video there are peacocks and ostrages for sale which are 10 times the size of a macaw/cockatoo..

I've been speaking to my wife and we are going to save up for a nice big cage before we visit this market as we know we will be leaving with at least 1 more member to add to our home

 

[Akuma]

I think it is unfair to name your thread 'how animals are treated in UAE'
Everywhere in this world you 'll find those who love their animals dearly and those who treat them badly.

 

[JamJar]

this is why i put (by some) in brackets.. not everyone treats animals like this.. but here in the UAE 90% of pet shops treat animals like this. i think I've found 1 shop where id say the animals are treated half decent but are still all in small cages with multiple animals inside.

 

[RavensGryf]

What an intersting place. Thank you for sharing. The crowding is the same that could be found here in the U.S., but I must say, it at least looked clean!

Ostriches?! ...make nice house pets? ! Lol. So you don't need a permit or anything special to have them?

What on earth was he doing to those (not sure what they were, juvenile chickens??) who he was gathering and holding by the legs... I have a not so good feeling what was happening to them :52:

 

[Birdman666]

Ostriches?! ...make nice house pets? ! Lol. So you don't need a permit or anything special to have them?

Can't say that I agree with that statement at all...

Years ago I did a PI lawsuit on a person who was badly maimed by an Ostrich. There was a junk dealer who got rid of his junkyard guard dogs, and replaced them with Ostriches? Why? The birds were meaner, (a lot meaner!) and no one could outrun them.

The birds chased this guy down, got him on the ground, and literally stomped and clawed him until the tranquilizer darts kicked in... Have you ever seen the claws on an ostrich? It's no Joke! Those birds can and will hurt you! And they can apparently stomp you hard enough to fracture ribs, and rupture spleens.

Not something I'd want as a pet!

 

[Akuma]

Well Jamjar, may I ask what kind of research have you done to come up with this percentage (90%)?
I still think you're being unfair. Treating unimals badly happens everywhere. If you follow this forum long enough you'll know that many birds were saved from horrible situations and given loving homes in different parts of the world as well.

 

[kq_fan]

Wow! that is really cool! I have never seen a pet store like that ever! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Birdman666]

Yes it is interesting to see how things are set up in different countries....

I got a kick out of the falconry room. There is something you do not see every day, or at all, in this country. And those birds are so prized over there, it's always been such a big thing, that I'm sure they're well cared for.

There is a long and rich history of wildlife preservation in this country! You should be proud of it!

This is one of the best wildlife recovery and breeding centers in the world:

http://awwp.alwabra.com/

And yeah, those are SPIX macaws perched on his arm.

They wouldn't exist anymore but for this place...

 

[veimar]

After seeing the title I was expecting to see pictures of some awful animal abuse, and instead I saw this HUGE, neat and clean pet store. I've never been to one like that! Pretty amazing. Do they sell a lot?
regarding the birds crammed in the smaller cages - how else can you have it in the store setting? It's the same here.

 

[Akuma]

Thank you Birdman for the information. I would like you all to check sir bani yas wildlife sanctuary and see their hard work in this regard

 

[Birdman666]

Thank you Birdman for the information. I would like you all to check sir bani yas wildlife sanctuary and see their hard work in this regard

I'll post the link:

Sir Bani Yas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Kiwibird]

Honestly, this looks like a really nice pet store. I see nothing here I would view as negative. It's SUPER clean (I don't think I've EVER seen that clean of a pet shop in the US), the animals all look really healthy, they are displayed well so people WANT to take them home and presumably they will be going to homes soon so the tight living quarters are temporary. Very few, if any pet stores have the kind of enclosures you'd house an animal in long term and most group more animals to a cage than you would at home because the animals sell quickly (and are not in cramped quarters for long). It also looks as though the larger and less social animals had individual cages.

You should see some of the pet stores I've been in here in the US. I wanted a decontamination shower and a doctor checkup after being in there. Filthy, dimly lit, unhealthy animals in nasty old enclosures that would make anyone think twice about bringing one home for fear it would be diseased. I've seen videos of bird markets in other countries that really were disturbing, but maybe I'm in the minority here, but I just didn't see anything that bad here.

 

[RavensGryf]

Ostriches?! ...make nice house pets? ! Lol. So you don't need a permit or anything special to have them?

Can't say that I agree with that statement at all...

Years ago I did a PI lawsuit on a person who was badly maimed by an Ostrich. There was a junk dealer who got rid of his junkyard guard dogs, and replaced them with Ostriches? Why? The birds were meaner, (a lot meaner!) and no one could outrun them.

The birds chased this guy down, got him on the ground, and literally stomped and clawed him until the tranquilizer darts kicked in... Have you ever seen the claws on an ostrich? It's no Joke! Those birds can and will hurt you! And they can apparently stomp you hard enough to fracture ribs, and rupture spleens.

Not something I'd want as a pet!

Oh I was just joking even if I had a ranch I still wouldn't want one!

Yikes, sounds pretty dangerous too. I don't trust 300 lb. birds LOL!

 

[Kiwibird]

Oh I was just joking even if I had a ranch I still wouldn't want one!

Yikes, sounds pretty dangerous too. I don't trust 300 lb. birds LOL!

Once they get much over 300 GRAMS is when you should stop trusting them:54: Now here's a scary prospect- Imagine a 300lb parrot:52:

 

[thekarens]

I knew someone who had guard geese. Those suckers would chase you.

I prefer my bird around the 650g weight range ;-)

 

[JamJar]

Wow well i take it all back. coming from the UK where all the pet shops i ever visited where in amazing condition compared to this! like i said il take it back. I'm visiting this place next friday so maybe once I'm there i will see that they take more care of them.. but if u watched the whole video how can u say keeping a fully grown ostridge and peacock in a cade that they can't even stand up in fair…

I'm obviously very new to how pet shop treat animals as I've always assumed they were kept in better ways than this.

 

[Kiwibird]

Wow well i take it all back. coming from the UK where all the pet shops i ever visited where in amazing condition compared to this! like i said il take it back. I'm visiting this place next friday so maybe once I'm there i will see that they take more care of them.. but if u watched the whole video how can u say keeping a fully grown ostridge and peacock in a cade that they can't even stand up in fair…

I'm obviously very new to how pet shop treat animals as I've always assumed they were kept in better ways than this.

I think the UK takes animal welfare more seriously than many other countries. Here in the US, so long as it isn't a dog or cat (because thats the only 2 animals the average American cares about the welfare of), pretty much no one (authority wise) cares how badly it's neglected or severely it's abused. If you do, you're a "tree hugging whack job" because after all, it's ONLY a fish/reptile/bird/rodent/cow/pig/chicken....it's life doesn't matter! On a more positive note, I've never been in a pet store like that here. If I were in the market for a pet and hypothetically couldn't adopt, I would want to buy an animal at a place like that

 

[JamJar]

Wow well i take it all back. coming from the UK where all the pet shops i ever visited where in amazing condition compared to this! like i said il take it back. I'm visiting this place next friday so maybe once I'm there i will see that they take more care of them.. but if u watched the whole video how can u say keeping a fully grown ostridge and peacock in a cade that they can't even stand up in fair…

I'm obviously very new to how pet shop treat animals as I've always assumed they were kept in better ways than this.

I think the UK takes animal welfare more seriously than many other countries. Here in the US, so long as it isn't a dog or cat (because thats the only 2 animals the average American cares about the welfare of), pretty much no one (authority wise) cares how badly it's neglected or severely it's abused. If you do, you're a "tree hugging whack job" because after all, it's ONLY a fish/reptile/bird/rodent/cow/pig/chicken....it's life doesn't matter! On a more positive note, I've never been in a pet store like that here. If I were in the market for a pet and hypothetically couldn't adopt, I would want to buy an animal at a place like that

Im on the lookout for another parrot to keep Marley company during the day. I was thinking a ringneck as a friend told me there so cheap at the market.