well...
maybe since the USDA had a complaint, they will ask for info on the pleatherer (spelling?) of customers that bought Joeys, and they can follow up with a hand full of customers???????????????

The phone calls have started. People are still buying empty cages.

at this point i just want to curl up and hide.

Ugh! heard that they were on the local news too...

Well I know I am gonna be prepared to sit at the fair next year for the whole week and hand out flyers and such. What they are doing is criminal!

Hmmm, maybe that's the way to do it? Do a call to the news channel that aired them, and let them know you have a follow up story for them, facts about these animals that people NEED to know before buying!... I don't know a reporter that would turn down a story!

buying empty cages and waiting for babies

Our local Fox 23 did a story on animal wefare at the fair. Nothing was said about the Sugar Gliders but I did post a comment hoping they will check up on it. I gusse you have to pm me for the link because it is news and GC will not permit the link.

I was on Hot Springs Convention Center`s site and (PPP) Perfect Pocket Pets is listed to be here in April 2009. I e-mailed the people that rent the spaces and told them who and what (PPP) Perfect Pocket Pets are. If anyone knows of info on (PPP) Perfect Pocket Pets that I can forward to the Home Show maybe they will think twice about letting them set up. Maybe if more glider owners E-mailed the Convention Center it would have a greater impact. I have been contacted by so many customers wanting to sell their babies that they purchased from (PPP) Perfect Pocket Pets at the Home Show this past spring it is unreal. I keep sending these folks info on proper diet, vets to take them to, the railroad etc. Also if someone could please E me the info that everyone is handing out at these events to their customers it would be greatly appreciated by me and the poor little gliders they sell. I`d like to be ready for (PPP) Perfect Pocket Pets if they show up again.

Thanks Annette
870-867-5116
diamondsaz@alltel.net
http://www.exoticsugargliders.net

Do all you can before they get their. I have been having no luck at all stoping them here. Can you pm me the links and i will email them. Hot Springs is not that far from me. Also watch because they have droped the perfect part off of their name to confuse researchers efforts to get info.

Also the info I handed out is from Jackie Chan's Mom and Amanda81's wallet info. PM me and will send you the stuff.

Also I would start a new thread so your local GC people will know they are coming.

My E mail info is listed above.
Annette

I woke up last Sat. to discover about 30 emails from people wanting gliders. Being a breeder, it isn't highly unusual to get inquires, but these were different than usual. I could tell that they were all people who were uninformed. One of the last emails I read stated that they had seen gliders at the Durham Fair the evening before. The only reason they hadn't bought any right then and there was because they figured $500 was too much to spend and thought they could get a cheaper setup from a local breeder. Emailing some of the people got me responses that confirmed Pocket Pets was at the fair. Since Sat am, I have returned over 80 emails from people wanting gliders. I have told them all the downside of glider ownership that (PPP) Perfect Pocket Pets will not tell them, as they do not want to lose a sale. I gave them all links to a few great pages for research and told them to join here. Even though I will not sell to them, if they really want gliders, they will get them. My biggest fear is what is going to happen in a few weeks or months when all of they people that DID buy joeys last weekend want to get rid of their babies. I am over capacity and cannot take in any more rescues. As it is, I am already planning to retire half of my breeding pairs. CT does not have any rescues, as gliders are so rare in our state. Now that PP has come through, we will be waiting for the aftermath.

I just wanted you all to know I am still working on this and have made progress I just can't share yet. They will be handing out the joeys today if their shipment did come in.

This all makes me so angry! Two years ago, I almost couldn't even find a glider, now my heart aches with all the babies that need homes. And this is w/o these mill babies! Something has to be done.......

Yep they have sold over 500 here so far. i will loose count though when people start picking them up today.

500.....OMG! I'm sick. What can we do??????

We have got to let our local venues know about them BEFORE they purchase their booth.

oh forgot to add that is the ones i counted i did not get them all counted for sure.

Give them a kick from me please!

Okay, how many days are left of the fair? I am late come to this thread and as I am temporarily between jobs - I am more than willing to go in each day and hand out info/talk to people. I have already started down the rescue path with gliders in my home and with this many flooding the area - I want this group OUT OF HERE!!!

Another idea we can implement...each of us in Oklahoma can talk to our local PetsMart/PetCo/pet stores and ask to put up an informational flyer concerning sugar gliders. I can develop a flyer that can be printed from your computer and I am willing to be one of the contact people they can call.

I used everything I had to get them stop-ed and nothing. First I went to the fair manager 3 different times still have not heard back from them. Got my local news station involved they called animal control for me and within 3 hours Animal Control and the USDA inspector where their. (PPP) Perfect Pocket Pets passed as they had 7 joeys and all where the correct age. Animal Control has assured me that USDA will keep going back and checking them. The thing is now they have sold out of joeys 3 times in the last 6 days. Any how I am finished and have got to get back to a normal life again for myself and my pets. I did hand out over 200 info stuff. If I get caught doing it now will be bad since I have called everybody I can and they know I know it is illegal to hand out the info on fair grounds property.
If you want to stop them you need to let your fair grounds and other venues they would be selling at know BEFORE they get to your town.

I do believe that I did cause some problems for them but not enough in my book.

They have dropped the Perfect part to their name so research is harder. Their is Pocket Pets of Dallas (( Steve Larkin)) and Pocket Pets out of Cape Coral FL get this owned by Global Enterprises INC. Inc does mean they can file bankrupcy. Also the word runs together not 2 words but PocketPets.

I saw with my eyes the guys feeding salty human snacks to the show gliders and human vitimin water.

Peace, YOU DID FANTASTIC. You DID make a difference. You and I talked and like I told you...you had one person call you BEFORE she bought from them and is going to go with a good breeder instead. That is a success. Plus you passed out info to many that did buy from them and they atleast know there is "more to the story" about gliders and hopefully they will be responsible enough to seek out more information about their new gliders.

You did GREAT and should be so proud of yourself. I know WE are all proud of what you accomplished!

I'm hoping we see them start popping up here at GC...

Maybe (wink wink) the mods could create a forum on the top page specifically for folks that have been taken in by people such as this??? Maybe somethings like "Were you taken in by a glider mill?" or "Is your pet not so pocket perfect?" IDK, just a thought. You know whith all the flyers being given out by our glider hero, Peace, that at least some of them have to be dropping in to at least look around.

I was at the local animal shelter today and got talking to a lady whose friend also got a (PPP) Perfect Pocket Pets from where I did and hers died last week. GRRRR She is getting another from them. I gave the lady this website for her friend so I hope she comes here to check out the real way to care for a suggie.