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Sugar Glider Sugar Bear Glider Rescues 1

 

Glider rescues are all over the internet, but you should be aware that it is an old trick to scam people. They claim that as an animal lover you should take care of sugar glider sugar bears that are being dumped and abandoned by animal shelters across the country or claim that they cannot take care of this pet and want you to rescue it. The simplest way to know this is a scam is to call up any animal shelter and ask them about them being overburdened with sugar glider sugar bears, as the glider rescue in the internet claims. You will be surprised to know that most animal shelters have not even seen a sugar glider sugar bear.

 

As a buyer, you should understand that sugar glider sugar bear breeding is under the regulation of USDA. These scams are on the rise owing to the increasing popularity of these pets. They can operate through a variety of ways, primarily through three methods – pretending as a pet owner whose pets have just had babies, pose as a small time breeder, supposedly beyond the jurisdiction of USDA or present you fake information about running a glider rescue that works to protect these animals and find them their perfect homes. These fake sellers can have a professional looking dedicated website to fool you, but don’t fall for it. It is never advisable to buy any animal off the internet, as you would end up losing more than you think you are saving. They may sell you sugar glider sugar bears that never bonded to animals or that are no longer productive to these people because they are too old to breed.

 

If you really want to help these animals, get yourself on the list at your local animal shelter to adopt a sugar glider sugar bear, if in the rare case one ever ends up there. You can also have your Vet join the Association of Sugar glider sugar bear Veterinarians through which real pet owners can give away their sugar glider sugar bears for adoption, though it is extremely rare. 


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