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going_places · Joined: 10 Mar 2006 Location: NY, NY

...they're in a cage, and the person was nice enough, I suppose, to leave bedding and some water in the water bottle for them. They're cute, but I can't care for them.

Any takers in Ilsan? I'm opposite "La Festa."
Cheers.

going_places · Joined: 10 Mar 2006 Location: NY, NY

For those who don't know Ilsan or "La Festa"--I'm close to Jeongbalsan station the orange line, and a 1000 line bus stop.

Lemonade · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Location: South Korea

Why not try taking them to a pet store? If they are cute, the pet store might want to sell them .... cage and all.

I'd take them but they are nocturnal and they'll keep me up at night in my apartment. I could leave them in my office but I have to go to Europe this summer for two months and then I'd have to find someone to take care of them.

going_places · Joined: 10 Mar 2006 Location: NY, NY

Good idea, I'll definately consider it. I'd rather they go to a loving home straight away than back to a pet store where they could be subject to the same sort of "mommy I want one", "mommy, I can't take care of them" stuff that they've more than likely been through already. Wink

Lemonade · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Location: South Korea

Something else just came to mind. Do you work in a hagwon with children? Maybe they will let you keep them there and use them for your lessons. If not at your hagwon, maybe there's another hagwon out there that might go for this idea. This is something that would work for kindergarden to get the kids to talk. Many years ago, I worked at a YMCA camp with children where I was in charge of the farm animals and pets as well as the related lessons for the campers. This was so much fun! Using animals in education works wonders for getting kids motivated to speak, learn and overcome their fears.

going_places · Joined: 10 Mar 2006 Location: NY, NY

what a great idea, then maybe I can trade with others for weekend care... hmm... maybe. Wink

As it turns out, there is a third little guy, who's been hidding under the bedding and it appears as though the other two had badly beaten him up; he's scratched up and missing an eye. I don't think I can take that one into the hogwan, unfortunately. I'm thinking about maybe just letting them loose, because a pet store probably isn't going to take them with the bruised up one. Damn it!

red dog · Joined: 31 Oct 2004

OMG, this is terrible. I'm in Japan now and can't take in any animals anytime soon, but maybe the Korea Animal Protection Society or Arumpoom could help?

www.koreananimals.org

www.withanimal.net

Please don't just let them loose -- they're domesticated and probably won't be able to survive. And it sounds as if the sick one really needs to go to a vet. Good luck -- I really hope everything works out for the poor little things.

Lemonade · Joined: 04 Jan 2006 Location: South Korea

canuckistan · Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 6:23 am Post subject:

You could also post your quandry in the Buy/Sell/Trade forum--I'm almost certain sooner or later someone will take them off your hands. If I was in Korea I'd take them. Sounds like they need a bigger cage.
Don't let them loose--they'll starve to death.

going_places · Joined: 10 Mar 2006 Location: NY, NY

Lemonade--All I did was think about letting them loose, I didn't do it--I thought for a second that it might be an option for them seeing as how they probably won't be taken in by a pet store. The third little guy came out from underneath the bedding (the cage has about 2 or 3 inches of bedding in it, and he's less than half the size of the others.)

Update:

So far I've written to the links that red dog sent and hopefully I'll get a response. If anyone else knows any phone numbers or websites for agencies, please let me know. Thanks for all the helpful inquiries.