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post 1491853671 04-20-2017, 05:15 PM
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Parents unsuccessfully sue Petco after pet rat kills their 10 yo son

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/jury-sid...at-bite-fever/

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post 1491853821 04-20-2017, 05:16 PM
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post 1491853841 04-20-2017, 05:17 PM
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post 1491854521 04-20-2017, 05:25 PM
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I love how people want to be yacht rich everytime they hit the reverse lottery in life and can blame it .00001% on a company. You let your son buy a rat for a pet and something fked up happened. Its no ones fault but it would be yours as parents before the pet co in my opinion.
post 1491855331 04-20-2017, 05:31 PM
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Lesson is don't be weird and buy your kids an animal known for being disease ridden
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post 1491855341 04-20-2017, 05:31 PM
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Sad to be honest. When I was a teenager I had a pet rat named kb spliff and I would wear a shirt with a pocket so he could ride around with me. Took him everywhere all summer long and would smoke with him and stuff. Was an awesome pet.
post 1491855441 04-20-2017, 05:32 PM
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Dont see how they lose, its petco fault. At least it should spread awareness so other rat buyers dont make same mistake..

Edit: well they do warn them.
“They (Petco) warn about it because they know they can’t get rid of it,” attorney Kimberly Oberrecht told the jury. “It’s still very rare.”

The jury on Thursday found that Petco did enough to warn the boy’s family of the possible risks and dangers of owning a pet rat, and therefore was not negligent in the boy’s death.
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post 1491855731 04-20-2017, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted By Fred87nc⏩
Dont see how they lose, its petco fault. At least it should spread awareness so other rat buyers dont make same mistake.
To be fair it wouldnt be profitable to test all the rats for the disease. In the vid it states that its $40 to test each rat to check if they have the disease or not.

Moral of the story dont buy fuking rats
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post 1491855901 04-20-2017, 05:36 PM
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They signed a waiver stating the potential for rat diseases. I feel sorry for them as i would assume the rat would be ok but you roll the dice and like it or not, you have to accept the outcome.

of course I say that knowing i would burn every petco to the ground if it happened to my kid with all the workers inside.
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post 1491856271 04-20-2017, 05:40 PM
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Originally Posted By willyrugz⏩
i've never even heard of petco. sounds illegal.
You in an alternate realm? The fukc?
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post 1491863901 04-20-2017, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted By YIAMSOMEBODY⏩
You in an alternate realm? The fukc?
lmao
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post 1491864351 04-20-2017, 06:57 PM
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Wtf, they sold him a sewer rat they caught?
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post 1491864501 04-20-2017, 06:59 PM
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never understood why someone would want a fukin pet rat
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post 1491864701 04-20-2017, 07:00 PM
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Tbh, they should get a lab rat instead, it'd be much safer.
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post 1491865171 04-20-2017, 07:04 PM
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So we have rats we bought from Petsmart. Not sure how Petco works, but Petsmart has a disease free garauntee and they will cover vet bills etc and claim to take responsibility. That being said, I would assume, based on the paperwork, they almost have to be responsible if a rat had a deadly disease.
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post 1491865271 04-20-2017, 07:05 PM
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who tf gets a pet rat
post 1491865611 04-20-2017, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted By iceypain⏩
who tf gets a pet rat
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post 1491865631 04-20-2017, 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted By iceypain⏩
who tf gets a pet rat
People that want a small pet that isn't as ****ty as a rabbit or guinea pig. Rats can be trained (ours use litter pans in their cage), are highly intelligent, and are much, much more social than any other small pet. Do some research and you will see they rank as one of the best small pets outside of exotics. They are our children's' pets and they have been pretty awesome
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post 1491865841 04-20-2017, 07:10 PM
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Rats carry diseases. They bite people.

Rats were the cause of the bubonic plague, but that was some time ago.
post 1491866341 04-20-2017, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted By iwant2beswole⏩
never understood why someone would want a fukin pet rat
x2 why have a rat when you could have anything else?
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post 1491866521 04-20-2017, 07:17 PM
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Pet rat?

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post 1491866661 04-20-2017, 07:18 PM
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pet rat wtf? what's next, pet roaches?
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post 1491866921 04-20-2017, 07:21 PM
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In elementary school we had pet rats in our classroom. They were super nice, active, friendly, and social. They're just as good of a pet as any other rodent. Guinea, hamster, chinchilla, etc
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post 1491867851 04-20-2017, 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted By iceypain⏩
who tf gets a pet rat
Originally Posted By trapper08⏩
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post 1491868091 04-20-2017, 07:34 PM
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get a godamn guinea pig why a rat, sad stuff.
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Who the fucc would have a rat as pet is beyond me.
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Originally Posted By stilllmatic⏩
pet rat wtf? what's next, pet roaches?
LMAO, trust me - people do keep the Madagascar hissing cockroach as pets. Some people just have weird taste.

But honestly, why not just have a normal pet like a cat or dog?
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post 1491869161 04-20-2017, 07:42 PM
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Little fukers wiped out a 3rd of Europe and people still havent learned their lesson, even when its spelled out for them on paper when they are buying it. So the rat can breed and make baby rats? You arent a rat breeder, you obviously did not do research to breeed rats.

Parents at fault here. Killed their son.
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post 1491869391 04-20-2017, 07:44 PM
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Originally Posted By 3alaRase⏩
LMAO, trust me - people do keep the Madagascar hissing cockroach as pets. Some people just have weird taste.

But honestly, why not just have a normal pet like a cat or dog?
Cats and dogs are too mainstream
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i agree with the verdict ...parents ignored petco's warnings, essentially they failed to protect their own son, not petco.
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