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I talked with the guy a few hours ago...sorry I couldn't make it back, I was cleaning up the mess my dogs made of one of their toys in the front room and I swept up all the debris from the entry way that the dogs brought in. I can't imagine that there is an issue with the chins being neglected in any way.

The man I spoke to said that he would like to come in and make sure that everything is alright so he doesn't have to address any complaints. I gave him my contacts at the humane society and told him about the rescues and the chins.

I live in a place that is zoned for having animals of different types. Out here people can legally have bunny barns and horses and pigs and anything else they want. The chins are in my house, I clean their cages twice a week and they are fed twice a day. I bleach the waterbottles every week and the chins are given veterinary care when necessary.

From what I was told the complaint said I had 300 chins...no, I don't...and they had no specifics. This is from someone, who has never seen my chins or how I care for them. Or there would be specifics! He just said they were told that I had 300 chins that were not receiving required care. That's a bunch of hooey. Anyone, who has talked to me on the phone in the evenings or anytime on tuesdays or fridays knows that I am busting my butt working with the chins.

All I can say is that if the person, who did this, reads this, you really ought to be ashamed of yourself. I don't know if the person is on here...I just like to tell people to be ashamed of themselves, it's a thing I do. :D
 
Barbi - The dogs are inside all the time. I thought that the first thing that I saw the notice.

You saw the chins when they weren't very happy and they had hay everywhere...it wasn't that bad and that's the worst that it ever gets. :)

I should have read everyone's responses before I posted. Thanks everyone! I am hoping they will just drop by, play with chins and we'll be all done with this.
 
All I can say is that if the person, who did this, reads this, you really ought to be ashamed of yourself. I don't know if the person is on here...I just like to tell people to be ashamed of themselves, it's a thing I do.

I'm sorry. :( It was me. After I left there the other day, I just couldn't stand it, so I called the authorities on you. <cough>

I wonder if he realizes that chinchilla are an agricultural product and fall under a completely different set of rules from house pets.
 
I'm sure you'll have no problems, especially since there is no reason why you can't have a couple hundred well-taken-care-of chins.

We have a 'wonderful' neighbor who doesn't like animals (or his own kids for that matter) and we came home to a notice on the door a couple times regarding our dogs. We knew we did nothing wrong, but it makes you feel sick just the same.

The 'animal control' in our town at the time was really just the city maintenance guy who got stuck doing what no one else wanted to do. He also has a couple black dogs of his own and was very nice about the whole thing, even complimented our dogs when he came out to check up on things. The mayor at the time was also very nice when mom insisted on talking to him about the issue. He is also a dog person. Unfortunately, with repeat complaints (even from the same person) we had to go to court to defend ourselves, but we had lots of others neighbors there to back us up. Nothing came of it except that the 'wonderful neighbor' also had to appear in court to tell his side. He was not happy about that and we haven't heard a word from him in 7 years, which is fine by us. His kids are friendly and will talk to us when he's not around.
 
LOL PEGGY! You are hysterical! :p

It wasn't you...that would be too easy. LOL You always make me laugh...thanks!

My chins sort of are pets, but they do fall in the ratites category that rabbits and other animals would fall into. They can definitely be an agricultural product like a cow...which are all over the place lately. Mama and juvenile cattle everywhere. One cow makes more mess and damage than all my chins put together.

I have to keep this all in perspective. These people are going to come and see my house after they have seen some really scary things with dogs and cats. They'll come here and see that I sweep up everything three times a day...and that the chins are happy. :)
 
Ooh, yes, I forgot all about you eating the baby chin. Are they really delicious?
 
=) I'm glad everything is alright now. I guess someone is really jealous about you and your little ones..
 
They haven't come yet...I have no idea of what they are looking for. They said basic wellness check. All the chins have food, water, hay, toys...DVD movies, radio....

I'm so incredibly nervous right now. I don't know if someone is jealous, I don't know why they would say that I am not caring for these animals. This is ALL I do. That and take care of my husband...and my doggies.
 
And that will all show through when they come. Take a deep breath and relax!
When they hear you talk about your chins and they see how adorable they are, they will know you are a loving, responsible pet owner. good luck!
 
Are you sure? All that spins in my head is that they don't understand and they see the number and not how they are cared for.

I hear all the time about how they just check for food and water. The man I spoke to, he was very nice, told me that they had never dealt with chins before like this...only in a petstore situation.

My cages are not gigantic. They are more than adequate, much larger than a lot of breeders have. I just get so nervous. These little guys are my life. What hurts the most is to have someone do this ANONYMOUSLY and try to hurt me as much as possible. This is the ONE thing in my life that is mine that I love...I don't have a child, I probably can never have one...these are my babies. I know each and every one of them.
 
Why stress over this until it really IS a situation? What I mean is it's not a situation unless and until the officer(s) come out and say something like "Lady, what are you thinking? Chins cannot live like this!" We all know that's not what's gonna happen, so just relax. Go with the flow and it'll all be better than answering that door all frazzled. It's just a hurdle, nothing more, nothing less.

And yes, I've been thru this one too. Except I KNEW who called about me...my exhusband. We were going thru the custody dispute and had to try to make me look like an "unfit" mother. He was unsuccessful in EVERY way, but he still tried. Made him look stupid, oh wait, he IS!
 
And yes, I've been thru this one too. Except I KNEW who called about me...my exhusband. We were going thru the custody dispute and had to try to make me look like an "unfit" mother. He was unsuccessful in EVERY way, but he still tried. Made him look stupid, oh wait, he IS![/QUOTE]

What a butthead!
 
Hmm, eating chins? Now I wonder if someone makes a chinchilla-shaped cookie cutter. That'd be one to offer the visitation guy. :D "Oh yes, they're delicious. Special family recipe. I've eaten hundreds of them through the years, but I never get tired of them."
 
I can tell you what they are looking for. I am license as a Class A Breeder and I have my license for my rescue/shelter. They want your animals to look heathly along with adequate supply of food and water. If you have there feed in the same room, they want all food, hay, litter and dust in a plastic container with a lid. ( only if opened) if unopened, the food, hay, litter, dust needs to be off the floor on a pallet. Food and cleaning supplies need to be separate. Garbage also needs to be in a garbage container with a lid.
 
Hmm, eating chins? Now I wonder if someone makes a chinchilla-shaped cookie cutter. That'd be one to offer the visitation guy. :D "Oh yes, they're delicious. Special family recipe. I've eaten hundreds of them through the years, but I never get tired of them."

Off topic, I have 2 chinchilla cookie cutters. :D
 
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