Japanese Pet Store To The EXTREME!!

[@SelenaM863]

That poor owl...all that noise with the most sensitive ears in the animal kingdom..poor baby

[@jadeandhaleybestiesrockz4879]

Candy Lanes So true

[@badboysevin88]

+Candy Lanes And all those bright lights while it's trying to sleep. :c

[@SelenaM863]

So sad ,,,,,

[@kinslimccartney8555]

did you see the thing they tide around his foot 😢

[@alexisrose5971]

I agree and the sugar gliders as well

[@direwolfgirl7614]

this is appalling. and i thought petsmart was bad

[@thewr0ngchild]

You have a meerkat in a tiny tank on it's own, meerkats are incredibly smart, social animals that need to be kept in groups, and do not make good pets unless you have lots of space to provide burrowing and desert type environments. Apart from that, I hope pets bring the Japanese and Chinese closer to our animal friends, and the next generation begins to treat animals with more respect than these countries do now.

[@TBeauty4u]

Gru Rye Whales doesn't even have anything to do with this video. So your agument to Matt Grant's comment is invalid.

[@MissAmyNic]

I studied animal management at college, will be studying veterinary nursing at university next year and have been working with animals for nearly seven years. This video literally made me sick with rage. If a store like that was opened in England, it'd be closed down before the end of the first day..

[@Rainbow_Rockstar]

That poor Meerkat . they r not suppose to be alone they r suppose to be in a group of many called a MOP that help eachother stay healthy and safe this is sad!! and i feel for all those poor animals!

[@conman2317]

+RainBow~RockStar you step on ants all the time so who gives a flying fuck

[@Rainbow_Rockstar]

ReliveTheDream I give a flying fuck!! I think if people would care about other people and animals then this world would be such a horrible fucked up place!!

[@conman2317]

RainBow~RockStar Once religion goes away then the world will get better but until then we have people believing in god's that's even more fucked up!

[@meow-kh6vq]

I know right! I was thinking the same thing! Tag meerkat was probably all like "Omg where is my family! these humans are really scary! It is SO LOUD IN THIS PLACE! HEEEEEELP!"

[@supermanboy1255]

What does jahova have to do with these animals nothing so shut up.

[@PrincessCelestia19]

A lot of these animals don't belong there at all....

[@hellopeopleimacatd7695]

Yeah like the FREAKING WHITE SQUIRREL

[@jhasj6004]

i think i saw pinkie 😂😂

[@zachearwood7370]

+Hello people I'm a cat :'D I think that's a chinchilla

[@VampireLilith322]

and a mear cat either lol

[@topwinnersswe1219]

cool?

[@jessmjfan989]

A MEERKAT!?!?!?! omg poor thing!!!! i feel soo bad for it! :(

[@annc7739]

I know, right? Who would buy a meerkat as a pet? The poor thing wanting to be let out from the cage...Ugh! It is so heartbreaking to see.

[@anash5001]

I'd buy is just to set it free, poor thing

[@FreyBuxz]

It's not that bad. There's food, water and some space.

[@devonbrown7662]

I'm certain they are domesticated. How I would buy a few of them and release them on my farm. First I gotta kill off the wild hogs that would attack them. =^=

[@TheStupidGuyInYT]

oh my god i know right???it's like the meekat is soooooooooooooo special while the other snake,crocs,turtles deserves to rot and die. honestly i think they're doing pretty good there

[@mallorybushnell1720]

That meerkat had no replicated holes and was without its "pack". The packman frog had no dirt. The owl had a look of pure suffering it's sleep being disturbed and it's feet tied down. All the animals look cramped, scared and alone.

[@AstronomyGuru84]

To be honest I've seen far worse in other pet shops. At least most of the reptiles I see have heat lamps. The only one I'm concerned about is the meerkat. A meerkat!! Really!

[@pseuclonarne]

BroncosXNumberX1 how is a meerkat really all that different than the graysquirrel or prerrydog or ferret? if anything I'd think the owl was the most of a problem

[@baranguirus]

Once I went to a pet shop that had a racoon, a toucan, a fruit bat and a juvenile alligator for sale. In Barcelona!

[@forestmew2729]

baranguirus BAT

[@baranguirus]

forest mew Yep, a bat...

[@stupidkupid9860]

@@baranguirus bats are legal in someparts of the uk i think i saw some people with them so im going of guessing

[@asddfghjlk]

This is just sick. Makes me cry :(

[@cherryfalling7933]

how is this FUNNY!?

[@sultanfamily5419]

Guys this is the half of the story you haven't seen what they do in Other countries, in cages they give them minimum water and no food and no vaccinations : (

[@froschramsay9627]

LenaART u

[@lovisaakerstedt9532]

This really hurts my soul, to see so many different animals trapped in small cages. I can hear their voices for help and see how much they wish to have a normal life.

[@LuigiGodzillaGirl]

Those birds need to be moved to a separate room so the nocturnal animals can have some peace

[@saraheades7485]

Ugh just wish they AT LEAST had bigger cages with more things to do

[@ukley___]

I'm sure those cages are temporary. Just for display until someone buys them or until the store closes

[@woodyallen494]

This is absolutely horrible. The sugar gliders do not need to be in small glass boxes, with no way to glide, and with so many more sugar gliders. Yes, I understand they're very social animals but I mean, come on. It's over crowded in there. Sugar Glider. Sugar Glider. What word did you hear in there? Glide. Not Sugar Stay In An Over Crowded Cage. These small, lovable creatures deserve so much more than to be put in to these glass tanks with nothing more than what? shavings and some fruit? I used to own one of them about a year ago, she had died due to it being far too cold and that is part of the reason that this angers me so much. I know just how amazing so many of these animals are, just how sweet, affectionate and beautiful so many of these poor creatures are. Yet people treat them so poorly. It's all about the money they'll make off of the animals and that is absolutely horrendous. I am a twelve years old and I'm even able to tell that and have better judgement.

[@hallyuniverse]

Sugar gliders don't /need/ to glide, that's only for reaching food and to escape predators, which they don't need to do in captivity. But they do need a larger cage, attention and somewhere off the ground to hide. They are nocturnal animals and shouldn't be kept in confined spaces in broad daylight as it is stressful to them.

[@jh5367]

So true

[@syafah1236]

@@hallyuniverse I kinda agree with you. Sugar glider don't always glide.

[@stupidkupid9860]

@@hallyuniverse just because they are not in the wild doesnt mean they dont need to glyde thats like saying parrots dont need there wings because there not in danger

[@pietromanca9490]

Thumbs up set meerkat free!!

[@xXpurplebuddy]

I feel like some of those animals can't even be handled.

[@xXpurplebuddy]

First of all, I'm not an asshole. I handle certain types of animals on a daily basis, but not animals as wild as these. I feel like some of these might not be able to be handled properly because they are commonly known as wild animals. But maybe they were handled before and actually aren't that wild. Second, not all of these animals are reptiles. There are obviously mammals too. I wasn't even talking about the reptiles.

[@DryGrindersHD]

xXpurplebuddy i agree but with u okay but i have allot of those animals and they are great animals you just need to be carefull only thing that made me mad is becouse there are country's that doesnt allow these kind of animals only becouse of the bad things peaple say but realy dont know anything about it they only see bad in those animals but they realy arent i hope you understand couse here in holland they already tought about not allowing these animals anymore

[@devonbrown7662]

Same thoughts exactly however I recommend the non-poisonous variety?

[@Natlatify]

DryGrindersHD He's not saying that these animals are bad, he's saying you'd have a hard time handling them. I mostly imagine he's talking about the mammals that aren't properly domesticated - the meerkat, the prarie dogs, the Armadillos. Those are animals that have not been selectively bred and domesticated over hundreds of years as cats and dogs and hamsters have. These are animals that are probably one or two generations away from the wild, which means their temperament isn't going to be like that of a pet, more of a wild animal that will not enjoy handling or affection and will likely bite you, as it sees you as a threat to it's survival.

[@xXpurplebuddy]

I'm a she,lol. But yeah. I handle animals almost everyday, but I'd be a bit scared to touch some of these..

[@Missblackwidow96]

they would all be so stressed out ): this is horrible

[@archiehamilton6094]

Jesus, this isn't right. Keeping animals locked up like this should be illegal.

[@awashbarbecue5641]

Archie Hamilton you have a locked up bearded dragon

[@bshinjp]

Yeah what about that bearded dragon that you locked up? Explain that.

[@commendedzuez0944]

This is sick, the owl bothered me the most, did you see his feet. It was tied up...

[@commendedzuez0944]

Canadian Blaze ik, a cage would be better, he can't even move at all.

[@Mikey8028]

That's how you keep raptors. You tie one foot at the start. Eventually they assume their foot is always tied and don't fly off. It's how it works. It was a shit petstore. Like 15 tortoises in about 1.5 foot square of space is insane.

[@alexispickel3286]

+Canadian Blaze you can clip the wings so they don't fly off...you don't need to tie them down

[@Lilmoviegirl]

Often times, people will tie leather strings with a bell attached to the string to an owl's leg so people can hear it as the owl flies around. Owls are very well known for having feathers that cannot be heard as they fly, helping them catch prey at night. Tying a string with a bell on it is often a good soloution than just straight up clipping a bird's wings, which should /try/ to be avoided if possible. Of course, I could be wrong and there's not a bell there, but that's a pretty common thing when it comes to having owls as pets or rehabbing owls.

[@filthyprank5164]

you losers clearly dont understand or know about. birds ...even with clipd wings they can still fly a meter high and for a good 10 seconds in the air

[@roseofthetree]

the rabbit cages are almost as big as them :( this pet store is worse than prison

[@avi9430]

all the exotic pets and reptiles don't have the right husbandry

[@NatalyG73]

Neither do the other animals.. This is So devastating to look at.

[@Epirc]

SpottedBrownie owo My dog is a breed who could not survive in the wild, plus she is very happy so not ALL other animals.

[@eldritchdoll]

Nataly Exotic pets.......key word exotic......

[@XraineX]

why arent the birds on perches like the north american stores, doesnt being on the ground too long hurt their feet?

[@SolitaryEngel]

Yes it does. they need perches of varying widths to prevent their feet from forming arthritis. Flat surfaces or perches that are all the same width causes lots of problems long-term.

[@iiisopod]

You are right, but i have a feeling those might still be juvenile birds. so they may not be able to maneuver a smallish display cage properly yet and will just result in injury. Young birds like this are sold to be hand reared and become people friendly (which is great because they get to come out of their cages to fly and interact with people)

[@SolitaryEngel]

The thing to keep in mind, though, is that pet stores tend to retain a percentage of animals for a long time before they are sold. Especially expensive animals, or ones that need extra care. Some of those birds might be in that cage for months before they get bought. :/

[@iiisopod]

Kimberly Hartley That is a possibility but since we dont know the exact way the store handles birds we dont know if fully grown ones would be moved into a larger cage. I would prefer all the animals get more space and thats something that frustrates me about a lot of pet stores in general. But they seem to be in good health and if they were depressed or sick it would probably show a bit more. I had gotten a young ringneck from a similar situation and its quite common for younger birds to be kept in class/plastic tanks. And since these are probably hand raised, people might buy them much quicker then the others.

[@tommyma09]

Profit is all they give a shit about. Also, don't get urself fooled with North American pet stores like petco and pet smart. They cage animals in small enclosures jut like that but maybe a bit better than this case.

[@bobipineman]

My illegal pet trade sense are tickling

[@LittleImpaler]

A lot of these animals are not pets, but wild.

[@GatorTee]

LittleImpaler every “pet” is wild so re phrase that

[@alenakralova2520]

This is so wrong!! how can they keep animals like this? half of them are illegal to sell...

[@alenakralova2520]

and they keep them in wrong enclosures!! I mean where have you ever seen a parrot or any bird for the matter being put in a vivarium with no space to fly at all?! the geckos look extremely skinny and the meerkat - which is a very social animal and in wild would live on miles or territory land is kept in miniature vivarium on it's own. Im so bloody mad right now!

[@SuzanneTegroen]

Alena Králová i feel bad for the birds and all of them

[@alenakralova2520]

Suzanne Tegroen I got so extremely angry!! I'd like to put the owners into some tiny vivs and see how they'd like being treated like that!!

[@WolfFang884]

Maybe in your country but japan is different

[@alenakralova2520]

WolfFang884 Its still very disrespectful and mean towards the animals and I'm sure that people would agree no matter what part of the world this was seen in..

[@Liv-om4mu]

This made me feel physically sick. And wtf a meerkat in a pet store?? I can't even watch the whole video

[@Linchy1997]

This is so cruel and sad...poor animals.I just want to buy 'em all and release them in to the wild...:(

[@FallenSkater1940]

we're all prisoners in some sense

[@NatalyG73]

Sadly if we were to buy them, there would just be new ones "produced" ._.

[@devonbrown7662]

Be free hamster! *bird grabs hamster* Dammit.

[@Eriko480]

if bought them all and released them they would all die since they dont kinow hot to hunt and wouldent be able to survive

[@NatalyG73]

Erik Zhang nobody should buy any of those animals.. It would be of no sense and would only help the pet shops to reproduce

[@KateandEvatoys]

Meerkats and prairie dogs!?!! Awesome but sad, they need so much more room than that

[@tigger1995Magi]

+kaitlyn wade they shouldnt be up for sale in the first place :/

[@tobaccojohn9664]

IMO everything in that shop needs more room.

[@jessicacreed7773]

@@tobaccojohn9664 And a proper setup! Animals can survive in an incorrectly set up or barren cage/tank temporarily, but what example does that set for the future owners? Hell, if they're buying from a place like this who knows what kind of research they've done. People so often just go off pet store's advice, and I see several husbandry problems here that could be deadly. Anyways, thanks for giving me a chance to rant, I'm angry, lmao.

[@tobaccojohn9664]

@@jessicacreed7773 yes, me too

[@ClipOriss]

Its so loud, but it looks like a very cramped zoo. "I'm not interested in this stuff, just showing you animals and stuff, so enjoy yourself OH ARMADILLOS!!" Hahaha xD

[@emmeliehallin7306]

Poor anmals D:

[@tastexdaxrainbowx0]

The environment looks really stressful, and the animals look so anxious. I don't think I'd be willing to buy a pet from there. They look trapped and scared.

[@mangaboss1411]

+Azariah Garnett Yeah they could do without the music, too

[@CabhanListis]

That loud, rampant chirping might be stressing the rest of the jungle.

[@lyeraspiderwick]

Cabhan Listis the birds are the nagging gossipy women of the town

[@mango-pu6wc]

Wow.. this is just terrible. I bet most of these animals are wild caught and illegally sold into pet trade. Meerkat was in too tiny of an enclosure, sugar gliders cannot be kept in tanks, the squirrels need WAY more space for two than that, that pacman frog looks like its on foam, turtle tank is way too dirty, that second frog was in a TRAVEL tank Is that light seriously in the tank with the beardie? that gecko tank is way too tiny, those snake tanks.... just sad.... that poor owl, the "enclosure" is dirty, its not fully enclosed which can be dangerous in a pet shop, the tegu enclosure... NO! TORTOISES CANNOT BE KEPT IN CLEAR TANKS! FOR CRYING OUT LOUD ITS DANGEROUS!!! Also too small The groundhog is in way to tiny of an enclosure, and doesn't have nearly as much as it should The degus are in a glass tank, THEY SHOULD BE IN A WIRE CAGE The poor lovebirds and parrots, that cage isn't even close to being appropriate for one, none the less more. (didn't finish the video from here :P) Such cruel practices.

[@mango-pu6wc]

also... "That's a big bunny" ... you should see the flemish giants XD

[@EcoHuron]

That store is epic here were I live there's only a fish in the store than they call it a day

[@EcoHuron]

Ok nvm They obviously didn't do there research befor getting the animals for their store

[@kerrysig9244]

The only thing that surprised me was that this was a pet store and not the back of a kitchen.

[@belleboef]

It's sad for all those animals, in the Netherlands where I live, only rabbits, hamsters, small birds, and a few reptiles are allowed to sell in a pet store. But in some pet stores you don't even see them, only food and stuff for your animal. I think that's great!

[@ChloeStardawn]

THIS IS SO SO SO SO SO SO... WRONG! I WISH I COULD BUY THEM ALL :C

[@pagesofhelpinghands5475]

But that's the thing. Whenever you buy an animal from these kind of places, they earn more money to get more animals. Buying pretty much supports them.

[@Prat_Saw]

Pages of Helping Hands very true

[@mollyoxy]

+Pages of Helping Hands it doesn't "pretty much" support them, it *does* support them lol. I don't get why people don't understand demand and supply. Just like how people think they don't support animal cruelty yet they pay for and eat meat/animal products. If you pay for it, you are supporting them.

[@pagesofhelpinghands5475]

it was an expression kind of thing

[@ChloeStardawn]

+DЯ4iИ G4ИG H€ЯØ i know that but i still wish i could save them all... :/

[@valentinafloeck2068]

these poor animals are the real world and not for fricken cages the meercatsare ment to be in huge open areas and in groups not a tiny cage on its own ANIMAL CRUELTY !!!!!!!

[@BEEFWAD]

this is horrible they're not ment to be there this breaks my heart

[@PatsiicK]

that constant loud chirping is stressing the other animals out

[@thewr0ngchild]

That's incredibly cruel, those poor sugar gliders. They should be in an enclosure with branches and swings and plenty of room to play. Lets hope whoever buys them can provide this. Pets are not commodities, it's time we began treating them as animals and not accessories. Unless you are going to eat an animal, in which case you still need to provide a good lifestyle, clean environment, vet care and other practical livestock management, then you should be treating your pets as you would a fellow human.

[@bobbobston9233]

you have to go to the Japanese grocery stores for cats and dogs in case anyone was wondering

[@SolitaryEngel]

Not true

[@bobbobston9233]

Kimberly Hartley obviously it was a joke go cry about it

[@SolitaryEngel]

Cry about what?

[@bobbobston9233]

Kimberly Hartley THIS DIIICK! lol i was hoping ud say that

[@Pawnee123-r1b]

Sad for the baby owl and the Meerkat.

[@wyatt4727]

And the other animals right

[@Bangy]

Animals: exist Animal Rights: THAT'S ANIMAL ABUSE!!

[@ButlerOutdoorsNY]

the birds in the tank with no weres to fly arround like a nice cage really got to me....

[@JesseMusicc]

holy shit I want a white squirrel... wtf!

[@Kasparovvvvv]

All the guys that complaining are eating meat from cows that lived in harder conditions than the animals in this video.

[@audreyrose4880]

Yeah but that still doesn't make it ok and I agree meat animals are I worse conditions

[@kedamono639]

The thing is most people don't care about cows, unfortunately. If a cat or a dog is maltreated or killed for food, the world goes nuts. But cows make tasty beef. So it's apparently okay if it's cattle.

[@motherofdragonzz1233]

I'm not I don't eat meat

[@wimpyblook7421]

I don't, actually. But yea, a lot of people only care about cute looking animals, which is quite sad.

[@elizabetavejnovic8638]

BLASTOYZ you are so right,but still,we should show other people where they are making a mistake

[@ataintedfriend]

Fix your own problems in your own countries before you try to make it world wide. Action speak louder than words. I lived in America: SF LA NYC, Canada, Asia: Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Europe: Paris, Florence, Berlin, Bretange & Gratz. I've seen great animal husbandry and some worse in suburban America and European cities; therefore, you can't base something on a nationality or ethnicity. That's like saying humans owning a dog and cat is cruel, spaying and neutering a dog and cat is cruel, or domesticating or making hybrid dogs and cats are cruel. Dogs came from wolves... cats came from wild cats. Humane Societies and other shelters are killing pets everyday so you can go set up a riot there if you're some real activist instead of spending your days upsetting others online. Every culture has it's own view, you need understand people's culture and location before you make these judgments. People think cats and dogs should be able to run freely, if locked indoors it is cruel, while animal shelters and other societies say cats and dogs should be strictly indoors due to the danger of vehicles and predators. Everyone has their own opinions and methods. If you come to Japan or any other foreign country people will think you're different or weird. The way people grew up and do things are handled and done differently based on nationality and demographics. As far as stereotypes go, people in Asia make fun and have their own jokes of white people, where as Americans have jokes on Asians, Blacks and Jews etc. I've heard the reverse stereotype, "why do white people all look the same?" It's the same world wide - you can't change how people do things - but you can change the way you look at, think of and approach things. Be open and respectful on your word choice and please see or think of both sides of the story before you make an assumption or make judgements. If you give the benefit of both sides your argument will be taken more seriously. Also, please FILTER your anger and make it positive instead of useless bickering. Thank you.

[@alinedamirror5528]

+ataintedfriend It's true. We have farms of hybrid cats and dogs and we believe it's "normal or better". There are cruelty inside pets farms.

[@kryscurr]

+ataintedfriend Asia as a whole is known for their terrible treatment of Animals . There are some that know better, but most of the conditions you speak of in the west are ILLEGAL and are done as a SMALL part of the country. Not Most of it. Shops like this are common in Japan. Shoot they even put LIVE animals is SEALED bags and sell them as keychains. While yes, we have many issues, we are far less cruel as this as a whole And actually the Humane society is no-kill across the nation.

[@marioalejandro3048]

+Displaced_Texan asia has diffrent laws than AMERICA here things like this is common and legal

[@ferdynandl4754]

FireStar_Betta and american and european bought the "illegal" pet

[@walterkanehl5624]

ataintedfriend shut your damn mouth

[@bayleamussen694]

I felt so bad for those little meerkats. They were soo cute! Great video by the way!

[@viktorcheng2061]

Baylea Mussen They run in groups like Timon from the Lion King.

[@bayleamussen694]

+Viktor Cheng I love the lion king!

[@wyatt4727]

This is sick if your going to create a pet store you should at least attempt to make sure the animals have lots of space, attention, the right diet, and on top of all that some of those animals are not even made to be pets and you can clearly see that they don't like being stuck all day In a cage, I mean you can actually see some of the mammals clawing at the cage wall trying to get out, and animals really aren't supposed to be in small restricting cages like they are in this shop and one last thing for me to share I own two bunnies and they run across my room all the time that's their exercise and they enjoy it, while those bunnies are stuck in a very small cage every second of their life, it just disgusts me

[@thatswhatshesays]

It is heartbreaking what we do to wild animals for our own amusements. Meerkats live in colonies--they are very social. This place was crowded and stressful for those poor animals. : (

[@imMrPotato]

i want to buy them all and just release them

[@Berry-vo3pt]

So they can die in the wild by a painful death? Yeah, sure.. You got some heart there, 'bud.

[@imMrPotato]

***** better than staying longer in a cage

[@Berry-vo3pt]

You REAAALLLLYY want them to die in a painful death, don't you? They'd get almost cut in half and get their organs eaten when they go out there in the WILD.

[@imMrPotato]

they would survive longern than you would

[@Berry-vo3pt]

If they were tigers, maybe. Squirrels, cats and mice?? Haha, no.

[@carolinewilliams1339]

This place needs to be shut down horrible conditions, and These animals r not pets ,the baby squirrel was crying, and the sugar gliders were standing on top of each other

[@mjmeowsers3655]

I really hope this is like the petsmart of japan. This is really bad pet care

[@TC-ek6fo]

There are so many things wrong with the animals' setups I can't even count them all...

[@enchantingdream7011]

Poor animals...

[@furryfritter7047]

All the people talking shit in the comments about how they feel bad for the animals, and how bad off they are, almost every animal in this video looks to be in amazing condition compared to what you typically see in pet store, a few of the cages could be bigger, but most are of a decent, or greater size, the animals are of good weight, and health, the reptiles do not have any visible stuck shed, also I must add these are both the cleanest animals, and cages I have ever seen in a pet store. This place get my stamp of approval, I just wish I could say the same for our American pet stores.

[@staticcharm3808]

Well at least American pet stores don't see illegal animals like sugar gliders and meerkats. Japanese don't give a shit what suffers as long as they think it is cute.

[@furryfritter7047]

They aren't suffering though, and yeah they do have some animals I wouldn't recommend in a pet store, but so do the American ones, iguanas, primates, and skunks for example.

[@furryfritter7047]

Also they do have different laws on what is illegal, or not, as do we.

[@calliejet4499]

furryfritter it has nothing to do with whether they look healthy it's that they are in small cages that they probably never get to get out of. Just because they might be in good physical condition doesn't mean that they are happy. For example the groundhog is biting at the bars of its cage because it wants to come out! That is not a happy animal that is an extremely bored animal. It has nothing to do with it being an asian pet store I don't approve of any pet stores ANYWHERE

[@HillLuvJump999]

***** www.sugarglider.com/gliderpedia/index.asp?Laws Not every states allows them- they are illegal in some

[@jpucci72]

that's just sad...

[@ThePlaguedRaven]

Absolutely disgusting, I saw several animals in there that should never be in a pet store. The groundhogs were losing their minds and the frogs didn't even have enough room to turn around. Some of the birds were in fucking aquariums, birds fly and perch, not walk around on wood chips like hamsters. The worst part is, I'll bet 75% of the animals in there don't get sold for a VERY long time, who walks into a pet shop open minded to buying a fucking meerkat, bullfrog, squirrel or a groundhog. The twisted people who do this need to be doused in gasoline and have a match flicked at them, heartbreaking.

[@music20004ever]

You couldn't even dream of finding half these animals in English pet stores. And that's not a bad thing!

[@SHADOW31904]

O_O is this the meaning of Pokemon, it looks very uncomfortable T_T

[@24framez_]

Is it a pet-shop or a food-store? :P

[@idkwhattoputherebuthi153]

Some of those pets aren’t even supposed to be pets. Poor owl 🦉

[@mamahasgun3643]

Japanese only think they're KAWAII. But i mean, EXOTIC ANIMALS are not pets for you to play with. This is is so cruel.

[@coryhutchison4033]

One could imagine the stress these animals had to suffer, hidden, stuffed, sedated, shut up, flown via plane to wake up in a cage to be gawked at. And the ones that died from the stress.

[@dinoragutierrez8044]

OMG that leopard gecko poor thing it had no log or hide to hide in oh 😭😢

[@ChloeStardawn]

omg :c and the bunny's in the small cages with nothing to play with! or do D:

[@annas.8902]

These animals are in no way domesticated, or able to be domesticated. They're wild animals someone caught and brought in from the field. Being trapped in those cages is torture for them. It's disgusting.

[@jessicacreed7773]

How to fix a pet store like this: 1) No exotics that just can't be happy as house pets, obviously. The owl, the meerkat, the armadillos, etc. 2) Keep the birds in a separate room with a closed door so their noise doesn't stress the other animals, and preferably house less of them at once (I'm sure they don't like so much noise either). 3) Only make advanced care pets like the sugar gliders available by custom order, because they're vulnerable to impulse buys and very likely to be treated improperly if impulse bought. 4) Set up enclosures properly. For example, give all the animals several hiding places, toys depending on the species, proper substrate, an adequate amount of space, etc. There's so much wrong here. Just set them up like you would if this was a permanent home, both for the wellbeing of the animals and because many people will likely base THEIR enclosures on what they see in the shop, and that is not good given what's shown here. 5) Label tanks/enclosures with basic facts (full grown size, minimum enclosure size, average lifespan) and hand out care sheets with each purchase. It's depressing how few pet stores do this. 6) This is more of a suggestion, but I can't help but feel like having that many people milling around in there would stress the animals. If I owned the place and it regularly got this crowded I'd limit how many customers were allowed inside at once, like some businesses are doing now because of covid. And that's it- thanks for coming to my TED talk on this 6 year old video.

[@porkchop606]

This is sickening to watch how Asians treat animals like this. They are always the ones to torture them, I wish they are tortured as well. Did you see how the rodents were biting and pawing the wired cages and the guy laughed like it was cute? That's called stress, they are biting and pawing the cage cause they want to get out. Plus the poor owl, it was strapped on a perch and was not aloud to go anywhere, staying on a perch for long periods of time is bad for their feet. How would you like it if your feet were strapped on a bar and you weren't aloud to move? Your feet would hurt just like the bird's. If only these idiotic Asians would put themselves in the animals's shoes and see what it's like to be treated this way.

[@r.j.l.x]

I'm asian. That's offensive. I don't do that shit, so don't point out every single fucking asian.

[@porkchop606]

Lynnie Xiong I didn't mean all Asians. Jeez.

[@r.j.l.x]

U said "asians treat animals like this". You said it as if it was directed to everybody. Word your statement better.

[@porkchop606]

Lynnie Xiong Wow. Just wow.

[@r.j.l.x]

Word your paragraphs better

[@leon-xu6xk]

All tis screams.. its sounds like they scream: "Help me". This noise isnt good for all this animals some of then arent even pets.

[@Faliat]

What the hell? Why are the birds in tanks? They need perches! Cool pet shop, though. If I lived there I'd go in everyday and leave with something new. Lol.

[@griphlican21]

The birds are in tanks because they r babies and cannot perch yet for their safety....weird that a pet shop would sell un weaned babies tho :/

[@gusevans474]

griphlican21 birds dont need weaned.... weaned means that you stop feeding them milk. birds dont need milk as babies....

[@penultimate7388]

Gus Evans They do need to be weaned. Birds are fed by their parents until a certain age, where they then find their own food. Another definition of "wean" is to accustom someone to managing without something on which they have become dependent or of which they have become excessively fond. Since the birds are becoming independent of the food their parents feed them, you could say they are being weaned. Lots of birds are fed food that their parents regurgitate and is not completely solid food. Some other birds feed their young something called "crop milk". It comes from the lining of the crop and is regurgitated by the parent. :)

[@DinoLover4242]

I wish that exotic pets were legal in California, so I could have a pet meerkat.

[@Kurovelli]

I want the opossum lol

[@DinoLover4242]

While I want meerkats and tapirs. LOL :D

[@mango-pu6wc]

+The QuietBlueBird they shouldn't even be pets

[@piplup229]

+The QuietBlueBird yea, although a lot of these are cute and would be cool to have as pets, a lot, if not most of them appear to be illegal pets. Plus, those enclosures seem WAY to small and inhumane for a lot of those animals.

[@DinoLover4242]

Then why do Japanese people keep them if we're not allowed to have any one of these?

[@zbb69bbz]

This store makes me angry, but that baby owl being held there like that is just awful.

[@ErikaGrosspietsch]

So you notice that all those animals that really need socialization were all clawing and biting at the cage?! Like, sugar gliders need wire cages, not fish tanks. And Meer cats need lots of places to dig

[@chuckd5877]

Thumbs down for annoying pop ups.....

[@skylermetcalfe3657]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!! a MEERKAT!!!! AN OWL!!!!!! maybe a little to intense Japan

[@skylermetcalfe3657]

also a squirrel, armidillos WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@suqmadiq3651]

God, what the fuck are you on?

[@koalaears1447]

want a turtle so bad ;(

[@snowolimar]

You're a koala so...

[@Schnaidernineseveneight]

snowolimar lol

[@Ailur0phillian]

Meerkats are such social animals! I feel so bad for that little guy....That is NOTHING like his habitat!

[@snarfbot]

these actually all started out as gerbils, but have since mutated spectacularly, thanks fukashima!

[@sunnydayhanerh]

that is so sad to see :( meerkats are meant to be in packs with other meerkats in the open or in a sanctuary to be happy, agh :((

[@knockpainter]

Human is dominating on others lifeform. That's normal. Only your feelings can tell that it's wrong. Just deal with it.

[@TK-se6ms]

It's so fascinating and interesting but sad at the same time.

[@donmichi7]

sad how it looks so normal as if stores like that are common, but i've never been to japan so I can't really tell....well I really hope that there aren't many stores like that....what's also pretty sad is how the animals are chilling right next to the glasswalls of their cage...like they try to escape but simply don't have the power anymore to do so....

[@kedamono639]

Do you hear that? It's the sound of countless enclosed birds screaming for help.

[@Dancereky]

things like this, WOULD BE ILLEGAL IN THE U.S!!!!! I mean the birds, snakes, rabbits, and lizards I can understand BUT PRAIRIE DOGS?! MEERKATS?!! CHICKS?!?!!!!!!! ONE! prairie dogs, and meerkats belong in their NATURAL HABITAT!!! Not in someones home, or a glass box!! Two, baby birds should NOT be in a fricking pet store!!!! They need to be in their nests, protected and fed by their mothers. The ones in the store, wasn't even near being ready to fly! If its this bad in japan, then doesn't it make ya wonder how much worse it is in china? >

[@mlltianxiezuo]

does this video have anything to do with China???!!! U just assume, honey, hard evidence please, just like the video.

[@Adam_moore50678]

Linlin Miao actually your the one who needs to do some research (: before opening your mouth at-least know the facts before you can go saying ignorant comments. China still doesnt have hard foundation animal cruelty laws thank you very much. so respect that guys opinion and everyone else.

[@natalieluders378]

This is possibly the most disgusting sight ive seen in awhile what in any way is this ok . Pet shops in Australia are now getting stricter on confined animals and also the types of pets your allowed . Blows my mind when I see our native lizards ,birds and mammals for sale as pets in other countries when we don't allow it here this shit needs to stop

[@inc6117]

Do pets like bearded dragons anger you or is it more exotic and wild animals that anger you? Out of curiosity. I'd like to know your thoughts.

[@natalieluders378]

Beared dragons, suger gliders and wild but mainly australian natives

[@inc6117]

Really? Because bearded dragons make excellent pets.

[@natalieluders378]

+Ryan Endicott No doubt they make fantastic pets that's not the point here in Australia you have to obtain a reptiles license to own any of our wild native animals and that's if your lucky it upsets me that our native animals are treated as pets

[@thederptor2571]

Better than China at least and North Korea can afford pets and need them for food.

[@bmoremetal]

I am guessing their animal rights are pretty much nonexistent. Some of those animals are dead, if not sleeping. Along with other problems with the way they are kept, such as the birds.

[@africanwilddog6685]

This is so bad, the meerkat is like "Must escape to Africa..."

[@marioalejandro3048]

Timon and simba

[@fristangutierrez7594]

awww :C it made me cry seeing those cute buddies kept in small cages with a lot of people around .just imagine how stressful they are.

[@faiths.4971]

some of the hampsters look dead O.O

[@faiths.4971]

***** i know that they are nocturnal, i have owned two of them, but I've never seen them sleep like that :|

[@emmas8833]

OMG meerkats should be out in the wild making dens and scavenging for bugs wtf.

[@emmas8833]

Also, every where does have animal abuse but the thing is, Asia is notorious for it if you think I'm lying watch the tv special extinct.

[@raybuggy11]

Yeah they need to be in groups as well as they need to have underground dens which is hard to duplicate so they really shouldn't be pets

[@emmas8833]

I agree it would be extremely hard to mimic their natural habitats

[@Rainbow_Rockstar]

+Ray Mkay right meerkats r in a group called a mop and they keep eachother safe and healthy this is just sad!!

[@JoseReyes-my3np]

some of those animals aren't pets and some of the Sugar gliders are in a small tank that's in a large tank those animals are being treated badly 😢

[@codyjames3637]

I feel bad for all the animals but at least there kept clean for the amount of critters they have

[@mosddoomsday1]

You know what I just love? WHEN PEOPLE FILL THE FUCKING VIDEO WITH SHIT!

[@ChloeStardawn]

i feel sorry for all the squirrels in cages they have so much energy and no where to use it! :c

[@LOTRlover100]

OH MY FREAKIN GOSH! They have meerkats!?? I want it! I want it!

[@TheEggmike]

***** Then I'll just have to buy several then, or keep it with a pet warthog... Timon and Pumba made it work.

[@LOTRlover100]

***** just cuz I"m surprised they have a meerket in a pet store doesn't make me an idiot. Also, just cuz I want one doesn't mean I would actually buy one. they are very hard to keep as pets and it would make no sense. so chill out dude.

[@marshmhello723]

Omg how fucked up is that the poor animas!!

[@kiarazahedi6537]

What how there fed regularly and only temporarily in that condition or that there safe live longer and happier lives or that there not experimented on

[@victorrodriguez2618]

Yes you are right but animals need to be free. It's like us in jail we are stuck in there until we are saved. In a jail you get fed and are safe from outside and what I mean by outside is shootings and bombings and terrorists. We are safe but how would you like being stuck in there for sometimes life. I understand turtles, birds, mice, hamsters, and amphibians in a pet store but seriously an owl and squirrels.

[@melixx1028]

Wait, so they have: meerkats, prairie dogs, owls, armadillos, sugar gliders, and squirrels....but no dogs or cats? Lol.

[@snowy2moon]

So I thought I would share something with you guys. For those of you who are saying that these animals should be set free to go live in the wild, that really shouldn't be the case. I have worked with a lot of these animals before, and a lot of them need really specific care. For instance, most of the reptiles you saw need UVB lighting. A Lot, if not all, of these animals were bread and raised through captivity so even if they are normally not a typical " house pet" they couldn't survive since most wild genes were probably bread out. This probably sounds odd, but yes they are better off there than in the wild. Now most of you are right, those are not the proper set ups for them to be in. However this is a RETAIL shop, so there is limited space that they can have to each animal. Since most are babies, this is not too big of an issue. Also, you must take into account that these animals will be sold at some point. Most are probably only there for a couple months at most. I am basing all this information however from working at a petsmart in america. Our guidelines for the animals might be different to the ones over there, but for the most part, I knew each animal I saw. Their tanks/cages look decently managed and that is probably the biggest factor to their health rather than just the size. A clean small cage is better than a filthy large cage. :) I hope this might have put some of you at ease a bit, but I am sure some people will think I am wrong on this :)