Waste - absorbing litter or bedding is required for
most small animal cages.
Not exact matches
the
animals are
cage free but are crammed together in a
small room with 1 door to the outside which
most of them don't even make it to because they are all stuck in the room shoulder to shoulder.
For example,
most pet store
cages are too
small for
animals like guinea pigs and rabbits, and they need hay and vegetables to stay healthy.
Most of these
small animals need daily time outside of their
cage.
Since pushing for welfare reforms often involves working directly with food and clothing industry companies, this work can give the public the impression that these companies treat their
animals well when this is not the case, especially when
animal advocates are incentivized to make the reforms seem like drastic improvements when
animals still suffer substantially.213 Critics would also argue that, empirically, welfare reforms such as banning battery
cages reduce only a very
small portion of the harm of
animal agriculture — if any — so they are not the
most cost - effective use of time.214, 215, 216
Most of these
small animals need daily time outside of their
cage, though, because they are great escape artists and hiders, you will want to keep them busy when they are out.
Since pushing for welfare reforms often involves working directly with food industry companies, this work can give the public the impression that these companies treat their
animals well when this is not the case, especially when
animal advocates are incentivized to make the reforms seem like drastic improvements when
animals still suffer substantially.192 Critics would also argue that, empirically, welfare reforms such as banning battery
cages reduce only a very
small portion of the harm of
animal agriculture, if any, so they are not the
most cost - effective use of time.193, 194, 195
It might not be the
most glamorous of products, but
small animal bedding, or
cage litter, is a daily necessity for hamsters, mice, rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, ferrets and other
small mammals.
Most small animals enjoy tubes, which can be placed on the floor of the
cage or suspended from the top or sides to save floor space.
Most everyday
cages are too large to take traveling, but a carrier is usually too
small for an
animal to live in, so the pet will require a travel
cage.
Still, the shape of a
cage should be determined by the natural behavior of the
animal, and
most small pets, including hamsters, guinea pigs, rabbits, gerbils and ferrets are not natural climbers.
Puppymills keep
animals in
small cages (similar to large chicken crates) for
most of their natural lives.