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Published: 2012-06-10 16:54:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 632; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 13
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Description Here's Franklin, sitting all pretty and eating a bit of watermelon in my hand.

I love his soft fur, his wonderful personality and those tapered dumbo ears of his.

Franklin was being given away by a woman who really shouldn't have kids or animals of any sort. She lived in a 1 bedroom apartment above a burger joint and smoked and blasted the tv indoors. The picture she posted in the ad of Franklin made us all jump to our feet and do everything we could to get him out.

This was Franklin's life before I took him in:
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Please remember: NEVER BUY, WHEN YOU CAN ADOPT! There are so many beautiful, lovable, animals out there needing homes and a little genuine love.
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Comments: 16

namtar57 [2013-05-23 16:38:33 +0000 UTC]

How could you not love him

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Upironetopyr [2012-06-14 18:46:52 +0000 UTC]

funny

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ciscobuddy [2012-06-14 04:36:07 +0000 UTC]

So sweet and adorable.

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LuLupoo [2012-06-14 04:09:52 +0000 UTC]

Thank God he is with you. This is the only thing that made my night a very happy one. I didnt continue to read the rest of the story because stuff like that truly upsets me. I cant read it. I just scanned. We need more people like you in this world. It would be a better place Franklin you are a beautiful rat and here is a big kiss and hug for you both.

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Shangyu In reply to LuLupoo [2012-06-16 17:40:07 +0000 UTC]

Thank you I'm happy there are people who share this sentiment. Some people honestly don't give a crap. -__-

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LuLupoo In reply to Shangyu [2012-06-16 20:08:51 +0000 UTC]

You know something your reply made me my day. My thoughts exactly! Your right some people honestly dont give a crap. So I am glad we share the same sentiments!

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Duzloo [2012-06-12 16:07:17 +0000 UTC]

So glad he's with you now

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Shangyu In reply to Duzloo [2012-06-14 03:33:48 +0000 UTC]

I'm so happy we got Franklin in time.

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Duzloo In reply to Shangyu [2012-06-14 13:39:29 +0000 UTC]

Looks like he's happy, too

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SpecterHSC [2012-06-11 00:56:04 +0000 UTC]

Yikes that does not look comfy at all. Glad he is in a better place now.

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Mayhem-Incarnate [2012-06-10 18:04:57 +0000 UTC]

I can't say how glad I am that he's with you now. Well done you! he looks like a happy rat now!

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Shangyu In reply to Mayhem-Incarnate [2012-06-14 03:33:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you. It was actually a group effort. The woman was completely unreliable. She originally asked 50 dollars for the rat AND his crappy cage. After we tried to talk her into JUST giving us the rat, she lied and told us her cat ate him. Thinking that sounded very suspicious, we actually had 2 other people contact her and others helping to raise the money needed to get him.

I ended up paying not a cent. In all, the woman got $40 for Franklin and the crappiest, dirtiest hamster cage you've ever seen.

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Mayhem-Incarnate In reply to Shangyu [2012-06-15 10:34:20 +0000 UTC]

Ugh I just hate people like that. We rescued 36 from someone, I'd gone cos she had an advert up for '2 baby rats for homes' So I called up and asked what colours and she was all 'Some white, some brown and some a mix of colours' So I thought something was up and went along. It was horrific. 36 rats crammed into 3 tiny hamster cages with nothing on the base of the floor but 2 inches of their own filth, it was so packed in I had to scrape it out. They'd been feeding them on cookies and cooked pasta... I'm sure that's why none of the other females were pregnant, too malnourised to make babies There was two litters of babies, one in each of the slightly larger cages, and mixed sexes in both those. 6 large bucks in a 'canary' cage (not that I'd ever use the cage for birds it was that tiny) and they took it in turns to sit on the single bird perch and try to clean themselves... I was horrified, told her I'd take em all to stop her having to deal with it any more and she all but threw them at me. Stupid people!

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Shangyu In reply to Mayhem-Incarnate [2012-06-16 17:39:25 +0000 UTC]

Yikes. But I thank you so much for helping those poor ratties. This happens all the time though, and unfortunately, I've never been brave enough to take on such a large project.

Did you end up finding homes for our rescued ratties?

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Mayhem-Incarnate In reply to Shangyu [2012-06-16 17:59:32 +0000 UTC]

My hubby wasn't best amused with the number of em but he couldn't leave em. We rehomed on a good half of them, and kept some back outselves. Took our total number owned to 30. That was some years back now, and we've only got the 5 girlies now, and we love em.

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Shangyu In reply to Mayhem-Incarnate [2012-07-06 01:59:15 +0000 UTC]

WOW! Must have been tons of work. But good on you for saving all those lives!!

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