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To ask you to make my 12 year old happy and sign this petition. If you can.

287 replies

Bobrosspaintbrush · 27/12/2021 23:02

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/597222

We took in a dobo hamster and my 12 year old absolutely loves him.
My son is autistic and selective mute and suffers from terrible anxiety, I have posted about the struggle it is sometimes. Anyway it has been so great to see him with the hamster. Talking to me about their needs looking after him and he has started talking to his hamster asking him “what do you want” and “what are you up too’ etc etc.
In the short time we have had him he has brought my son so much joy!
My son likes his research and has been researching how to look after D properly and has got a bit miffed that the cages sold in pet shops for small animals mostly are too small.
So he signed this petition and got the rest of the family to sign it.
He asked how can we get a few more signatures I told him I would try.
So please if you can sign , it will make him so happy to see that he managed to get a few more people to sign.

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Livebythecoast · 28/12/2021 13:47

Signed x

To ask you to make my 12 year old happy and sign this petition. If you can.
TheDeckchairGardener · 28/12/2021 13:58

Signed.😊

thekingfisher · 28/12/2021 14:01

signed!

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FictionalCharacter · 28/12/2021 14:03

Signed. Really good idea!

Loveisthere · 28/12/2021 14:31

Signed good luck x

MyKingdomforaNameChange · 28/12/2021 16:26

Signed and shared on FB :)

ChessieFL · 28/12/2021 16:28

Done!

BoneyEm1972 · 28/12/2021 17:56

Done. Great idea, hope they do something soon

misscockerspaniel · 28/12/2021 17:57

Signed Xmas Smile

Borderterrierpuppy · 28/12/2021 18:00

Done, your son sounds lovely. My grandma sold a puppy to a family who had a child with mutism. The mother phoned her later that week in floods of tears as the daughter had started talking to the puppy. Xx

LivingNextDoorToNorma · 28/12/2021 18:02

I’ve signed. This is such a lovely thing your son is doing, you must be so proud.

crazycatgal · 28/12/2021 18:04

Signed Smile

nothingcanhurtmewithmyeyesshut · 28/12/2021 18:06

Well done to him. They are lovely little hamsters and so funny to watch. They have such individual personalities and can be very expressive.

Mine used to chuck food she didn't want back out of the cage. I'd give her a bowl of food and she'd dig through it, collect up the bits she didn't want then post them back through the bars to me.

sassyduck · 28/12/2021 18:07

Signed Smile

needasleep · 28/12/2021 18:20

Signed

WaltzingBetty · 28/12/2021 19:09

Bump. Signed

feellikeanalien · 28/12/2021 19:13

Signed. Good luck to your son.

Joolly2 · 28/12/2021 19:29

Signed.

Tartanshores · 28/12/2021 19:37

Totally agree - well done to your son . Signed

barberousbarbara · 28/12/2021 19:37

Signed

Sparticle · 28/12/2021 19:39

Signed - come on MNers, let’s get this to 10,000 at least :)

whiteroseredrose · 28/12/2021 19:40

Signed. Thank your DS for letting us know about it.

Snooks1971 · 28/12/2021 19:41

Signed. Good luck x

mrsprefect · 28/12/2021 19:42

Signed. Well done to you DS.

shakingmytinselatyule · 28/12/2021 19:53

Well done both of you. I have signed and there are lots of signatures already. When my dad had a hamster, we attached lots of tubes to the cage to form all kinds of interesting runs for him. I remember that one hamster used to take good and bedding into it and make a man cave Grin