Stateline organizations advocate against gifting pets for holidays

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) – Animal service workers agree that pets look cute under a Christmas tree, but people should think twice before giving them as a holiday gift.

Freya, a crested gecko, lives at Eclectic Exotics Rescue and Rehab. Before that, she was given to someone as a Christmas gift.

Neglect she experienced at her previous home led her to have severe metabolic bone disease, which is caused by improper lighting and diet…

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