Makes Me Sick! Reporting a pet shop?!?

Yup mine is exactly the same. They aquired a "borneo blood python" which looks sumatran. They're asking 300 for it.

150+ for balls. Some prices are good. Some are just crazy.

The bad thing about my place is they have a so called experienced snake guy on hand and he allows the animals to be kept in some nasty conditions.

I just had an image of Pee Wee Herman running in and saving all the animals from the pet store. I know some of you know what im talkin about :P

But seriously though, you should plan a covert operation and rescue those poor animals. I'm all for it. Where is this pet shop located anyway?

I'm disgusted that there are so many uncaring pet store operators out there! The one near my house is great! All cages are cleaned of poop, etc. daily. They feed when the store is open so you know the animals are eating well. Its owned by a couple who have been involved in exotics for over 20 years and they and their staff are very knowledgable about their animals.

I haven't experienced the worst out there like all of you have but i just imagine the conditions and am enraged!

As for limited sources for feeders, there are quite a few on-line feeder stores that have pretty good prices and deliver to your door. They have everything from a large variety of worms to all sizes of f/t mice & rats. I've dealt with some and have had good experiences. They even accept paypal if you don't have a credit card! Could be an option for some.

I agree with the suggestion and your plan to call the ASPCA. You should see what happens to animal abusers here in Canada! Sometimes they even get jail time!

People who run stores with such nasty conditions should be forced to live in those conditions themselves! Then maybe they would give a damn.

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Originally Posted by Snakeman

sounds horrible!

i'd contact your local ASPCA

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Agreed, i dont know what to say except contact the ASPCA. That is terrible.

Report, report, report! There's no other option. What a horrible and ignorant way to treat those creatures. If I were you I'd have said something long ago (not criticising or anything, I know you rely on the store). Thankfully near me we have two great reptile specialist stores, kept clean, have a nice store and the staff are knowledgable.

It's a shame that it can't be said for all pet shops. :(

You're doing the right thing, keep us posted and in the mean time, just buy your feeders from online or other sources.

half the time the ASPCA wont do anything. Whatever law enforcement you have regarding animals (like, for me in Florida it's Game and Fish Commission) contact them, because they HAVE to at least look at them whereas the ASPCA just feels like they should and then nothing gets done.

Also, if you want a reaction REAL fast, get the media involved. Contact any and all local newspapers. They're almost always willing to get involved in stuff like this and when the stores find out they're getting bad publicity they usually jump to fix things. The trick is to keep going back and make sure they're continuing the good habits.

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Originally Posted by Snakeman

sounds horrible!

i'd contact your local ASPCA

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sooooooooo true that sounds like neglect :(