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Re: So you think your pet store is bad?
i thought pet stores went through inspections to make sure they're meeting health and safety guidelines or something... 
the pet store i buy my feeders from has numerous inspection certificates taped to their front door and on a wall behind the register as well. although it is a bit cramped with cages and merchandise the animals are in fairly good condition, well, except for the cockatoo. he's plucked his chest feathers and the last time i was there was screaming at the top of his lungs for attention i'm assuming. most of us customers and the other animals in there were cringing from the loudness of it and my ears were ringing.
anyways,
that poor grey . well, poor all of 'em.
i hope you guys are successful in shutting the place down although i dont imagine it's gonna positively alter the fate of any of the surviving critters there if they're not placed in a better environment.
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This is the reason i cannot go into a pet store. I am a very childish person when it comes down to things like this, because i tend to blow up on the people in charge.
I have to hold back because (once again childish me) will say something and make a scene, have the cops called on me, and that is really the last thing anyone needs right?
Im not sure about around there, but animal control in Washington state, is a joke.
There is nothing we can really do here about it, so best thing i can do is not go in there, and tell as many people as i can not to go to those stores.
Its disgusting, and cruel, but it is as far as i can go.
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Re: So you think your pet store is bad?
 Originally Posted by mommanessy247
i thought pet stores went through inspections to make sure they're meeting health and safety guidelines or something... 
the pet store i buy my feeders from has numerous inspection certificates taped to their front door and on a wall behind the register as well. although it is a bit cramped with cages and merchandise the animals are in fairly good condition, well, except for the cockatoo. he's plucked his chest feathers and the last time i was there was screaming at the top of his lungs for attention i'm assuming. most of us customers and the other animals in there were cringing from the loudness of it and my ears were ringing.
anyways,
that poor grey  . well, poor all of 'em.
i hope you guys are successful in shutting the place down although i dont imagine it's gonna positively alter the fate of any of the surviving critters there if they're not placed in a better environment. 
Thats what I would have thought. The standards must be mighty low here then. Basically all I've gotten from calls and emails is they have a license to be in business, so STFU.
Sucks that there is a good chance most would be euthanized, but its better than being starved to death or having your tail eaten up by a rat and then dying of infection a week later. We would gladly take in what we could. Got a whole empty heated/cooled add on garage that isn't really in use except for a few boxes in the corner that could easily be set up as a QT on very short notice. A trip to Wal-Mart for tubs and some extra Chlorox to clean our plethora of extra tanks that are gathering dust. May not be fancy, but they wouldn't suffer like this. They would always have food, clean water and a couple human beings who care about thier well being!
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Re: So you think your pet store is bad?
 Originally Posted by FIEND_FO_LYFE
This is the reason i cannot go into a pet store. I am a very childish person when it comes down to things like this, because i tend to blow up on the people in charge.
I have to hold back because (once again childish me) will say something and make a scene, have the cops called on me, and that is really the last thing anyone needs right?
Im not sure about around there, but animal control in Washington state, is a joke.
There is nothing we can really do here about it, so best thing i can do is not go in there, and tell as many people as i can not to go to those stores.
Its disgusting, and cruel, but it is as far as i can go.
Its hard not to go off on these people too. Not all pet shops are bad, though. It irks me whenever I see some idiot complain about places like PetCo or PetSmart. Sure we could split hairs and I could find things that could be improved, but they usually do ok. Nothing like places like this, which are the REAL problems.
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Re: So you think your pet store is bad?
 Originally Posted by AK907
Its hard not to go off on these people too. Not all pet shops are bad, though. It irks me whenever I see some idiot complain about places like PetCo or PetSmart. Sure we could split hairs and I could find things that could be improved, but they usually do ok. Nothing like places like this, which are the REAL problems.
I wouldnt put the all clear on Petco, or Petsmart...
Ive seen just as bad care at those places too....
Dead geckos that were moldy, water that had a thick oily film on it... Ive seen some gross things at those chains too. You cant get all beat up over it all... Ive learned over the years that you cant change stupid. Which these stores are just far beyond. You can try to enlighten them on proper care, but honestly, if they cared one bit, it wouldnt look like that.
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Places like this make me glad I work with people who care about the animals under our care. I can't go into stores like that. I would definitely be put into jail for trying to stuff he store manager's head into a glass tank full of all the dirty water in the store and letting a rat chew on his bottom that was sticking out of the tank. Might be worth it though.
It really is stories like this that makes me want to go out and take business classes and start my own pet store. Show them how its meant to be done. Proper/clean environments, fresh water, food, and veterinary care when needed. There are some people (a lot of people) in this world that should never be in charge of caring for other living beings.
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This reminds me of a pet shop in fountain Co. Dead animals, filth, owners/employees that don't care, green iguanas being housed with skinny beardies. Baby BPs with obvious signs of RI who languish and die next to their cage mates... Its very sad...and even though department of AG has received many complaints, this little pet shop of horror stays open....its beyond me.
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Re: So you think your pet store is bad?
 Originally Posted by AJs Snake House
This reminds me of a pet shop in fountain Co. Dead animals, filth, owners/employees that don't care, green iguanas being housed with skinny beardies. Baby BPs with obvious signs of RI who languish and die next to their cage mates... Its very sad...and even though department of AG has received many complaints, this little pet shop of horror stays open....its beyond me.
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Yeah that place blows. I always felt so dirty going in there.
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