Quote Originally Posted by Ginevive View Post
So true.

I have only ever been to one Petland. But that store was clean, with healthy animals, and no dogs/cats for sale. I had no problem with it.

Many people are so upset about chain stores, just because they are chain stores. I have seen very bad private mom n' pop stores just as well.

And the HSUS.. you said it Wolfy.
Not all Petland stores sell puppies, let alone kittens, but I've been to many that do. The local Petland here won't even tell you who you get your puppy from until you initiate a purchase (I say purchase, not adoption). Legally they have to tell you who they supply the puppies from, but when I just asked who the puppies were bought from they told me 'that's confidential information' and were very abrupt with me. As if I was trying to investigate them myself. I was simply a customer but they treated me as if I was suspecting something.

THAT is suspicious enough. Customer's have every right to know where their puppies are being purchased, and it's perfectly okay if they are buying from reputable breeders.

However I do not even agree with pet stores buying from breeders. That should be the breeders job alone, while pet stores may supply all your pet needs and support humane society's and shelters with what they already need adopted. Breeders don't need the help, so why do some franchise pet stores supply puppies? Because they're not looking out for animals interest, they're looking out for themselves.

I haven't been to -every- Petland, Petco, and Petsmart in the world, but I've lived all over the united states and I've seen plenty of Petland's who sell pure bred puppies, and I've seen plenty of Petsmart stores who sell kittens from shelters. I've worked at a humane society and Petco let us set up a station in their store to help adopt out kittens and puppies. So Petland in my opinion is sketchy.

HSUS may not always do everything right, they may not do what everyone wants them to do the way they want them to do it, but there isn't a lot of organization out there that help animals. They help a lot more than they DO NOT.