Why I won't buy from a pet store

[BrandiR]

The mob mentality these threads generate is nuts! Put your pitchforks down and go back through and and read and absorb what's being said here. Animals are just as important as children. Approaching the store owner and demanding that he/she forfeit their PROPERTY (yeah, I said it!) to you is suggested as a legitimate plan of action. Call the ASPCA, who it's been since established doesn't even support private ownership of snakes.

A) If I feel that my little girl is being threatened by an animal whether it's a dog, a snake, a tick off Wilomn's ass - it's dead if I can kill it, on the spot, no hesitation. If I catch my child threatening an animal, she's in big trouble but the thought of killing her isn't going to cross my mind. If you believe children and animals are the same, you either don't have children or you're bat crap crazy.

B) You can't just go into a business and forcefully demand that they give you their property. There's a name for that. It escapes me at the moment bu.....oh yeah, it's called ROBBERY!

C) How many who suggest calling the ASPCA really know what it is? I don't. I mean, I know they pimp out Sarah McLaughlin to get donations, but I don't know what they really stand for. Someone else said they don't even condone having snakes as pets. Assuming that this person is correct, you might as well call PETA if you're going to call the ASPCA.

If you feel compelled to do something about these situations then do something. But do something that makes some sense and accept that you can't save them all. If you're that hell bent on saving every pet store creature that isn't being cared for to your standards then get a giant rack and commit to buying every one that needs to be saved. Get some bird cages and rodent set ups too, because almost ALL the animals in chain pet stores could use a little TLC.

It's a business! It's not a zoo, or a rehab facility, or wild life refuge. Think of the snakes in there as tomatoes at the grocery store because that's basically what they are. You look them over, hold one or two, and you choose the best one. The one that's never chosen eventually rots and is disposed of.

It's a harsh reality, but it's reality nonetheless.