pet store loyalty

[kc261]

I work in a pet store, one of the large national chains (three guesses which and the first two don't count) and I hate that we sell BPs....They are normal-phase, unsexed animals of questionable origin...all we know is that they are captive bred, god alone knows where or by whom.

I'm pretty sure both petsmart and petco sell captive hatched, not captive bred. BIG difference. Look into it.

Not long ago a co-worker who honestly doesn't know jack (seriously, she's been fired for incompetence and then RE-HIRED time and again!) asked me why I'd pay a higher price for a PB from a breeder than just buy one from the store.

I think an interesting (and very sad) side effect of the push that "all" dogs and cats should be spayed and neutered otherwise you are an irresponsible owner is that some people think that means breeders are in the irresponsible owner category, and bad. Somehow, they think buying a puppy or kitten at a pet store is better. They don't understand the difference between puppy mills and good breeders, and feel a sale made in a traditional store is more legitimate than anything else. Your co-worker may fall in this category.