This really eats my lunch! (If it doesn't eat yours too, you're not human!)

[Ballz R Us]

If balls had a more aggresive nature he would have bit that in the face

[Jared2608]

This is why I say some people should never be allowed to have pets, let alone reptiles! It's outrageous that this same pet store will offer advice and sell animals to people, when their husbandry is clearly on the same level as toilet water!!!

I've had words with pet shops over here about the state of their dogs/cats, and on several occasions its come close to blows, thankfully not all pet stores here keep reptiles, and amongst those that do, I personally haven't encountered seriously deficient husbandry, but I'm sure it does happen...heaven help them when I see them, because I make noise when I need to!

[AK907]

That is so awful! Would reporting them for abuse do any good?

Unfortunately, no. Many have tried, myself included. Everytime I've been told to go fornicate myself. I haven't even been able to get support from PeTA or HSUS, either. But I guess this isn't an issue of chanting outside of a KFC or burning down a ski lodge because they have elk heads on the wall. This is REAL animal abuse, so they don't seem interested.

I wish I could afford to go to jail!

[Melody]

I wouldn't have any kind words for them so I'm just going to :cens0r: myself.

thats what i was thinking

[Jared2608]

I wouldn't even bother with PETA, they spend their time trying ban fishing and hunting, and even reptile keeping because it's easy to go after soft targets, and yet I haven't seen them do one thing to help the Rhino poaching problem we have here.

I know that a few years ago a pet shop over here got closed down because someone reported them to the SPCA and they got inspected and closed. Do you guys have the SPCA in the US?

[rabernet]

Unfortunately, no. Many have tried, myself included. Everytime I've been told to go fornicate myself. I haven't even been able to get support from PeTA or HSUS, either. But I guess this isn't an issue of chanting outside of a KFC or burning down a ski lodge because they have elk heads on the wall. This is REAL animal abuse, so they don't seem interested.

I wish I could afford to go to jail!

First, the worst thing that you can do is contact PETA and HSUS - especially since they want to take away your ability to even keep snakes.

Secondly, do you spend money for ANYTHING at this petstore? Bedding, feeders?

[DellaF]

Do they breed their own snakes? If not were would one like that come from? Poor baby.

[AK907]

I wouldn't even bother with PETA, they spend their time trying ban fishing and hunting, and even reptile keeping because it's easy to go after soft targets, and yet I haven't seen them do one thing to help the Rhino poaching problem we have here.

I know that a few years ago a pet shop over here got closed down because someone reported them to the SPCA and they got inspected and closed. Do you guys have the SPCA in the US?

We have SPCA. They won't help. They were one of the first people I contacted about this place. I've made other posts about animals in thier care on here too. I forget where I posted it, so its not like this is one time occurance. I hate PeTA and HSUS, but no one else gives a crap, so I tried them too. Nothing.

Secondly, do you spend money for ANYTHING at this petstore? Bedding, feeders?

Absolutely not! If we need anything pet related, we spend the extra money and go to Pet Co. Not my favorite place to shop, but our Pet Co is actually pretty decent, just pricey. For the most part we are pretty self reliant. We breed our own feeders and build our own cages. About the only thing we buy on a regular basis is bedding from Wal-Mart.

The only reason we go in this place is to walk around and collect evidence and it fuels us to better ourselves in every aspect of our husbandry. We may not have big, fancy name brand racks, but none of our animals have suffered like this and never will!

Do they breed their own snakes? If not were would one like that come from? Poor baby.

They do not breed thier own snakes. She orders them from a breeder online. I saw them when she first got them a couple months ago and they looked like normal hatchlings. This is NOT a birth defect! This is an injury and malnourishment! This happens all over the store to every animal they have. You should have seen the African gray parrot that ripped all its feathers out from stress or the dead animals that are left in cages to slowly rot away or be eaten by other animals or the snakes that have been left with rats in thier cages for a week and had thier tails chewed off. Its a horror show.

[DellaF]

Wish someone knew the breeder. If I were a breeder I wouldn't want my babies to go there. It's sad.

[Popeye]

This is sad