I feel the same regarding the treatment of the poor things at big pet stores…
I wonder if we could start a peaceful “Save the Balls” movement of education or whatnot; maybe by putting caresheets by the enclosures at the big chain pet stores to educate the employees… it would have to be done in a non-threatening way. I know that at least some employees work at pet stores because they care about animals; I don’t think they would knowingly hurt them if they had the choice.