My Petsmart Rescue Swallowed A Live Mouse

[Vonnie]

Honestly, all the person asked for was if their snake is going to be okay, they don't need all the pet store backlash. Posting 'oh it's not a rescue' everytime you see the word PetSmart isn't doing anything. To me if the person is giving the animal better living conditions, I label it as a rescue, no matter if money was involved. You see people 'rescue' dogs from shelters everyday and chances are they paid an adoption fee. Does that mean it isn't a rescue? No.

Bashing people from getting their snake from PetSmart isn't doing a thing, the animal is already purchased.


Good luck with your BP though, would love to see pics^^

thank you & I will definitely post some pictures when I get the chance to

[Vonnie]

I know a lot of people say it's not a rescue or that it's still supporting the store. But I got the snake because my only intentions were to help it & I decided after I get the other one I'm not going back ever again. I literally left the petsmart crying (although I'm the type of person who cries when someone steps on bugs) anyway, because I was so frustrated & upset the dude wouldn't even answer any of my questions about the snakes and when he did answer them he would say idk. But he claims the only reason he works there is for the animals. I got one snake & my sister told me she is going to get me the other one by Monday for my birthday which is Thursday. I put 2 other snakes I wanted on hold, just to get these 2 from petsmart and try to help them. I'm so happy the one I have ate for me. They may not technically be "rescues" but I believe I'm saving them.

[Slim]

Posting 'oh it's not a rescue' everytime you see the word PetSmart isn't doing anything.

You have no way of knowing that. You have no idea who may be reading this thread via a Google search. You have no clue what spark may start a fire. Now or long after we're gone.

Bashing people from getting their snake from PetSmart isn't doing a thing, the animal is already purchased.

If you read my post and thought I was bashing, that's you thing. I did no such.

You see people 'rescue' dogs from shelters everyday and chances are they paid an adoption fee. Does that mean it isn't a rescue?

Paying an adoption fee at a rescue shelter is the same thing as paying a purchase price at a retail outlet??? Really???

[Greensleeves001]

You are saving them: you're saving them from being yanked in and out of their cage and handled by a never ending chain of retail maulers. They're treated like display items in there hold out of their cages to get into peoples hands as fast as possible in the hopes that the people will buy them in return the animals get maulled. There is the risk of spreading disease does the risk of being dropped it goes on and on. When I was a little girl I wanted to run a pet shop because I loved animals and I wanted everybody else to love them as much as I can. Growing up however I realize that I could never run a pet shop because I could never trust anybody To take the most excellent care that i would expect.

if I was the last place I would want to be peddled would be at Petsmart.