I went to the local petco today, mostly because I needed a few female rats that were not dying. Petco is actually my best local source for rats; they use carefresh bedding and none of the ones I get there are on death's doorstep.
Anyway, I noticed they put little labels by the rats and mice, urging people to consider adoption before buying a rodent pet. They also said something along the lines of "a pet is a longterm commitment" etc. Then by the reptiles there were tags saying "research your future pet before buying."
I guess these are good steps for petco to take. I have no comments on their reptiles, because the ones I know about (BPs and boas) were not in stock at press time. I do know that the guy working in Rodents is a snakekeeper who breeds rats too, so that could be why the rodents are in good living conditions.
But hey, any changes at petco that are for the better, are OK in my book. I didn't even see any green iggies there; I hate seeing them in pet stores. And the fish looked pretty good too. Overall, petco had better conditions than most of the local shops round here.