This just brings up the question in my mind....who actually, legally is responsible for the conditions of any creature sold in a pet store? Is it the local humane society? There must be some sort of guidelines in place for what is and is not negligent care of their stock? How do pet stores get licensed I wonder. Just a simple business license or do they have to fulfill certain ongoing requirements to both protect their stock from abuse and also protect the general public from buying sick/dying animals? I mean restaurants and food stores have laws they must follow....do pet stores that keep and sell live creatures not have anyone watching them?

I hate to say it but unless you are buying a snake for the sake of wanting it, there's not much point in rescuing from a pet store. They do just replace it and think they have a "market" for them so it's unending. If it's a chain I would definitely write to their head office. If nothing else I'd certainly pass the word locally that they are NOT the place to buy from....word of mouth can be awfully effective.


~~Jo~~