Quote Originally Posted by Spaniard View Post
I hate to sound insensitive to what is going on because unfortunately a snake is being harmed but you are just enabling the pet store if you purchase this snake. If you rescue it fine but don't purchase a snake and support their bad business practices; it just frees up room for another poor animal to be neglected. I know its horrible because you can't help but want to do something for the snake but in the end you're playing a part in keeping the cycle going.
But she said it was a big chain store. So it doesn't matter if she buys the snake, rescues it, or if the snake dies. It will be replaced anyway. The cycle goes on no matter what. One of the many reasons I left PetCo.