In a world where millions of animals are euthanized for lack of suitable homes, abandoned, neglected, and abused, no company that claims to care about animals would support breeding and selling them%u2014often to unknowing consumers with no training and no time to provide adequate care.
Let PetSmart know that you will not be setting foot in any of its stores until live animals are no longer part of the inventory. Spread the word by forwarding this information to your friends and family members and asking them to speak up today. The animals suffering at PetSmart depend on you!
On October 23, 2006, a hamster in cage 10 in the sick room was found dead. This was one of the hamsters that I took to the vet on October 20, 2006, due to her having wet tail and crusty eyes. [The Pet Care Manager] had brought her back to the sick room before the vet could see her and told me that %u2026 she did not need to see the vet.
The PetSmart back room log notes document the suffering of animals who are "diagnosed" by store employees. Over a three-day period, three different supervisors%u2014including the pet care manager%u2014at the Manchester store wrote on a dying calico hamster's chart, "[Day 1, morning] wobbly, dehydrated, diarrhea %u2026 [Day 1, evening] very lethargic/dehydrated, regressing %u2026 [Day 2, morning] very wobbly, dehydrated %u2026 [Day 2, evening] dehydrated/getting hard, very lethargic %u2026 [Day 3, morning] dying, no meds given, can't swallow, regressed %u2026 [Day 3, evening] dead," but did not take the animal to a veterinarian even to have her put out of her misery.
http://www.petsmartcruelty.com/investigation_manchester.asp
In a world where millions of animals are euthanized for lack of suitable homes, abandoned, neglected, and abused, no company that claims to care about animals would contribute to their suffering by breeding and selling them.
The animals you sell may be small, but they suffer and feel pain just as dogs and cats do. Please do the responsible thing, as you have done for dogs and cats: Put an immediate end to the sale of live animals. I will not be shopping at PetSmart until live-animal sales are a thing of the past, and I am telling all my friends and family members to do the same.
