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Man, PetCo sucks....
Okay, maybe not across the board, but I just got an e-mail from the animal rescue from whom I adopted the Ruster-Dog -- here's an excerpt:
The Rescue was put into jeopardy a few weeks ago when ... the part-time manager at the Leesburg Petco where we adopt out dogs and cats every weekend informed us not to come back, after 5 years of successful adoptions out of that store (... has just recently become manager there). He cited numerous reasons, the top of the list being too many complaints - 4 one week (usually it's 1 or 2 a month.) Without access to their store, and especially without giving us notice, our ability to get the animals adopted is half of what it was. Which, of course, translates into about 500 more dogs a year being euthanized. While there's no doubt our animals' 'quality of life' is substandard (grooming and minor health issues being foremost - we are fully conscious of it and actively working on improving it), at least our animals have a life upon which to improve!
What's so ironic is that, with the profit Petco makes from the sales generated by our adoptive families alone, they could hire a person to handle the complaints and then some. We would be most gratified if we could, with your help, show them just how serious complaints can be. If, like us, you refuse to live in a society that believes life is disposable, please make the call. For those of you who shop at any Petco, using your economic power by boycotting the store and making that known would be that much more effective.
PLEASE NOTE THAT BLUE RIDGE VETS IN PURCELLVILLE HAVE GRACIOUSLY ALLOWED US TO SET UP IN THEIR PARKING LOT ON SUNDAYS FROM 12 TO 4 UNTIL THIS MATTER IS RESOLVED.
Thank you, and please be kind to the animals
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Geesh. Shoot. I know I laid a rather large chunk of change to PetCo the day I adopted Rusty. All the set up supplies -- puppy chow, a crate, bowls, leash, collar, bed...the list goes on. I think the manager is being very short-sighted.
I'm considered figuring out where the nearest PetSmart is...
The Rescue was put into jeopardy a few weeks ago when ... the part-time manager at the Leesburg Petco where we adopt out dogs and cats every weekend informed us not to come back, after 5 years of successful adoptions out of that store (... has just recently become manager there). He cited numerous reasons, the top of the list being too many complaints - 4 one week (usually it's 1 or 2 a month.) Without access to their store, and especially without giving us notice, our ability to get the animals adopted is half of what it was. Which, of course, translates into about 500 more dogs a year being euthanized. While there's no doubt our animals' 'quality of life' is substandard (grooming and minor health issues being foremost - we are fully conscious of it and actively working on improving it), at least our animals have a life upon which to improve!
What's so ironic is that, with the profit Petco makes from the sales generated by our adoptive families alone, they could hire a person to handle the complaints and then some. We would be most gratified if we could, with your help, show them just how serious complaints can be. If, like us, you refuse to live in a society that believes life is disposable, please make the call. For those of you who shop at any Petco, using your economic power by boycotting the store and making that known would be that much more effective.
PLEASE NOTE THAT BLUE RIDGE VETS IN PURCELLVILLE HAVE GRACIOUSLY ALLOWED US TO SET UP IN THEIR PARKING LOT ON SUNDAYS FROM 12 TO 4 UNTIL THIS MATTER IS RESOLVED.
Thank you, and please be kind to the animals
...............
Geesh. Shoot. I know I laid a rather large chunk of change to PetCo the day I adopted Rusty. All the set up supplies -- puppy chow, a crate, bowls, leash, collar, bed...the list goes on. I think the manager is being very short-sighted.
I'm considered figuring out where the nearest PetSmart is...