PetSmart Should Stop Selling Small Animals

[Andie J]

teri cornelius oregon wrote:

try petco. also i feel that to many people put to much stock on shelters. number one the shelters here don't have small animals other then rabbits. and the reason pets are being put in the shelters is because people are loosing their homes and most apartments wont accept dogs or cats anymore and people have no choice but to give up their pets. if you want to lesson the appearance of animals in shelters then start demanding apartments and other for rental properties to accept pets. my daughter has and i have bought all of our small animals from petsmart and petco ferrets, hamsters, guinea pigs, birds, rats, mice, gerbils ect. and we have had no problems in fact most of our pets end up living months or years past there life span. our stores educate their people very well on the care of their animals. don't pre-judge all pet stores because a few are being irresponsible. the message on top is for everyone in this forum

So you think the reason that shelters are overloaded just happened within the last year or 2? Shelters have been overcrowded for decades. People breed dogs for profit, the dogs are less than socialized, the new owners can't handle them so off they go to the shelter. The dog runs away. The owner doesn't care. Bingo! Shelter dog! Pit bulls are confiscated- noone wants the puppies. You got it- shelter story #4124. A puppy mill raided, over 700 dogs are pulled. Where do you think they go? This started because of people's greed, not a housing or economic crisis.

[kolya]

Andrea wrote:

Yes. I don't think Petsmart really has the resources to take care of the animals they sell properly. Plus, it encourages people to buy these hamsters, birds and the like as impulse buys. These types of animals need special care and Petsmart staff don't have the know how to give people advice about them. I think they should leave the selling of animals to breeders and specialty stores.

i agree

[kolya]

petsmart has no idea how to take care of any animals

[benji mason]

kolya wrote:

petsmart has no idea how to take care of any animals

I totally disagree with this,I bought a horse and three sheep from Petsmart and they are doing fine.

[Maxie]

We have several hamsters and fish that my daughter's friends bought and then decided they didn't want after awhile. In part I blame the parents. Don't jump every time the kids say they want something. Get them some books and have them read on how to take care of the animals they want before they get them, and then wait a bit to make sure they are still interested a month or so after they first ask for the pet. Again, a lot of this is the parents fault.