Poor Animals =(

weluvfish54 · 06/29/2008, 08:05 PM

i wasnt sure which forum to put this in..
theres a pet store which i wont name as of right now..
i used to buy quite a few things from them but a few days ago, after the process of them going downhill, theyve hit rock bottom. ive talked to ex-employees who they let off and the reasons why..
basically in the saltwater section (which i have offered to help out with numerous times EVEN for as little as some store credit) there was a HUGE Panther grouper fish dieing in a 60gallon, with 5 other dead fish. The coral tank has been taken over by algae and few are alive. Theres a nurse shark in a 300 gallon, the sharks about 4feet now and is only growing into its soon death. (they want $700). They have reptiles as well, which i know this isnt the website for but they have maggots in their cage and are dry dieing with no water. The pet bunnies have worms. They feed the reptiles in their cages and leave rats in their to injure the repts. Bedding hasnt been changed in god knows how long. Ive tried to save many of them, but 90% of the animals there are "not for sale, we want to keep that one". Fine- take care of it then! Ive offered to help out and get the place cleaned up, but never heard back. So yesterday we talked to one of the ex-emps and were asking how to buy out the store. They said the owner has NO intentions of selling, as shes still "making profit". So, really what im asking is what legal action should i take? how can i get an inspector to check them out and hopefully shut this place down? Its horrible to see this many animals dieing due to carelesness..Opinions and advice are welcomed.

Cantonesefish · 06/29/2008, 08:10 PM

Slap the owner in the face.

aslavatortin · 06/29/2008, 08:16 PM

Holy crap, I'm no ecoterrorist or activist, but that's horrible! I worked at a pet store many many years ago: call the humane society, ASPCA or whatever you have near you. I would start with the Humane Society. Don't get the wackos (PETA) involved; let the HS folks do that if they feel the need. You could probably also call the BBB and the cops, but I would still call the HS a day or so ahead of the others so they can do what they need to do to get the animals taken care of. I read in the paper about a similar situation here not too long ago involving horses. The person who complained called the cops who went out to do an initial report and by the time the HS was contacted most of the horses had disappeared. The last update our new agency gave was that "investigators" had discovered decapitated horse heads on the property.

seapug · 06/29/2008, 08:29 PM

aslavatortin has the right idea. The Humane Society and ASPCA are legit, respected organizations.

mrongi1 · 06/29/2008, 08:35 PM

Agreed. Report them. They will shut them down and save the animals or put them out of their misery.

weluvfish54 · 06/29/2008, 08:53 PM

tried contacting the humane society, they are closed. i will try tomorrow. thx guys

IFbettas · 06/29/2008, 08:57 PM

Good luck with saving those animals! That really sucks that a store would do that.

06/29/2008, 08:05 PM	#1
weluvfish54 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: inland empire Posts: 771	Poor Animals =( i wasnt sure which forum to put this in.. theres a pet store which i wont name as of right now.. i used to buy quite a few things from them but a few days ago, after the process of them going downhill, theyve hit rock bottom. ive talked to ex-employees who they let off and the reasons why.. basically in the saltwater section (which i have offered to help out with numerous times EVEN for as little as some store credit) there was a HUGE Panther grouper fish dieing in a 60gallon, with 5 other dead fish. The coral tank has been taken over by algae and few are alive. Theres a nurse shark in a 300 gallon, the sharks about 4feet now and is only growing into its soon death. (they want $700). They have reptiles as well, which i know this isnt the website for but they have maggots in their cage and are dry dieing with no water. The pet bunnies have worms. They feed the reptiles in their cages and leave rats in their to injure the repts. Bedding hasnt been changed in god knows how long. Ive tried to save many of them, but 90% of the animals there are "not for sale, we want to keep that one". Fine- take care of it then! Ive offered to help out and get the place cleaned up, but never heard back. So yesterday we talked to one of the ex-emps and were asking how to buy out the store. They said the owner has NO intentions of selling, as shes still "making profit". So, really what im asking is what legal action should i take? how can i get an inspector to check them out and hopefully shut this place down? Its horrible to see this many animals dieing due to carelesness..Opinions and advice are welcomed.

06/29/2008, 08:10 PM	#2
Cantonesefish with active cooling Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Such a place cannot be contained Posts: 818	Slap the owner in the face. __________________ Chris Current Tank Info: Angel & Butterfly Reef

06/29/2008, 08:29 PM	#4
seapug Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: 4980 ft. Posts: 7,954 Blog Entries: 1	aslavatortin has the right idea. The Humane Society and ASPCA are legit, respected organizations. __________________ insert clever saying here. Current Tank Info: 200 gallon custom Marineland DD peninsular tank. LPS dominated mixed reef. Previous 90 gallon mixed reef TOTM April 2009.

06/29/2008, 08:57 PM	#7
IFbettas Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Woodridge, IL Posts: 1,953	Good luck with saving those animals! That really sucks that a store would do that. __________________ Current Tank Info: 180G SPS Dominant, 75 Gallon Sump/Fuge, 3x250w Reeflux 12k in Lumenbrights, Octo Extreme 250 Skimmer, Lots of flow

06/29/2008, 08:16 PM	#3
aslavatortin Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lakeland, TN Posts: 430	Holy crap, I'm no ecoterrorist or activist, but that's horrible! I worked at a pet store many many years ago: call the humane society, ASPCA or whatever you have near you. I would start with the Humane Society. Don't get the wackos (PETA) involved; let the HS folks do that if they feel the need. You could probably also call the BBB and the cops, but I would still call the HS a day or so ahead of the others so they can do what they need to do to get the animals taken care of. I read in the paper about a similar situation here not too long ago involving horses. The person who complained called the cops who went out to do an initial report and by the time the HS was contacted most of the horses had disappeared. The last update our new agency gave was that "investigators" had discovered decapitated horse heads on the property.

06/29/2008, 08:35 PM	#5
mrongi1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 115	Agreed. Report them. They will shut them down and save the animals or put them out of their misery.

06/29/2008, 08:53 PM	#6
weluvfish54 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: inland empire Posts: 771	tried contacting the humane society, they are closed. i will try tomorrow. thx guys