Wow I leave for less then a day and all heck breaks loose
Ok now lets be serious for a minute.
Modinlarson
I am sorry if you personally felt attacked but surely you could see how it clearly sounded like you were calling me a Liar,cant you?As previously stated I think this part may have been a misinterpretation because of this being an internet conversation rather then in person or on the phone so obviously tones will get lost in the typing translation.As for bashing the employees, I have NEVER bashed the employees, quite the opposite actually.Did you read the entire thread?Many times I have clearly stated that it isnt the employees and while yes there are some bad ones there are just as many good ones who can do nothing because coorporate has tied their hands.Also you must understand your post came off like saying that it isnt Petcos policy instead of just your store policy.So again miscommunication and try to see my side of things here and how these comments could set me off.I put this together to help beardies and I didnt just let it go at that.I speak to Petco daily in an effort to get my message across sometimes for hours but although I finally seem to be making progress I had to swim through an endless sea of BS to get there.So when you posted the way you did I took it to heart and was very offended.Now as for the petition content, EVERY statement there is true and yes I and others have had the unfortunate experience to see a sub adult and in one case an adult in with juvies and babies.While it is a rare event it still did happen and the story I posted in the last comment was something that happens continuously which is why I focused more on that then the adult thing.As for adoptions I am aware of Petcos stand on adoption however the stores in my area NEVER adopt out herps(I even found a painted turtle one day in the street a while back and brought it to them before I knew better and they slapped a price tag on it.I was horrified I figured they would just adopt it out as I couldnt keep him at the time).While I am very pleased to hear that you and beardielover360 seem to have stores that are doing right I want to ensure they ALL do and that they are not blocked from doing the right thing in the future.So lets just let by gones be by gones and move on as this thread is not about us but about saving beardies which it seems we are both doing in our own way.
Beardielover360
I am again glad to hear your store is doing the right thing and will gladly accept any help you can offer to help change the husbandry policies.Feel free to PM me and we can discuss options or you can just grab the link to the petition thats on the thread and deliver it to whom ever you think will have some influence.As for the PETA thing I have already stated I want to keep them out of this because I personally dont agree with some of their methods/mission statements and while I am glad Petco tries to help protect animal rights I can think of better ways :wink: A few thousands sheets of repticarpet possibly
As for the company I am sorry but YES that is exactly what I think.While agree there are some bad managers, the company is the one who sets the standards and its also the company who makes it impossible to get through to someone who can actually get something done.Its also the company according to cust svce who's policy is that its better for the animal to die in the store then be given to me to try to save because they cant write him off if he dies in my possession instead of theirs so I will believe they care when I see some results and they do the right thing.As for not giving up,trust me on this in case you couldnt already tell.This has now become a mission and I will not give up until the problems are corrected.I dont care if I am 100 years old,in diapers eating food through a straw I will still be shaking my cane and if they really tick me off I may even chuck my dentures at them but what I will NEVER do is give up.
Ok can we get back to saving the Beardies now? :wink:
Vicky