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Originally Posted by Spiffy'n'Spunky  There is one pet store in my town that does not sell any animals but holds an adoption day where the Humane Society brings some of the animals that have been down there for awhile to the store for people to adopt.
Sure, it is somewhat of a way to generate revenue but hey, they have to make a living too. I think these people have their hearts in the right place though, they aren't really the greedy type and it is all run by a local family. |
There is a big differance between stores that sell animals and stores that don't holding adoption days.
Stores that sell animals as well as adopt are helping no one and nothing but themselves. They are only in it for the money and impulse animal buys of the creatures they sell and don't really care about the plight of shelter animals. It's all a show to gain good public relations (by fooling the public).
As an example; there is a feed store in my town that sells animals and also works with the SPCA and houses animals to adopt out. The SPCA had to stop sending their small animals for adoption there because the
GPs, Rabbits, Ferrets, Etc from the SPCA were being displayed in a store that sold the exact same animals. The SPCA animals were not getting adopted because they were mostly adults and couldn't compete with the cute babies only a few feet away. The poor animals would sit there for months being ignored. The store wanted to keep accepting the small animals because it made them look like good guys while in fact they were causing more harm then good.
Stores that only sell supplies and hold adoption days are doing things the right way. The store benefits because it generate revenue. The shelter animals benefit because they get homes and all animals in general benefit because it raises true awareness of the homeless animal problem and doesn't add to overpopulation and impulse animal buys.