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Originally Posted by Susan9608  Educate? Yes, I suppose they can ... but how seriously are they going to be taken when they're standing there in the store, surrounded by easily obtainable, but low quality, foods and cages? How seriously are they going to be taken recommending adoption when they themselves are willing to sell an animal to virtually anyone who plunks down the money. |
Susan have you ever worked in a petstore? Do you know what its like to work there? Do you hide around the corner and spy on employees as they talk to customers? Customers
will and have listened. Early in my shift yesterday my friend and myself told a customer about the horrors of petstore puppies (she was looking to buy one) I gave her the address and the number of the animal shelter and told her to go check it out. 4 hours later she comes back with an adorable 1 year old pitbull named Lulu which was newly adopted from our shelter. There is other countless stories where customers
have listened.
Some are stubborn but most are willing to listen. And that does count towards something. I dont know where your getting at when you say the "bigger picture." Its a long ways to come and everyone knows it...so these "petstore employees that are trying to do something are not going to be taken sersiously" business is getting old to me. We are trying to doing something, it may not be for the "bigger picture" in your eyes, but for
our animals its certanly making a difference in their eyes.