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Originally Posted by petz-r-life  Oh, yeah! At the local petsmart by me, there were 3 dead parakeets in the cage and I went to the store manager, furious, because I have parakeets and know that they're very smart and have great feelings, and he said, Oh, well, they're sick. >.< They make me so mad. |
I know what you mean. I demanded 3 finches from a local department store when I lived in West Virginia. They were so sickly and hideous-looking. I got them for half of what they normally charged for them. Luckily, I knew a lady who had had finches most of her life and she took them to raise and take care of.
While I was there, I also had to report to the manager the two dead mice, and one dead gerbil in their small, enclosed, aquarium-type "cages". His attitude was very non-chalant and, pretty much, non-caring.
I suggested that they not sell animals anymore if they could not take care of them the proper way. Unfortunately, I doubt very much that I had much influence on him.