[Cagney]

I think I may not be posing my question here like I intend it. I'm not saying boycott Oxbow. I'm not saying boycott anything. I would ask that others not purchase live animals from petstores, and for me that's where the boycotting would end. Let me try and rephrase.


I am asking those of you who are critical of others for shopping at petstores, but purchase Oxbow directly from the company if you can't see how your money is still supporting a petstore?

Let's say Oxbow makes a profit of $100 from you over time. They use that $100 profit to make more product. The product made from your $100 is sold to a petstore. The petstore then in turn marks up the Oxbow and makes yet another profit. Therefore would not your $100 be a part of that petstores profit?

I'm curious as to how making such a critical stand of others (meaning the ones that only have to shop for products at a petstore, not live animals), by purchasing Oxbow straight from the company all you're doing is cutting out the middle man, which is the petstore.

I think Oxbow does many great things. They not only support rescues and do great things, but they make a wonderful product. Not every company that supports rescues makes a great product for other types of pets. Such as pedigree for dogs. They spend a great deal of money supporting shelters and rescues, but overall their food is not the best for your dog. With Oxbow you get great nurtitional support for your pet, plus you are supporting rescues. But also in a round about way you are also funding sales at petstores.

I'm just saying, maybe before someone is so critical about another person simply buying nothing else but the Oxbow product from a petstore such as petsmart, they should think about where their money spent with Oxbow is going.