You need to alert animal control and the health department. It is illegal for them to NOT seek out medical treatment, or at least euthanasia, for the bird.
If you go back to the store bring a camera, take pictures, video and make notes including the names of employees/managers you have alerted and any other info that could possibly be helpful. It's better to have too much information then not enough.
Present that info to animal control/spca/humane society/heath department to bolster your case. Petstores will start to take humane treatment more seriously if the proper authorities are involved more often. Humane authorities should be called every time you see a problem and more then one person should call about the situation. The more people that get involved and call then the more likely humane enforcement will act on the incidents. |