IRescue452
08-30-2007, 05:32 PM
I finally got an email about what happened with the pet stores I complained about. The guy was trying to call for weeks but I work during his office hours.
Pet store #1 got a $75 dollar fine for selling bulk aquarium rock without a permit and pet food that could be considered bulk. Inspector noted that the young mouse and hamster were sleeping together and looked cute. Inspector noted that the banned species of tutle had proper paperwork to be sold as it was purchased over a year ago by the store. Inspector did not note bugs in rodent tanks at the time. Since store has had issues before, random inspections will continue.
Pet store #2 got off scott free. "Store is new and managers are trying to learn animal care". Puppies had papers stating they are 8 weeks old.
Its clear to me that the inspector knows little about rodent or reptile care. Its still wrong to house predator and prey in the same cage for purposes other than food. And that mouse will still probably be killed.
Also, petland must either honestly not had younger puppies during the day of the inspection, since they sell like hotcakes. Or they had false papers. They did lie about puppies coming in at 8 weeks. I met somebody at the dog park with a 7.5 week old petland puppy. And that stupid inspector must not have done more than glance at the mite infested rats and mice.
I'm gonna continue to prod so long as I'm in my legal limits.
Pet store #1 got a $75 dollar fine for selling bulk aquarium rock without a permit and pet food that could be considered bulk. Inspector noted that the young mouse and hamster were sleeping together and looked cute. Inspector noted that the banned species of tutle had proper paperwork to be sold as it was purchased over a year ago by the store. Inspector did not note bugs in rodent tanks at the time. Since store has had issues before, random inspections will continue.
Pet store #2 got off scott free. "Store is new and managers are trying to learn animal care". Puppies had papers stating they are 8 weeks old.
Its clear to me that the inspector knows little about rodent or reptile care. Its still wrong to house predator and prey in the same cage for purposes other than food. And that mouse will still probably be killed.
Also, petland must either honestly not had younger puppies during the day of the inspection, since they sell like hotcakes. Or they had false papers. They did lie about puppies coming in at 8 weeks. I met somebody at the dog park with a 7.5 week old petland puppy. And that stupid inspector must not have done more than glance at the mite infested rats and mice.
I'm gonna continue to prod so long as I'm in my legal limits.