It was in the news here that Petco settled out of court, without admitting guilt, for both animal mistreatment and over charging customers.

Here's a link to the whole article: http://www.thesandiegochannel.com/mo...45/detail.html

"SAN DIEGO -- Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., the nation's No. 2 pet supply chain, will pay more than $900,000 to settle two lawsuits that accused the company of mistreating animals and overcharging customers."