that was....awefull

i was last in one of their stores around a yr ago...they were selling birds and fish that i remember....guessing nothing changed

I was looking for the vidio of the chick dying for the DH. I only found the RE vidio

Never mind found it. Showed it to DH and he is sick about it says he will never shop there again! (Never mind I told him all about this before. He had to see it.)

good!! they wont listen when they are sent letters so vote with your dollar <or lack of it> since they seem to prize that most of all. maybe the lack of us spending there will get their corporate attention...thats what the reef keeping community did and it helped a little tho they still sell fish at least they arent mass murdering corals and sending home sick corals to kill other peoples tanks too.

While videos like this are so disturbing to those of us who love our angels, it is important to watch them and share them. Anyone who comes into our home expressing interest in birds, is quickly sat down to watch some of these videos. A picture/video is worth more than words can ever express. It is up to us to do all we can, for the angels who cant speak for themselves. I keep Mytoos cards with me at all times, and pass them out to folks. I do visit our local pet stores constantly, and if I see birds for sale, I start communication with the owners (I never purchase from these stores). The pet stores that dont sell birds, I praise them for not doing so, and explain why. I may not win all the battles, but I will do all I can to help stop the breeding and selling of birds. It is a promise I have made to my flock!

I think the letters and campaign a while back, about 7/8 ? years ago, did some good. Our Petco and Petsmart used to carry large parrots. After the campain our Petco stopped and about a year later Petsmart stopped. They both still sell the little guys.

I think (this is purely personal and I take total responsibility for my beliefs) that PETA is an extremist group and I try very hard to stay away from all of those organizations.

I am a true believer that doing the right thing is the logical thing and support what Shakespeare advocated, the 'golden mean'. Bottom ine is, we need to do the best with what we have in a socially responsible and cognizant way.

Most of us will all want to have companion animals at some point, but let's make sure that the animals that are chosen are suited to the adopter and that all the information is provided to them.

You all beleve as I do, that animals shoudn't be sythansized ust because by are ino
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Hi Lucy's Mom,
Could not make out your last sentence???
I think if the money and lobbying groups protecting industries that regularly are cruel and inhumane in their treatment of animals were not so powerful, extreme tactics would not be needed...
Our society likes to be comfortably numb to what happens to chickens, ducks, cows, pigs, calfs, and animals we keep as "pets", never mind what circus' do....
I hope there is no need someday soon!
That is MHO...
Tania