MichG
Mama Doe
I just wanted to write on here how impressed I am with my assistant manager at the large chain pet shop I work in (am I allowed to name it if it is praise??) I am sure you can all guess... I work for Companion Care Vets.
I was having a really long chat with the Assistant manager in the the other day and she shares a lot of the same views as me (us) that Pet shops should NOT sell animals, we decided that we think they should stop all live animal sales and have a larger support adoption centre (with better pens) and promote rescuing instead. She, where possible will NOT sell 2 of the same sex bunnies together and is working with the other staff to encourage them to encourage people to buy a male rabbit, get him castrated as soon as they can, then come back for a female. If they show their neutering receipt and rabbit purchase receipt she will then refund the rabbit and put through 2 rabbits on their buy 2 for £... offer. She has also stopped selling to people who want outdoor bunnies unless they are going into a shed/garage, and refuses to sell them again until after winter. My store also refuse a lot of animal sales for example if people say they want to breed.
Also if there are 2 chinchillas/2 degus in a pen they will not sell one and leave the other on its own.
She also hates the fact that their hutches and runs are too small and does advise people to look on the internet for bigger.
I know not all shops are like this, but there are some staff who really do care and will do their best to do what is right for the animals whilst working within the company rules.
I still would never buy an animal from them or support them in their animal sales, and I also realise that people like our Assistant manager (and other shop staff) are few and far between but I feel I am lucky to work in the store I work in and see so much negative about them, but they aren't all bad. I just wanted to post somthing good for a change as I was impressed with what she does.
I was having a really long chat with the Assistant manager in the the other day and she shares a lot of the same views as me (us) that Pet shops should NOT sell animals, we decided that we think they should stop all live animal sales and have a larger support adoption centre (with better pens) and promote rescuing instead. She, where possible will NOT sell 2 of the same sex bunnies together and is working with the other staff to encourage them to encourage people to buy a male rabbit, get him castrated as soon as they can, then come back for a female. If they show their neutering receipt and rabbit purchase receipt she will then refund the rabbit and put through 2 rabbits on their buy 2 for £... offer. She has also stopped selling to people who want outdoor bunnies unless they are going into a shed/garage, and refuses to sell them again until after winter. My store also refuse a lot of animal sales for example if people say they want to breed.
Also if there are 2 chinchillas/2 degus in a pen they will not sell one and leave the other on its own.
She also hates the fact that their hutches and runs are too small and does advise people to look on the internet for bigger.
I know not all shops are like this, but there are some staff who really do care and will do their best to do what is right for the animals whilst working within the company rules.
I still would never buy an animal from them or support them in their animal sales, and I also realise that people like our Assistant manager (and other shop staff) are few and far between but I feel I am lucky to work in the store I work in and see so much negative about them, but they aren't all bad. I just wanted to post somthing good for a change as I was impressed with what she does.