Disturbing news article

[ruffledfeathers]

I saw this article today, and i did a double take because that is the store i reported the complaint to Petco Corporate with regard to Mango the sun conure. If these allegations are even partially true, this is terrible indeed!!
Ex-Petco worker claims she was fired for reporting abuse of dogs, sexual harassment | NJ.com

 

[JerseyWendy]

OMG, that is horrible!!! I truly hope they take care of this ASAP!!

 

[Kalidasa]

I would call that loser an animal, but that's a total insult to animals! There's a special place in hell......!

 

[Grenage]

To be fair, nothing has been proven; how many unfounded accusations are made each day?

 

[ruffledfeathers]

The wrongful firing and alleged harassment doesn't 'bother' me as much as the slightest implication of animal abuse.....and i guess i'm slightly biased, having seen that sun conure's condition. It just makes me think "i 'could' believe this" and would tend to not just overlook the allegation. but definitely agree it is not right to rush to judgment when all the facts are not in yet.

 

[weco]

Ruffled, did you send your complaint via e-mail or phone call? If by e-mail & you still have a copy of it, it could bolster her contention of abuse at the store.....

If you want to support her/the abuse allegation, call her attorney.....if they feel it is worthy, you might get deposed (questioning statement before it goes to trial) & you could be called as a witness.....

 

[ruffledfeathers]

It was a phone call, nothing in writing. They had given me a case number but i don't think i kept it after i heard the bird was doing better and probably going to his new home (I was getting updates from the vet who was caring for him, as he is my A vet too).

 

[forbey]

I wouldn't comment on the Petco situation, because I wasn't there and I don't have any of the facts. That being said, I usually DO NOT use the services of large chain pet and pet supply companies. Neither do I deal with puppy mills or super breeders.

I get my pets either through rescue centers and/or selective owners whoe family members (dogs, cats, birds , horses, ect.) are occassionally bred as part of their pets normal life cycles.

To many unknowns when you can't observe the breeding conditions, and the conditions of their breeding pets.

Missy, our Yorkie , was rescued from a house with 135 dogs at one time. We are lucky to have her as part of our family.

Paco, our Chorkie, (Chihuahua/Yorkie cross) was a rescue from a home with eight small dogs, all kept in small carriers and used for breeding designer dogs. He is one little ball of love and has been a blessing since coming to us.

Neither would we have purchased from those who had them, but, we were glad to get them out of the situation.

Kittles, our Blue Front Amazon, was purchased by my son12 or 13 years ago and we were able to take charge of him when my son got a job that keeps him on the road.
Some day he may go back to him. Until then, he's my little buddy and will remain as part of our family as long as he can.

I believe pet owners, in general, could do great things in the area of pet care and pet abuse by simply NOT giving in to the urge to by some fru-fru dog stuck in a petstore wire cage.

Semper Fi!

Forbey

 

[ruffledfeathers]

This Petco doesn't sell dogs, but they have a "grooming salon", so i believe the alleged abused dogs must have been dropped off for grooming.
Generally i try to shop for my pet supplies at local businesses instead of chains, but i do occasionally run low on dog food at a time when i can't get to the dog store in town, and i'll run in Petco for a bag of food to get me through.

 

[forbey]

Again, all that is written in the article is allegations of abuse and harassment. Nothing has been proven either way. This is a matter for the courts to decide after hearing all evidence presented. Those that don't like chain stores for whatever reason are welcome to their opinion, but it has no bearing on the allegations presented in the post.

Isn't that what I said?

 

[forbey]

Nothing directed at anyone Forbey, just adding my 2 cents. Its just coincidence that our posts are sequential

Gotcha ... no worries!

 

[MikeyTN]

Ok here's the deal, IF the allegations are true. Petco should know as they have video cameras in the stores. Second, you can see into the grooming salon part of the store. If he was abusing the dogs, people shopping inside the store would see it and owners of the dogs would know. I certainly would know if my dog was abused. Its not all clear yet, not backing up petco either but I've seen people like her making accusations many many times.....I have personally filed a complaint to petco with both fish and birds. They didn't ignore my complaint and took care of the issue.

 

[Abigal7]

I think I can not say one way or another on these allegations. I do not shop that much at the dig chains like petco or petsmart. When I picked up Clover I picked up her happy hut and food from petco. During the time before Christmas I picked up some stuff from petco. I use a groomer that we know. She worked as a groomer for years and now owns a small private pet store. I sometimes get stuff from the small town pet store, or for my dog I can find stuff at Alco, Orscheln farm and home. I usually shop at Kathy's mysafebirdstore or Dr Fosters and Smiths. If you have a lot or a variety of pets that would be a good website.