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04-22-2009, 06:50 AM | #1 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: S. W. Suburbs of Chicago, IL
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| Petland donates to Make A Wish! After the thread the other day about Petland having offering birthday parties to children for "fun" I stumbled upon the fact the Petland is donating animals to the Make A Wish foundation. I was personally apaulled and began a letter writing and email effort on my part. I just recieved the email below from Make A Wish that not only acknowledges that they do this but they think it is OK because Petland said they use "reputable breeders" and she even attached an article! Now I am totally blown away and not sure why everyone else here is not as upset about this as I am! She did attach a letter from Petland that I was not able to find on their site that basically states the animals from Petland are viewed several times by vets prior to being sold. Below is a link to several of the recent newsletter from Petland on their website. Petland News :: Pets Make Life Better! I would have to say that the woman that came on here as a new member yesterday was probably alerted by my emailing MaW and St. Jude. This is more disturbing that I originally, I just assumed that they didn't understand that associating themselves with Petland was bad but now they have put into writing that they support Petland! Ugh!!!!!! Dear Jodi, I have spoken to our national office as well as the folks at Petland Corporate. Please be assured that we have never given a seriously-ill child a sick animal. In fact, we have a solid track record of satisfaction from wish families who have received dogs, cats, fish and other animals from Petland. Petland puppies are examined 2-3 times by licensed venerations before being sold. After discussing the situation and your concerns I was given the following information: Petland assures us that they do not buy their dogs from puppy mills - they only use reputable breeders. Please review the attached article labeled "Truth Report on Petland and HSUS." I found it to be very interesting and validates my view that there are always multiple sides to every story even if only one side is portrayed in a news story. I hope this helps address your concerns. Best regards, Nancy Whetstone Director of Marketing and Public Relations.
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04-22-2009, 06:53 AM | #2 |
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| I missed the post from the new member.....do you have the link to that thread?
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04-22-2009, 07:03 AM | #3 | |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: S. W. Suburbs of Chicago, IL
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http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/gen...y-parties.html I tried to follow the link from the above post about Petland offering kid birthday parties and just stumbled onto the information. I thought I would start a new thread because what I found out by digging around a little got a little buried within the post. I just cannot fathom that YT members would not be more outraged about Petland being linked to some of the largest charities out there that we all donate to! If anyone is interested in the article I can cut and paste it but didn't want my original post to be huge.
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04-22-2009, 07:04 AM | #4 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member | I guess I did too, I would love to read it.
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04-22-2009, 07:08 AM | #5 |
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| This just makes me so sad. I can't really express it. I know that Make a Wish and St. Jude's do such wonderful things for children and their families, but how can they turn the other way when they are essentially showing support for Petland, which in my mind equals puppy mills. I think it's just too easy for some people to turn the other way when faced with the reality of puppy mills.
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04-22-2009, 07:14 AM | #6 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: S. W. Suburbs of Chicago, IL
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| That is just what I thought since I had to keep digging the OP off of the second and third page! Did you see where a "new member" joined to tell me that I was crazy and that she was a former Petland owner in FL! I really wish she would come back. I am positive that someone alerted Petland about my email otherwise how could she have possibly stumbled onto YT to post about how crazy we were to be upset about this MaW and Petlands association
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04-22-2009, 07:22 AM | #7 |
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| Although I do not support them supporting puppymills I cant say enough about Make a Wish Foundation, one of my very good friends lost her son to Cancer at the age of 10, they were financially devestated by all the medical bills, due to make a wish they were able to take him to Disney , a family trip to the Bahamas, he got to meet the Red Sox and they helped them with thier mortgage the last 2 months of Nicks life, they also gave him his Great Dane , I dont know where he came from but they sure did make one happy child for the two years before he passed away. Golliath the great dane would lay in bed with Nick for hours after he had chemo and stayed by him till his death. I know its terrible that they support bad breeders and or puppy mills but I think Make a Wish has its best intentions at heart. Im sure if wonderful breeders were to donate pups to the they would take a pup from them as well, unfortunatly I dont think alot of people who are getting 800-1500 dollars a dog are willing to just donate a puppy!! JMHO |
04-22-2009, 07:50 AM | #8 | |
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Petland is USING Make a Wish to gain exposure to sell more puppies. They do get their puppies from mills. Are you saying that because a child has cancer that a puppy mill dog is acceptable? I just cannot wrap my head around what you are trying to justify. Do you not understand the treatment that dogs in ANY large breeding kennel that are shipped around the country and sold is just not a good practice. Do you support pet shop purchases? There is no doubt in my mind that your friends son took great comfort in his great dane puppy while fighting cancer. But what about the suffering in the mills were that great dane puppy came from? Make a Wish should be stepping up to the plate and saying that they will not accept donations from Petland and their puppymill puppies. This thread was not started to bash MaW by any stretch of the imagination. I was stunned with their response to my email this morning. I truly felt and still feel that they do not understand the entire scope of what it means to accept puppies that are breed in mills as gifts to grant wishes to children in their charity.
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04-22-2009, 07:57 AM | #9 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | We have to be more organized in our education efforts. I suggested on the other thread an online protest, perhaps a well-written document, with facts and links. Petland is prepared for this, and we have to be more prepared. Petland isn't going to give the charity kids a sick dog, they will use one of the healthier dogs to give out, but these charities need to see the videos that show kennel conditions of the millers who sell to Petland. I think once the charities realize how many dog lovers are against this, they will rethink thier relationship with Petland.
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04-22-2009, 08:05 AM | #10 | |
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04-22-2009, 08:10 AM | #11 |
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| From looking at the 'Petland News' on their website, it seems as though they've taken the approach that a good offense makes the best defense. There's a couple of articles where they're playing victim to the HSUS. With their various community programs, they are acting as model corporate citizens. Model, that is, except for the fact that they are selling puppies from some of the worst mills in the country. They are using these charities and other community 'services' to distract ordinary folks from the inescapable fact of where they get their pups from and the problems that have come from that. These efforts are likely to increase in an attempt to make themselves look better to people that aren't aware of the horrible conditions these puppies come from. Petland is the single biggest outlet for these mills and support for Petland DOES equal support for puppy mills. It is very disturbing that charitable groups are allowing themselves to be used in such a manner. I am also bothered by the fact that Petland also sells Wellness dog food yet many people use that brand and recommend it to others. Thanks, Megansmomma, for being upset enough to start this thread. I'll be writing my own letter and would hope that more YT'ers would do the same.
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04-22-2009, 08:15 AM | #12 |
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| although their are alot people againist petstore that carry dogs and for the most part i agree. And there are alot of ways to go about reprimanding them or trying to put a stop to them. i dont agree with puppy mill dogs i dont believe that reputable breeders (which on this site reputable have very strick rules to it) sell to pet stores but im guessing sometimes its back yard breeders and puppy mills. although byb arent the best way to go in a lot of peoples mind they are more affordable and not as strick on selling and give a lot of good people the opportunity to own a dog that in other cases wouldnt be able to. but i think its low to attact petland when they are doing GOOD deed by SICK CHILDREN. i dont care if it gives them exposure, they are making a very sick child happy! i have never heard anything good about petland, ever and i believe the negatives about them, but this is different. and at the same time you are attacking them you are attacking a group that a LOT of people give thanks to for saving their childrens life and helping them keep their home at the same time. i personally think this is low. you may not be attacking per say but bothering them no less with something like this is insane they have a lot more to do then discuss puppy mills and defending their efforts to making childrens LAST wish come true. and yes i think the birthday party thing is insane but giving a family a puppy, thats sweet no matter where it came from. if it makes the child and the family happy and brightens that child life, then why disrupt it? and if they have no case of sick puppies going to the st jude children then why bother it? go full force against the puppy millers and the petstores for purchasing the puppymillers puppy i encourage you. but please for the children leave that little area alone. |
04-22-2009, 08:20 AM | #13 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | I hope we can compose an article for Ipetitions, http://www.ipetitions.com/and get Yorkietalk signatures. If any one has some good links to information on Petland and kennel condtions, post it in this thread. It would also be useful to have know all charities that Petland is working with, as they should all be informed.
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04-22-2009, 08:26 AM | #14 | |
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04-22-2009, 08:28 AM | #15 | |
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