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Originally Posted by sevenfortythree  Hi everyone! I am "the one" from the other thread. Tammy, I agree with you whole heartedly, which is why I joined the forum to express my displeasure at the thought of punishing a charity for accepting a donation. I told everyone that I was an ex-franchisee to support my agrument and not seem like I was pro Petland; which I am not. Unfortunately some irrational people think that because I stated my opinion, that I am part of a conspiracy with Petland. My question is: why would I admit to being an ex franchisee if I was part of this alleged conspiracy? I would like to see all Petland stores closed down because I do not think the Petland monitors their franchisees enough to ensure that puppies are not bought from puppy mills. However, I would not like to see a charity suffer because they tried to make a dying child's wish come true. Puppy mill politics should be addressed on its own, write a campaign to Petland or the state, or the federal government...whatever you want. By these charities losing your support, the families they help are the ones that suffer. Petland will not be affected by it at all- if you want to stop Petland you need to reassess your target.  |
How many times do we have to write that no one wants these charities to suffer? It's just that they need to make an informed decision about receiving a pet from Petland. You seem to be suggesting that we should keep the whole thing quiet, I hope this is not the case. This is an ethical sort of question, similar to "Should a church stop taking donations from someone who they know has stolen money from others?"
You could be a very valuable ally in this task, as you have first hand information about Petland, I hope you focus on what we are trying to accomplish, and that's educating these charities that Petland is not the sort of company that they should associated with. I hope you will join us in educating others about the problems. Once the facts are out there, we can all make a decision on what to do.