[megansmomma]

Originally Posted by sevenfortythree

Hi again everyone! I dont know how to make a new thread on here, but I found out some upsetting news awhile ago. I emailed a couple of anti-petland groups to let them know as well, but i want to get the word out as much as possible. I used to own a Petland store, and I consider myself one of the good guys since we tried very hard to use quality breeders, of course because of the reputation of the Petland Corporation, that was never easy. My store is closed and I feel like it is the franchisor's fault. Anyway that is beside the point. Here is the letter that I sent to the other organizations:


I am sure you are already aware of it, but I wanted to take the time to let you know about some recent Petland news that I discovered. Petland is launching a new chain of petstores under the name Safari Stan's Pet Center. If you look at the website it is obvious that it is the same store at Petland but under a new name. They even use the same graphics.
I feel that this is an effort on Petland's part to shed the negative connotation that is attached to its name. If a person googles Petland there are hundreds of negative articles, personal stories, and videos that pop up; which is bad for their business. By opening the same stores under a new title, Petland is preying on an unsuspecting market that has no way of knowing that Safari Stan's Pet Center is a subsidiary of Petland Inc. This new chain also promotes opening franchises. Potential franchisees are being sold this chain and not knowing about the connection to Petland and the outrage that will arise once the news hits. My point is further proven by the fact that the only place on the Safari Stan Pet Center site is Petland or Petland Inc mention is one blurb on the About Us page. I feel as though this is an attempt for Petland Inc to dupe the public and increase their revenues. I know you all have done a great job of exposing Petland's unethical methods in the past and I thought this could use some attention. Thanks!

Anyway if anyone has any other ideas on how to get the information out to the public, it would be great.

When I was doing research about this a few months ago I remember Safari Stan or something along those line being mentioned. Petland is the slime of the earth with their unethical business practices and their links to puppymills and the Hunte Corporation.