[BLowry]

I was out looking for a small de-matting comb today. Petco's were too expensive...I (not really wanting to) went into a Pet Store (all about animals)....Well, first of all when I opened the door to go inside the smell nearly knocked me over....they had a pen, with a half door, right as you walked in with about 7 or 8 puppies in it...only 1 puppy, a fox terrier, came to the door when I called them over and she kept scratching at herself.
There was one laying by the door but wouldn't come to me...they all looked around 3 or 4 months old...How pitiful these poor littles one looked...There was 1 bowl of food which had hardly any food in it and a water bottle...There was a puppy laying on the floor TRYING to eat out of the dish that had shredded paper in it...the pup had shredded paper hanging out of his mouth because his bowl was full of it! Most of the puppies were just sleeping....There were 4 more pens.....as much as I didn't want to go look.....I did....O MY GOD!! first one had several guinea pig, second had several rabbits...the third had approximately 12 puppies in it...NONE of them even moved when I clicked my nails on the half wall! I stood there just staring at them to see if they were breathing....they were but, wouldn't move or even look up! there were 3 bowls in this pen....NO WATER AND NO FOOD!! The last pen same thing...most of the dogs were sleeping and NONE would come to me...the puppies seemed to get older in each of the pens...I guess they keep the young ones in the front. ALL the pens had shredded paper in them...I understand this may make it easier to clean up the mess but, they should have the bowls of water and food on those stands so the paper doesn't get into it.... to say the least I was BULLSH**!! They didn't have the de-matting comb I wanted and even if they did I wouldn't have bought it...as I was leaving a very young girl was walking to the register...I asked her if she worked there...she said yes...I just looked at her and pointed and said "that pen over there....the puppy is trying to eat and is eating the paper cause he can't get to his food and that pen over there with 12 puppies in it has NO WATER AND NO FOOD IN IT! She just looked at me and said OH! OH?????? Well, I came home, called my vet and got the number to MSPCA...they have a number to report pet shops....I am calling tomorrow..called tonight and they are closed....THEN! my daughter told me that this woman has had several complaints placed against her...and come to find out she had a pet store under a different name that was shut down!!!


Well, I am reporting her tomorrow...hopefully they will check her out and shut her down...I told myself (after going into a pet store several years ago) that I would NEVER go into one again....these puppies were dirty and smelly....didn't look happy at all....I am just so angry!!!

sorry this was so long but I am PI$$ED!

thanks for letting me vent!