Originally Posted by Woogie Man (Post 2007350)

The lady at the Humane Society has a guest column every Sunday in the paper. She didn't specify that she would be writing about Petland in particular. My guess is that it will be on puppy mills and pet stores and the connection between them. She is not a staffer at the paper so I'm pretty confident it will get published as it doesn't go through the normal editorial channels. I sure will post any updates I have on this. :aimeeyork :animal-pa :animal-pa :animal-pa :animal-pa

Originally Posted by Woogie Man (Post 2006316)

Here's a link for some (many) of the complaints against Petland Consumer complaints about Petland

Originally Posted by Woogie Man (Post 2007301)

O.K......here's what's up so far. I spoke with the Humane Education Manager at our local Humane Society. She was very disturbed to hear of them opening here and was quite upset about it. There was a volunteer there that recently moved here from Florida and she was well aware of Petland. She spoke to the manager before I did and clued her in about Petland. The manager writes a weekly column for our area newspaper and said her next column will be on this subject. I gave her research info about Petland and told her how to find out more. I also spoke with a producer at our local TV station and sent them an e-mail detailing some things about Petland at their request. It is being passed on to the assignment producer who was on set at the time of my call. I'm waiting to hear back from him but the producer I spoke with seemed quite interested so maybe we can get some action out of them. I think maybe I've gotten the ball rolling but I will see this through to the best of my ability. If I hadn't been a member here, I would never have known about this company and the horrible things they do. Thanks to all who have posted in the past about Petland. Having heard about them on YorkieTalk, it sure lit a fire under my butt when I found out they're opening a store here!! :aimeeyork :animal-pa :animal-pa :animal-pa :animal-pa :)

Originally Posted by Doodlebug (Post 2007383)

I recently discovered that there is a new Petland in Wentzville, MO and I went in and looked at a yorkie. A lady who worked there told me she was $1,200. I told her I wasn't sure about her (I had NO intention of buying her) and she told me that if I call back BE SURE to ask for HER. I called back the next day and talked to a young man who worked there and asked how much the yorkie was (I gave him the 'stock' number for the puppy) and he quoted me a much lower price. I asked him where the puppies come from and he cheerfully told me that "most of our puppies come from the Hunte Corporation. The owner of Petland and the owner of the Hunte Corp are best friends."

THAT'S where they get their puppies, according to their own employee.

Originally Posted by red98vett (Post 2006326)

I've been Petland a few times just to walk around - I refuse to ever buy anything from that place - I HATE THEM ...just hate them

yes that's a strong word but based on what I saw and read - Pet Land should be renamed PetPrison.

The puppies I saw were just miserable and lonely & some were very sick looking ...I was asked to leave the store a long time ago cause I asked questions (kind of loud)....about where they get their puppies and why did they look so sick and unhappy ....they didn't answer but (nicely) asked me to leave which I was more than happy to do ...but I literally had tears in my eyes driving home.

There is a different Pet Store near me (Pet Depot) ....while I'm against selling dogs in stores - these puppies were in a big clean enclosed area PLAYING - while at 'Petland' ....they keep them in tiny cages all alone. They look sooooooo sad.....

From what I've read (and I read ALOT about them) they are the #1 Customer of Puppy Mills.

Did I mention I hate them ?

Originally Posted by LoveMyJake (Post 2007406)

I know exactly how you feel! I went into a pet store last weekend just to check it out. It's called "Pet's Choice", and I had never heard of them. I actually went in to see what kind of products they sell, not realizing they sold puppies. They had several yorkies in a cage who were having a horrible time walking on the wired bottom. They were peeing and pooing everywhere and were trying to play, but it was impossible because of the wire! There was ONE bed in the cage with 7 dogs, 5 of which were yorkies. It was a small bed and these puppies were very tiny, but they could have at least put a couple more beds in there!

The lady who was working there at the time was busy with a customer, so I left and went home and called them. A man answered and I asked him where they get their puppies. He told me from local breeders, they never use puppy mills or farms. Yeah right. I told him most reputable breeders that I know would never sell to a pet store. He hung up on me!!!!!:mad: I called the Humane Society, but I don't know if they will do anything.:(

Originally Posted by cj125 (Post 2007538)

No Villette - NO one could hate them more than I do. I got Mia there 2 yrs ago. They lied about how old she was. They told me she was a "special order" that the lady did not pick-up. They charged me extra because she was small, and a puppy pkg so with taxes it came to $3000.00!!! They said I could breed her if I wanted to. They have on their website that all their dogs come from breeders - not puppy mills. Well they are right on one count - they buy hundreds of puppies from the Hunte Corp!!! Both of them profit off these tiny babies!!! :mad: My Mia was only 1pd 10oz when I got her and they claimed he was 12 wks old. RIGHT! She'd been on the road from breeder, then to Hunte Corp and then trucked into Vegas - they claimed she's only been there 2 days. Well that might be true but after being on here and finding out about weights, ages etc. I'm fairly sure that my Mia was no older than 10 wks when I got her so I wonder how old she was when she was forced to leave her Mom. My baby didn't know what a doorbell was - she barely knew how to bark! She was not socialized and we had to literally feed her with a syringe -- Oh I could go on and on but the bottom line was when I tried to get her AKC papers they lied and put me off over and over again. Finally Hubby and I went there and talked with the owner's daughter (who was all of 21) who didn't like us asking questions in front of other customers so she told another employee to call Security. Well, we left but I did report them to the Better Bus Bureau. Finally the owner sent me my paperwork. And yes it was from the Hunte Corp!!!! It was such a mess. Did I tell you we almost lost Mia 3 times and that she had to be hospitalized for 3 days only 2 days after we got her? Did I say how much I hate Petland? :D I wish more people who lived here would picket that place with me. I'd love to have t-shirts made up and have a line of people in front of their stores!