Pet Store Supports Puppy Mills

Originally Posted by reef_raf

Right, and Emily is continually offering to foster it until a home is found. The "rescue" guy isn't really responding.....
Would be nice if it had a more comfortable temp home, rather than a wire cage.

The pup has been in foster, and now she's at the "adoption center" for a couple of weeks. Are you questioning the quality of care she's had with out any real knowledge of the situation? Have you been to my house? Have you been on a rescue? Crawled under a well used outhouse to rescue pups? Dug thru garbage dumps to find kittens before the hungry dogs do? Perhaps we should have left Popcorn in the ditch for the crows, then you'd have nothing to complain about, out of sight, out of mind, right! I haven't responded because I have better things to do (unlike some people), and I don't run the rescue, I just volunteer here. I'll update you on Popcorn's situation when I know more. Thanks for your concern.

The "rescue" chick

[Der_Iron_Chef]

I think we can all get a little bent out of shape when we feel like someone is insinuating that we don't want what's best for any particular animal....be that through outright neglect, ignorance, etc. When someone does that from a high horse, it seems even worse.

But I think we can all agree that everyone here believes in the humane and fair treatment of all animals....otherwise we wouldn't put so much time and energy into what we do.

Let's chill. Stare at a lava lamp or listen to some Yanni or something. Or go cuddle some animals at the Humane Society....whatever you gotta do

I'd still like to know what the difference is between the cages that most SPCA/Humane Society's use to house their animals, and the ones used at the pet store?
If Emily B is as concerned as she claims to be, why doesn't she contact the media, that's what I would do. Make some noise!
I'm off to do some yoga now...

The rescue chick
(I've also been called the 'angel of mercy' lol)

[EmilyB]

Originally Posted by tencats

I'd still like to know what the difference is between the cages that most SPCA/Humane Society's use to house their animals, and the ones used at the pet store?

Sorry, not here. Check out the facilities section on this webpage....

http://www.calgaryhumane.ca/

I never once saw a dog in a wire bottom crate even at the old facility.

Animals shouldn't stand on wire bottoms to make it easier for people to clean up.

Originally Posted by EmilyB

Sorry, not here. Check out the facilities section on this webpage....

http://www.calgaryhumane.ca/

I never once saw a dog in a wire bottom crate even at the old facility.

Animals shouldn't stand on wire bottoms to make it easier for people to clean up.

Ya, they have a multi-million dollar facility... we have a house... and a crappy one at that, we take what we can get.
Last time I was in one of the stores, the area for our dogs had chain-link kennels with cement floors behind plexiglass windows. They weren't on wire bottom crates. (and the wire crates are so they don't have to walk in their own excretement, not for easy clean up, wire is much harder to clean than a smooth surface).
I'm still waiting to hear back on how Popcorn is doing. Seing as how your there, and it's a 3 hour drive for me, why don't you run on over to the pet store and tell me if Popcorn is still there, or if she's been adopted, if she's been moved, or what. I would assume, being that you're so concerned for her, that you've been checking in on her?

The rescue chick

I think we have a cat fight on our hands boys.....

Running for cover............lol

Originally Posted by UnderWorldAquatics

I think we have a cat fight on our hands boys.....

Running for cover............lol

She started it........