Aw, let the poor guy out, I say! I'll take him home, feed him and bring him back to Brazil where he belongs!

(Bird owners: just kidding, please don't let your birds go in the forests of Brazil)

Very nice, I hope you guys keep up the pressure on pet stores. Wild animals belong in the wild! Like I said before, if you must get a bird, get one from an animal shelter! :) Good work PETA.

ps Does PETA or anyone have a list of grain / pet stores in W. Mass that don't sell animals and also do sell Wellness? All the stores I've been to just started selling reptiles recently so I had to stop going!

Posted by: Maya | June 21, 2007 11:53 AM

Maya,

Most grain/feed stores sell Wellness but not animals, i.e. Agway. What town do you live near?

Posted by: Stacy P. | June 22, 2007 09:35 PM

I'm lucky that the petsmarts in my area have very educated employees, and take good care of their animals. I check up on them all the time. Theres this one petsmart where I met an employee who makes sure he spends at least ten minutes with each small animal in the store every day. Now thats responsible. If only all petsmarts had employees like that.

Posted by: Rachel M. | June 22, 2007 10:21 PM

My heart aches for those birds when I see them in cages. They were meant to fly freely. If people want to see birds, all they have to do is look at them outside, happily enjoying their lives.
I always think that I wish I had the money to purchase all of them and return them to their natural habitats.

Posted by: Ariel | June 23, 2007 08:55 AM

About purchasing Wellness, perhaps you can go to a Wellness w/s and purchase it from the company itself. If not, there are distrubutor websites. One brand I bought, I was able to either purchase it from the company itself or from a distrubutor, both via mail. No cost difference.

Posted by: Ariel | June 23, 2007 09:18 AM

You could purchase them, but in a way puchasing all those birds is just as bad. All intentions meant well I know, but by purchasing them, you're just encouraging petsmart to find more birds, adding to their economy.

Posted by: Anonymous | June 23, 2007 07:51 PM

Thank you Ariel and Stacy for your help!! I am willing to drive almost anywhere in Western Mass for Welllness (wet only, all their dry food now has fish and my cat is allergic).

Now I have to find a new dry food with no fish. But all the pet stores around here have begun selling birds and reptiles (EVEN THE GRAIN STORES!) to make more of a profit.

I told them explicitly that I am a vet nurse and I will stop recommending them the minute they do so, but that does not deter them.

It has been very challenging. I'm glad people on this board are willing to help me find another way, though!

I will try Agway! ;) Thanks!

Posted by: Maya | June 25, 2007 12:14 PM

I am going to boycott PetSmart, mt store of choice, as they continue to keep Beta fishes in small, 6-8 oz. jars! They can NOT swim, barely turn around & tho' they are "just fish" as some say, it IS inhumane ! This is no life for any living being.
I havd also made small marks on the jars lids & some have been there for what must seem an eternity for the Betas !
Please, if your local PetSmart, or any pet store practices this, please tell the manager & boycott them !
Thanks

Posted by: NatureMuzic | July 4, 2007 04:00 PM

...and my cat is allergic...

How can you be an activist for animal rights, yet imprison that poor cat in your house? What happened to "Animals aren't ours to..." Let me guess, you're not even a vegan, are you.

Posted by: m.b. | August 10, 2007 01:33 PM

If you are not aware, petsmart has an outbreak of psittacosis in its stores which has stopped the sale of live birds in the stores. the lie and tell the public that they are not sure, but this company loves money, not animals and would not stop selling them for a period of time unless they might lose money. most stores have not been tested for psittacosis.

Posted by: nonya | December 30, 2007 01:41 AM