I can't say I support everything that PETA does, but I really respect the organization for having the balls to get some pretty risky shit done in the name of exposure and whistleblowing.
Yea but the animals stay sufferinh from human behavior. Because we need everything.... how would you feel if a specific animals would kill us, mistreat us and abuse is and most of the time for useless reasons.
andrielisilien sme... also my nails are sharp so you better watch out.... that’s why I don’t like to see what the gender of my animals by looking at their genitalia I don’t want to hurt them I want to see if there’s any other way that I can determine if they’re male or female
So, how many of these undercover videos do you have to film before something happens to the companies? Seems like they should've been shut down already.
If you watch all the horrible videos about factory farming, you will understand that animals dont mean shit to the government. They are property, in the eyes of the law.
SeagullSkunk Maybe so, but the government is supposed to have to answer to the people. Obviously, not enough people are seeing these videos. Someone needs to start playing these videos in front of Petco stores across the country.
lacrymal1 the problem is how you mentioned this video was taken undercover and illegally. From a legal standpoint none of these videos along with any video taken without the consent of the business can be used in a court.
lacrymal1 they should be but besides them being filmed illegally it wouldn’t matter because some people still don’t know about this and continue to buy from places like Petsmart or Petco
So I went to their website and this is the lie I found: "we safely and efficiently deliver to your door" LIES!!!!! >:( WE HAVE TO SUE THEM!!!!!!! #animalbrutalityNOPE
You guys should check out Pet Supermarket. I went there just recently, and things just don't look right. For instance, the leopard geckos were thin and had skinny tails (which are supposed to be plump). Birds' wings are supposedly clipped so that they can't fly. It just seems so... strange.
@@cadenceholbrook3793 actually clipping the wings harm their natural behaviour, they need to be able to fly for their health and their sanity, clipping the feathers harms them and may make them aggressive or docile since they can't act natural.
hannah josephine sadly, yes. Mine did too. I will NEVER “adopt” from there again. The les pets you buy from them, the less pets they have to order, meaning the less abuse those animals get.
This is a disgrace, I can't believe pet-smart and pet co r not doing shit about this. I'm glad PETA is going to do something about this. This is one of the most disgusting videos of animals being mistreated I've ever seen. I've also seen multiple videos of animals in boxes in the dumpster of pet co😢 and pet co says they have never done that...THEN Y DOES IT SAY ON THE BOX "SHIPMENT FOR PETCO"!?!?!?!?!?! This is my rant here but wtf y would u do that?!?!
I don't think the owner of PETCO or Petsmart know that these people are harrassing animals, maybe it's just those people who are bad with the animals and their bosses don't know that they do that. So I don't think you should hate PETCO or Petsmart because it wouldn't make sense if they open a pet store if they hate and harrass animals. Just hate those people who do it.
Mordecai Jane dude. Their bosses monitor them. Also there’s a ton of proof online And you think none of the owners or bosses or managers have seen at least one?
We know that not all of them are as terrible as this one, but the breeding, shipping(!), and selling (to anyone, no questions asked) for profit is cruel and should be stopped. Small mammals can be found at local shelters (call around your area). These animals also often come from terrible breeders bent on selling as many animals to these stores as possible, no matter the cost.
I don't support everything PETA does either, but many of their undercover videos such as this bring to light the cruelties and injustices happening to animals who don't have a voice to cry out for help. I appreciate that aspect, at least, so that someone like me can know the truth (for example) about where PETCO sources from, and never support them again.
Yea like I ain't no vegan but I'm a true animal lover and when I was 8 I witnessed PetCo throwing a guinea pig and her babies in the trash. I regularly dig through petco's trash and I find 1-2 animals a week. The rescue I work with is overrun with small pets and reptiles.
kitkatgirl 67 depends on the store but once I saw an obviously malnourished roboroski hamster and I decided to get her since she didn't look too good and six months later she is the happiest and sweetest little girl. But when I got her she was weak and skinny and obviously wasn't being treated for her issues. She was the runt and sometimes they don't survive but still! They could've given her extra treats to fatten her up at least!
We don't want people to buy them because it will only mean suffering for more animals in the future because buying these animals means profits for the people breeding them. This is a supplier for pet stores, so even if the store isn't as bad animals are still suffering. If you have any questions about the work PETA does, please let us know or head to petasaves dotcom. Thanks Jason!
I got my guinea pig from petco. I saw the condition she was in and immediately adopted her. she was in the extremely hot back room and literally skin and bone. I'm glad I got her when I did.
Mice and rats will not eat each other just because. They do that because they either don't have enough food, or because they are highly stressed. This scenario had both conditions. We don't think it's pointless to want small animals to be treated better.
they have no right to be in a 50 mile radius of any animal, I mean come on, you can't just gently put a couple rats in a box, with food and water, carefully close the lid and place it somewhere the repeat that, and maybe, idk, STOP FUCKING KEEPING 50 hamsters/ALL YOUR ANIMALS IN ONE CAGE, I MEAN, HOW HARD IS IT TO RUN A CRUELTY FREE BREEDING SERVICE!!!!???? this is disgusting and they need to stop all of this until they know how to treat animals.
Solani Luna a lot of people are like this some people have tarantula and they will lock them in a cage and just throw them a live mice hamster etc and there is no way that a small animal will escape at least in the wild they have a little chance it is horrible to treat a small animal like this people should think about how they would feel as the small animal😡😭
Some are better than others, but in general the practice of breeding and shipping animals for profit is not good for the animals. These giant pet stores treat animals as commodities, not beings.
Some stores are certainly better than others, but as long as pet stores continue to purchase animals from suppliers like this one, they are promoting this kind of abuse. Until they stop, we will encourage people to buy pet supplies from stores that don't sell animals.
No animals drserves this at all sad very sad someone needs to treat them like this so they can see how it feels hpw do they let cruel people work for them
they care about one thing.. and unfortunately it's not the welfare of these little animals. . it's how much money they can make and that's it. it's basically like a factory farm for cows but for little mice.. it's the same thing. people don't understand how smart and emotional these little guys are... :(
I don't see the cruelty here. Okay, maybe the dude throwing them into the cardboard box was a little rough, but other than that, I don't see the cruelty. Animals sometimes die, and can be found in the bins sure. I don't necessarily think it's cruelty or mistreatment. You don't know how they died. Waste of time.
Look, I work as a dog trainer at Petsmat, we do NOT have only one supplier, and we do NOT order ANYTHING in mass amounts. We have no control over what suppliers do. We do not carry mass amounts of any animal in the store either. When they arrive, we have an isolation room where the animals are cared for in the same average size (for w/e it is) housing that you'd use at home, so that the animal can calm down and get used to the surroundings, etc. The people I work with truly love animals,itshows
I wouldn't film this excuse my language.I know I would've gone to jail for beating the shit out off all of them. The pet stores are bad too like for example petland they suck. There's like big containers filled with dead mice and some that are alive. I've seen them throw away a baby hamster and when I told the employee he got really annoyed and I had to curse him out. They don't know about about animals but just because there's not pets for adoption doesn't mean you should not buy from pet stores.those animals went through a lot and deserve loving homes too.
Not all Petsmart stores follow regulations. One rat I bought from Petsmart near Toronto came with a fractured tail from improper handling. He was never played with or handled in the store, which was straight from the associates mouth. He was skittish and afraid and needed constant vet visits since he had cystic fibrosis. He died at 6 months with fluid in the lungs.
I don't have a say for Petco but as for "Petsmart stores ship sick, injured and unwanted(???) animals back to Sun Pet" that is bullsmack. Any animals with signs of illness that are shipped to the store are immediately told to take them back and report it. The pets are then quarantined for a period of time and if any show signs of illness they are immediately taken to the vet and given proper medicine until they are healthy enough to go to a caring home. "Unsellable" animals are adopted out btw.
Wow, and here i thought well known pet stores such as PETCO PETSMART are safe places where u can purchase a well clean, healthly friend. But they are just the same as them heartless animal abuser sellers....only caring for one thing...money. Everyone stop buying animals from them places. IT ONLY GIVES THEM MORE MONEY SO THEY CAN KEEP REPRODUCING AND MAKE MORE MONEY. Im so angry and so sad.... i go to petsmart alot to buy things for my dog and my pet lizard...mainly food. Now, i dont now what to do...
PetSmart gets their small animals from LOCAL animal breeders, which are inspected and have to pass a strict certification..While this video is terrible, this is not a PetSmart "supplier". Animals are not shipped to PetSmart stores, it's all done locally for the most part. Sick and injured animals are taken to a Vet. The store then pays for the vet bills. Last week a sick bird had a $200 vet bill at my store, and we gladly paid it and saved it's life. We do this with all animals in our care.
*Screams and cries* Nooooooooooo! Nooooooo! I really need to save this hamster from PetCo who I named Peanut and she won't be there for much longer. i have got to save her!
sure you can all complain about the price of ETHICAL TREATMENT. but if someone really wants a hamster that badly, i think that they should have to deal with such costs. if you are not willing to treat an animal with the respect and dignity that it should have been granted at birth, then you dont deserve it. we shouldn't be putting a price on life in the first place, let alone trying to lower it to a cost that renders the animal practically "disposable"
It is possible to correctly handle animals quickly and gently without the abuse shown here. There is NO excuse for just grabbing and throwing a rat in a box. It is just as quick to reach in, pick up a rat the proper way, lower it into the box and put it down safely. Rats don't even bite so theres no hurry.
That is just crule and disrespectful you already know where you guys are going that is just not right no one else will forgive you for what you did 😥😭😢😱😰😨😵😠😷😡😤😖 you are the 😈 and a 👹 you... You 💩
Hey Petco,Pet Smart and Sun Pets!! The animals deserve A LOT BETTER treatment and care than they're receiving!! Animals have the right to be treated humanely. It doesn't matter which animal it may be. People, please don't shop at stores that sell animals.
I'm confused. How is Petco to blame? They have to use an outsource and the mistreatment would be the fault of the outsourced company but Petco. I breed my own mice for feed and specific color coats for my daughter's pets. I don't see how Petco is to blame.
I actually like petsmart and pet supplies plus because they`re employees were really helpful in supplying me with food that would work for my dogs sensitive stomach and food allergies. However, as much as I want to defend these major pet stores I just can`t believe that they are entirely ignorant of their suppliers abuse and neglect. If you promise your customers healthy pets and employees who care then why would you support a company that is so cruel to animals and then ship sick, injured, or unwanted animals back to their abusers? I find this to be quite upsetting. I actually applied for a pet care associate position at petsmart... after seeing this I`m calling to cancel my application as I can not support this. It`s their job to look into their suppliers to see where they can get the best quality and healthiest pets. Keeping animals in these conditions even temporarily are hazardous to mental and physical health. So I guess I`ll just be ordering my dog`s toys and accessories online from now on.
They have no where else to get there animals from. Its a wierd cycle Pet suppliers starts of good and takes care of animals>more pet stores want more animals>supplier breeds more>eventually gets out of hand>leads to mistreatment of animals due to more employees who dont know how to handle pets.
cesar martinez that's really not an excuse. There are millions of homeless animals in shelters, and many pet stores take them in to sponsor them and split the money with the shelters. The petsmart where I live bring in shelter animals and dogs from local breeders. (Other animals I'm unsure of). I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm saying this is a pointless cycle not to mention an illegal one. I personally think that all pet stores should cooperate with local shelters to help animals find homes.
thank you to all the people who work on finding information about the way animals are treated thanks to this info. I will never buy a animal from these places, i believe thats a way to help animals because if people dont buy them they would not sell them specially if they are not treated with respect and if you buying from these companies make sure that they treat them right... love to you all...
I got my hamster from petsmart YEARS ago, i was an innocent seven year old. Now, long after he died of old age, i saw what he went through before he arrived at petsmart.
This makes me sick. I have a rat and she's my little princess.. no wonder she kept biting me when I first got her. I got her from petco..... she's probably been severely mistreated
I went to petsmart on Saturday and the zebra finches had no water, They were all sick and had no eyes, cuttlebone, or anything without any vet care. All of The bettas had ick and they dropped an angelfish on the floor 3 times and yelled "They are tough fish, it will live."
I’m so glad I rescued our robo hamster.. she was the nicest cutest adorable hamster..unfortunately she passed away this morning unexpectedly😭We only had her for 7 months she brought so much joy to our lives. We will forever miss her!!!
Not to play Devil's advocate or anything but I think it's wrong to blame the stores for the way the supplier is treating the animals. Both Petco and Petsmart support adoption of unwanted animals and take excellent care of the animals while they are living at the store. ANY animal that is sick at these stores receives veterinary care immediately. I think people who wish to crucify should look at the whole picture!
I'm not sure where you go, but I know the petsmart I work at is VERY strict about animal care. We are all very cautious about how we handle and treat all the animals. The parakeets are in very large, spacious cages as well as the finches and canaries. We clean the cages once or more times a week and water and food has to be changed and cleaned twice daily. We have managers who will fire anyone who doesn't adhere to these rules.
All right all right. There is a thing here though PETA. The animals that were pictured there are sold in volume at large chain pet stores nation wide. Mice breed constantly, you can't exactly keep their cages insanely clean, many are stored together because they are bred for feeding, lab testing and as pets. It doesn't take much to kill a mouse, so that didn't really shock me. The parakeets were fine, if they aren't hand raised they tend to go insane when you reach your hands inside to get them.
My boyfriend and I used to shop at Petsmart, but ever since we found out about PetSmart we stop shopping there. If this is truly how they treat animals at Petco, we will stop buying from them too. We will be shopping more at For Pets Only and pet "supplies" stores.
I can't say I support everything that PETA does, but I really respect the organization for having the balls to get some pretty risky shit done in the name of exposure and whistleblowing.
Get off planet earth everything they do is for the right of animals
Yea but the animals stay sufferinh from human behavior. Because we need everything.... how would you feel if a specific animals would kill us, mistreat us and abuse is and most of the time for useless reasons.
This people have NO respect for animals, I can't believe what the guy said at the beginning!
Makes me want to squeeze his balls like a PlayStation control... hard
andrielisilien sme... also my nails are sharp so you better watch out.... that’s why I don’t like to see what the gender of my animals by looking at their genitalia I don’t want to hurt them I want to see if there’s any other way that I can determine if they’re male or female
@@princerufioh it doesn’t hurt them to look at their below area.
i am speechless this is so sick
Yeah
Can I call the police and animal control on them!? They should go to prison
we should try!!
possibly not. company makes to much money.
YES
I dare u lol jk
No you cannot, the reason being all of this footage was obtained illegally, along with most other peta footage.
So, how many of these undercover videos do you have to film before something happens to the companies? Seems like they should've been shut down already.
If you watch all the horrible videos about factory farming, you will understand that animals dont mean shit to the government. They are property, in the eyes of the law.
SeagullSkunk Maybe so, but the government is supposed to have to answer to the people. Obviously, not enough people are seeing these videos. Someone needs to start playing these videos in front of Petco stores across the country.
lacrymal1 the problem is how you mentioned this video was taken undercover and illegally. From a legal standpoint none of these videos along with any video taken without the consent of the business can be used in a court.
lacrymal1 they should be but besides them being filmed illegally it wouldn’t matter because some people still don’t know about this and continue to buy from places like Petsmart or Petco
Makes me sick to my stomach
GOD, THIS MAKES ME ANGRY!! :( I have 2 tortoises, that I rescued from bad homes and I love them with all my heart! ♥
So I went to their website and this is the lie I found:
"we safely and efficiently deliver to your door"
LIES!!!!! >:(
WE HAVE TO SUE THEM!!!!!!!
#animalbrutalityNOPE
No wonder most hamsters from Petco are so hostile toward humans. :(
This is why I always wanted a pet just so I can let it live I mean after all this they need a good home I mean MICE.
DONT BE MEAN TO FRICKIN MICE!
You guys should check out Pet Supermarket. I went there just recently, and things just don't look right. For instance, the leopard geckos were thin and had skinny tails (which are supposed to be plump). Birds' wings are supposedly clipped so that they can't fly. It just seems so... strange.
This sounds serious. Please email us at cid@peta.org.
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) you should see our pet barn in Singleton Australia 🇦🇺 the zebra Finches have NO feathers!
Yeah, petbarn is horrible! It's Australia's pet smart. The fish are kept in such horrible conditions, not to mention the dogs and cats!
Birds wings being clipped is something new bird owners use to stop them from flying but it doesn’t hurt them if done correctly
@@cadenceholbrook3793 actually clipping the wings harm their natural behaviour, they need to be able to fly for their health and their sanity, clipping the feathers harms them and may make them aggressive or docile since they can't act natural.
poor animals but I still don't support peta
aw omg is this what my robo hamster went through :(((
hannah josephine sadly, yes. Mine did too. I will NEVER “adopt” from there again. The les pets you buy from them, the less pets they have to order, meaning the less abuse those animals get.
And what my dwarf went through 😣
It isn't Petco or Petsmart that is doing this it is the breeders that just want the money
Thank you
This is a disgrace, I can't believe pet-smart and pet co r not doing shit about this. I'm glad PETA is going to do something about this. This is one of the most disgusting videos of animals being mistreated I've ever seen. I've also seen multiple videos of animals in boxes in the dumpster of pet co😢 and pet co says they have never done that...THEN Y DOES IT SAY ON THE BOX "SHIPMENT FOR PETCO"!?!?!?!?!?! This is my rant here but wtf y would u do that?!?!
This is heartbreaking and makes me so mad. It truly bothers me I can't do anything to discipline them. 😡
Jaidyn Gregor-Bolen
Yes you can
Just because we're kids, doesn't mean that we can't make a difference 🌍
Hope they rot in hell
I don't think the owner of PETCO or Petsmart know that these people are harrassing animals, maybe it's just those people who are bad with the animals and their bosses don't know that they do that. So I don't think you should hate PETCO or Petsmart because it wouldn't make sense if they open a pet store if they hate and harrass animals. Just hate those people who do it.
Mordecai Jane you using the word “harassing” in the wrong way. The correct term is “Assulting”
U must work at pet co or petsmart or maybe your right
Mordecai Jane dude. Their bosses monitor them. Also there’s a ton of proof online And you think none of the owners or bosses or managers have seen at least one?
I know this comment is very old but my aunt works there, they know.
This made me cry! How could you do this to animals! #Boycottpetstoresformisstreetinganimals
Caught*
@@AmbiguousPing its boycott
We know that not all of them are as terrible as this one, but the breeding, shipping(!), and selling (to anyone, no questions asked) for profit is cruel and should be stopped. Small mammals can be found at local shelters (call around your area). These animals also often come from terrible breeders bent on selling as many animals to these stores as possible, no matter the cost.
People seem to yearn for more land while the animals get only a bit of space.
Why cant we give an entire island for animals and nature?
WHY WOULD YOU TREAT ANIMALS LIKE THAT
I don't support everything PETA does either, but many of their undercover videos such as this bring to light the cruelties and injustices happening to animals who don't have a voice to cry out for help. I appreciate that aspect, at least, so that someone like me can know the truth (for example) about where PETCO sources from, and never support them again.
Yea like I ain't no vegan but I'm a true animal lover and when I was 8 I witnessed PetCo throwing a guinea pig and her babies in the trash. I regularly dig through petco's trash and I find 1-2 animals a week. The rescue I work with is overrun with small pets and reptiles.
Omg I just when to petco and saw a super cute robo hamster and now I wonder how they treated that robo hamster.
kitkatgirl 67 depends on the store but once I saw an obviously malnourished roboroski hamster and I decided to get her since she didn't look too good and six months later she is the happiest and sweetest little girl. But when I got her she was weak and skinny and obviously wasn't being treated for her issues. She was the runt and sometimes they don't survive but still! They could've given her extra treats to fatten her up at least!
bluepinata
I agree, but when I go there next time I'm gonna have a talk with an employee or dun dun dunnnnnnn!
THE MANAGER
Wow just look at these innocent animals being abused. So sad
We don't want people to buy them because it will only mean suffering for more animals in the future because buying these animals means profits for the people breeding them. This is a supplier for pet stores, so even if the store isn't as bad animals are still suffering. If you have any questions about the work PETA does, please let us know or head to petasaves dotcom. Thanks Jason!
I got my guinea pig from petco. I saw the condition she was in and immediately adopted her. she was in the extremely hot back room and literally skin and bone. I'm glad I got her when I did.
Come on, even I treat dirt better than they treat living beings.
Mice and rats will not eat each other just because. They do that because they either don't have enough food, or because they are highly stressed. This scenario had both conditions. We don't think it's pointless to want small animals to be treated better.
We're hoping people resolve to never shop at a pet store that sells animals. That will change this cruelty.
they have no right to be in a 50 mile radius of any animal, I mean come on, you can't just gently put a couple rats in a box, with food and water, carefully close the lid and place it somewhere the repeat that, and maybe, idk, STOP FUCKING KEEPING 50 hamsters/ALL YOUR ANIMALS IN ONE CAGE, I MEAN, HOW HARD IS IT TO RUN A CRUELTY FREE BREEDING SERVICE!!!!???? this is disgusting and they need to stop all of this until they know how to treat animals.
and the amount of times he picked them up by the tail and slammed them in the box is, EVERY TIME!
It's aaaaaaalll about the money
this honestly make me sick
all those animals abused I thank people that put them in a nice home but those people here in this video are just heartless and cruel
Solani Luna a lot of people are like this some people have tarantula and they will lock them in a cage and just throw them a live mice hamster etc and there is no way that a small animal will escape at least in the wild they have a little chance it is horrible to treat a small animal like this people should think about how they would feel as the small animal😡😭
Sorry you feel that way. For information about all of the hard work we do, please visit PETA.org
Some are better than others, but in general the practice of breeding and shipping animals for profit is not good for the animals. These giant pet stores treat animals as commodities, not beings.
That poor dead hamster at the end of the video..
That was a rabbit
@@flufflepuff8898 it was a guinea pig
That is so mean they should be behind bars!!
Some stores are certainly better than others, but as long as pet stores continue to purchase animals from suppliers like this one, they are promoting this kind of abuse. Until they stop, we will encourage people to buy pet supplies from stores that don't sell animals.
You should never treat a living organism like that.
How is this legal
Some shelters have small animals for adoption! Call your local shelter and ask!
No animals drserves this at all sad very sad someone needs to treat them like this so they can see how it feels hpw do they let cruel people work for them
Napoleon Holley exactly
So was my pet hamster treated like this before I bought it ?
+Jake Abernathy Maybe, you can't know for sure.
That's just sickening.
My heart I'd just broken...
they care about one thing.. and unfortunately it's not the welfare of these little animals. . it's how much money they can make and that's it. it's basically like a factory farm for cows but for little mice.. it's the same thing. people don't understand how smart and emotional these little guys are... :(
Then how do mice survive in the wild without humans to separate them? Mice and rats are constantly stressed when kept in this unatural situation.
Imagine those poor rats on the bottom just squished in so much heat and pain and pressure and lack of oxygen and general anxiety
I don't see the cruelty here. Okay, maybe the dude throwing them into the cardboard box was a little rough, but other than that, I don't see the cruelty. Animals sometimes die, and can be found in the bins sure. I don't necessarily think it's cruelty or mistreatment. You don't know how they died. Waste of time.
That bird one was really sad. Now i understand why those birds in those cages are terrified.
that is so terrible :(
This is horrible and I am utterly disgusted
Look, I work as a dog trainer at Petsmat, we do NOT have only one supplier, and we do NOT order ANYTHING in mass amounts. We have no control over what suppliers do. We do not carry mass amounts of any animal in the store either. When they arrive, we have an isolation room where the animals are cared for in the same average size (for w/e it is) housing that you'd use at home, so that the animal can calm down and get used to the surroundings, etc. The people I work with truly love animals,itshows
U DONT PICK UP RATS BY THEIR TAIL!!! IT REALLY HURTS THEM!! Those rats probably died a few days after that
Al this abuse so that a kid could have a pet
Its just horrible
I wouldn't film this excuse my language.I know I would've gone to jail for beating the shit out off all of them. The pet stores are bad too like for example petland they suck. There's like big containers filled with dead mice and some that are alive. I've seen them throw away a baby hamster and when I told the employee he got really annoyed and I had to curse him out. They don't know about about animals but just because there's not pets for adoption doesn't mean you should not buy from pet stores.those animals went through a lot and deserve loving homes too.
This is so horrible. Never going to PETSMART again
this is for all pet stores
Not all Petsmart stores follow regulations. One rat I bought from Petsmart near Toronto came with a fractured tail from improper handling. He was never played with or handled in the store, which was straight from the associates mouth. He was skittish and afraid and needed constant vet visits since he had cystic fibrosis. He died at 6 months with fluid in the lungs.
I just cried when I saw this. Please, treat these poor animals with respect petco!
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING
I don't have a say for Petco but as for "Petsmart stores ship sick, injured and unwanted(???) animals back to Sun Pet" that is bullsmack. Any animals with signs of illness that are shipped to the store are immediately told to take them back and report it. The pets are then quarantined for a period of time and if any show signs of illness they are immediately taken to the vet and given proper medicine until they are healthy enough to go to a caring home. "Unsellable" animals are adopted out btw.
Wow, and here i thought well known pet stores such as PETCO PETSMART are safe places where u can purchase a well clean, healthly friend.
But they are just the same as them heartless animal abuser sellers....only caring for one thing...money. Everyone stop buying animals from them places. IT ONLY GIVES THEM MORE MONEY SO THEY CAN KEEP REPRODUCING AND MAKE MORE MONEY. Im so angry and so sad.... i go to petsmart alot to buy things for my dog and my pet lizard...mainly food. Now, i dont now what to do...
PetSmart gets their small animals from LOCAL animal breeders, which are inspected and have to pass a strict certification..While this video is terrible, this is not a PetSmart "supplier". Animals are not shipped to PetSmart stores, it's all done locally for the most part. Sick and injured animals are taken to a Vet. The store then pays for the vet bills. Last week a sick bird had a $200 vet bill at my store, and we gladly paid it and saved it's life. We do this with all animals in our care.
There are lots of hamsters in shelters across the country who need a good home. Check with you local shelter first!
*Screams and cries* Nooooooooooo! Nooooooo! I really need to save this hamster from PetCo who I named Peanut and she won't be there for much longer. i have got to save her!
Know what.... Imma go buy a crested gecko and a leopard gecko tomorrow just so I can save it from pet smart
sure you can all complain about the price of ETHICAL TREATMENT. but if someone really wants a hamster that badly, i think that they should have to deal with such costs. if you are not willing to treat an animal with the respect and dignity that it should have been granted at birth, then you dont deserve it. we shouldn't be putting a price on life in the first place, let alone trying to lower it to a cost that renders the animal practically "disposable"
This is animal abuse! Everyone sue the animal company! This is so stupid ANIMAL ABUSE!
people that are mean like that make me sick. what monsters!
It is possible to correctly handle animals quickly and gently without the abuse shown here. There is NO excuse for just grabbing and throwing a rat in a box. It is just as quick to reach in, pick up a rat the proper way, lower it into the box and put it down safely. Rats don't even bite so theres no hurry.
Looks like you got the acronym wrong. Don't worry, common mistake. You can find what PETA really stands for at PETA.org! Thanks!
Yes, some! Call ahead, as not all of them house small animals.
You know what... I'm going to keep buying from petsmart to save these poor animals from this hell....
It just makes ma angry how they are all thrown into such small spaces
this stores dont have a heart! they are very cruel... OMG I always think this shops are pretty cool!! but not A N Y M O R E!
That is just crule and disrespectful you already know where you guys are going that is just not right no one else will forgive you for what you did 😥😭😢😱😰😨😵😠😷😡😤😖 you are the 😈 and a 👹 you... You 💩
Pls think harder about any industry that involves animals... Even food, especially food...
Big business are vultures and are void of compassion...
Amen, sir.
Hey Petco,Pet Smart and Sun Pets!! The animals deserve A LOT BETTER treatment and care than they're receiving!! Animals have the right to be treated humanely. It doesn't matter which animal it may be. People, please don't shop at stores that sell animals.
I'm confused. How is Petco to blame? They have to use an outsource and the mistreatment would be the fault of the outsourced company but Petco. I breed my own mice for feed and specific color coats for my daughter's pets. I don't see how Petco is to blame.
I actually like petsmart and pet supplies plus because they`re employees were really helpful in supplying me with food that would work for my dogs sensitive stomach and food allergies. However, as much as I want to defend these major pet stores I just can`t believe that they are entirely ignorant of their suppliers abuse and neglect. If you promise your customers healthy pets and employees who care then why would you support a company that is so cruel to animals and then ship sick, injured, or unwanted animals back to their abusers? I find this to be quite upsetting. I actually applied for a pet care associate position at petsmart... after seeing this I`m calling to cancel my application as I can not support this. It`s their job to look into their suppliers to see where they can get the best quality and healthiest pets. Keeping animals in these conditions even temporarily are hazardous to mental and physical health. So I guess I`ll just be ordering my dog`s toys and accessories online from now on.
They have no where else to get there animals from. Its a wierd cycle
Pet suppliers starts of good and takes care of animals>more pet stores want more animals>supplier breeds more>eventually gets out of hand>leads to mistreatment of animals due to more employees who dont know how to handle pets.
cesar martinez that's really not an excuse. There are millions of homeless animals in shelters, and many pet stores take them in to sponsor them and split the money with the shelters. The petsmart where I live bring in shelter animals and dogs from local breeders. (Other animals I'm unsure of). I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm saying this is a pointless cycle not to mention an illegal one. I personally think that all pet stores should cooperate with local shelters to help animals find homes.
thank you to all the people who work on finding information about the way animals are treated thanks to this info. I will never buy a animal from these places, i believe thats a way to help animals because if people dont buy them they would not sell them specially if they are not treated with respect and if you buying from these companies make sure that they treat them right... love to you all...
my anger is at his extreme point
It sucks that the pet stores ship the animals back when they are sick or injured, those people tortured the poor animals to death ☹😭
It's so cruel , no animal deserves to be treated that way .
Again, No proof, that this is petsmart.....
Smh I just finished crying 😭. This is sick
Yea ;(
poor babies :c
I got my hamster from petsmart YEARS ago, i was an innocent seven year old. Now, long after he died of old age, i saw what he went through before he arrived at petsmart.
This makes me sick. I have a rat and she's my little princess.. no wonder she kept biting me when I first got her. I got her from petco..... she's probably been severely mistreated
I went to petsmart on Saturday and the zebra finches had no water, They were all sick and had no eyes, cuttlebone, or anything without any vet care. All of The bettas had ick and they dropped an angelfish on the floor 3 times and yelled "They are tough fish, it will live."
Aight Weres the Karens and The Vegan Teacher?-
the way he was grabbing the parakeets , small rats and mice was awful!
CALL 911!
the conditions this place keep their animals in is absolutely sickening.
i can't say i support PETA on everything, but Petco and petsmart should not be places to buy animals anymore
I’m so glad I rescued our robo hamster.. she was the nicest cutest adorable hamster..unfortunately she passed away this morning unexpectedly😭We only had her for 7 months she brought so much joy to our lives. We will forever miss her!!!
Not to play Devil's advocate or anything but I think it's wrong to blame the stores for the way the supplier is treating the animals. Both Petco and Petsmart support adoption of unwanted animals and take excellent care of the animals while they are living at the store. ANY animal that is sick at these stores receives veterinary care immediately. I think people who wish to crucify should look at the whole picture!
Omg why is he throwing them like what the?!?!?
I'm not sure where you go, but I know the petsmart I work at is VERY strict about animal care. We are all very cautious about how we handle and treat all the animals. The parakeets are in very large, spacious cages as well as the finches and canaries. We clean the cages once or more times a week and water and food has to be changed and cleaned twice daily. We have managers who will fire anyone who doesn't adhere to these rules.
The way they just throw the mice and birds
At Medival times in southern California by Knotts berry farm they had a horse show where they were beating the horses in front of people
this is NOT ok!
All right all right. There is a thing here though PETA. The animals that were pictured there are sold in volume at large chain pet stores nation wide. Mice breed constantly, you can't exactly keep their cages insanely clean, many are stored together because they are bred for feeding, lab testing and as pets. It doesn't take much to kill a mouse, so that didn't really shock me. The parakeets were fine, if they aren't hand raised they tend to go insane when you reach your hands inside to get them.
Oh, am I sticking close to my cute Guinea Piggies now.
No excuse. They should be well aware of what their suppliers are doing.
My boyfriend and I used to shop at Petsmart, but ever since we found out about PetSmart we stop shopping there. If this is truly how they treat animals at Petco, we will stop buying from them too. We will be shopping more at For Pets Only and pet "supplies" stores.