I have learned that petco treats it's small animals (ferrets, gerbils, etc.) poorly. If one of these animals that are for sale, becomes unsaleable, due to illness or any other cause, rather than sending it back to the breeder, getting vet care, or even letting a shelter take the animal, petco puts the offending pet into a sealed plastic bag and then sticks the bag into a freezer, for the animal to suffocate or freeze to death, whichever comes first. Please join us and others who disagree with this procedure by no making any purchases from petco until they change this policy and if possible let the management know why you are not purchasing from these locations. This info came from our ferret shelter director, who was told by a former petco manager. The shelter now has a suit pending against petco for this policy.
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