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ok im really p*ssed off right now cuz i just went into a pet store in my city in canada n i went right to the bd area....i found a baby with a huge tail nip with a dirty tank...then i found another dirty tank with 2 juvies in it again with tail nip nut not as bad but this tank was so disgusting i complained i almost did more but i’ll wait for an opinion...n then i found another tank with a bd that was sold but not yet taken in a dirty cage n it was junky lookin it looked like n anole cage...but the 1 cage that had the 2 juvies was swo disgusting(reason i complained), it had a pile of crap atleast every 2 square inches n even bigger piles in the corners...the carrots were way to big n there were cricket roaming around and the temps were way off...geez. i was thinking on going there n taking the 2 juvies out n taking a brand new tank they’re sellin n making it all new n then putting it back in place n see wut they say...or just take the 2 out n walk out...or threaten to call sum kinda animal cruelty place if they dont clean it righ there on the spot...i need ur opinions...im so mad im leanin towards taking the 2 cuz sumthins rong with the way they run the place...all bds had tail nips n they wanted full price geez

If you called whoever the Canadian authorities are, it would be less likely to happen again.
Let them go see for themselves. Make a list of what they need to look for. bad temps, filth, tail nips, etc.
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TheClassyLizard

I know exactly what you mean. There's a pet store in my area & the lady there neglects all her animals. Her BDs are sick, way too skinny with sunken eyes. No heat supply, no UVB, no water, no veggies, and crickets bigger than the beardies head. Her mite infested snakes have mouth rot and sores on their bodies where mice have been thrown in, left unattended, and the mice had bitten her snakes.Crap all over and no clean water. Her iguanas had snake & lizard mites on them telling me they were put in an already dirty infested tank. Food moldy & crapped on. Water crapped in. A container full of dead tree frogs, and I couldn't even see her Oscar fish because the water was so nasty. Her ferrets were covered in their own feces because their cage was so nasty.
I contacted our Animal Control and pretty much got cussed out myself. Our Animal Control Officer just happens to be best friends with this pet store owner. I even tried talking to her boss, but to no avail. People like this should be put out of business. These animals are nothing but a quick dollar to them and they don't care about the health & well-being of the animals. They only hope they can get some money out of it before it dies. Once it's sold, they couldn't care less if it died and left someone broken-hearted.
Cricket

Petco is the same way. They have 12 beardies in what is equivilent to a 10 gallon and 2 in a probably 30 gallon TALL! It's awful!

The Better Business Bureau has an online site. They can't really do anything either, but if you file a complaint with them (you can do it online), she will be sent a letter and the complaint will forever be there if anyone should look it up.
It worked for me in one instance. The owners don't want those kind of black marks by their names since some people do check with the BBB before buying.
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TheClassyLizard

>>I know exactly what you mean. There's a pet store in my area & the lady there neglects all her animals. Her BDs are sick, way too skinny with sunken eyes. No heat supply, no UVB, no water, no veggies, and crickets bigger than the beardies head. Her mite infested snakes have mouth rot and sores on their bodies where mice have been thrown in, left unattended, and the mice had bitten her snakes.Crap all over and no clean water. Her iguanas had snake & lizard mites on them telling me they were put in an already dirty infested tank. Food moldy & crapped on. Water crapped in. A container full of dead tree frogs, and I couldn't even see her Oscar fish because the water was so nasty. Her ferrets were covered in their own feces because their cage was so nasty.
>> I contacted our Animal Control and pretty much got cussed out myself. Our Animal Control Officer just happens to be best friends with this pet store owner. I even tried talking to her boss, but to no avail. People like this should be put out of business. These animals are nothing but a quick dollar to them and they don't care about the health & well-being of the animals. They only hope they can get some money out of it before it dies. Once it's sold, they couldn't care less if it died and left someone broken-hearted.
>> Cricket

I don't know where you're from but there has to be more that can be done regarding the horrible situations you described and the lack of responsible actions taken by your local animal control. Here is a link that may be of some help to get more done to help stop this hell hole you have described.

ASPCA

If you want help pursuing this I am more than willing to do so. If it's as bad as you say I bet your state can step in and help.
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Rob

I live in Catawba County, NC and I've went as far as I could take it in this area with officials. Everyone keeps sending me back to Rhonda Webster who is in charge of the animal control issues. She's actually employed through the Newton Police Dept. and like I said, she's best friends with the lady that owns the pet store. They've even threatened to get me for slander if I didn't let up. But anyone can plainly see that her reptiles are badly neglected.
Thanks for the link. I'll check it out.
Cricket

>>I live in Catawba County, NC and I've went as far as I could take it in this area with officials. Everyone keeps sending me back to Rhonda Webster who is in charge of the animal control issues. She's actually employed through the Newton Police Dept. and like I said, she's best friends with the lady that owns the pet store. They've even threatened to get me for slander if I didn't let up. But anyone can plainly see that her reptiles are badly neglected.
>> Thanks for the link. I'll check it out.
>> Cricket

to sneak in there and descreetly shoot some photos? I would think that would be enough proof to even go as far as writing your local newspaper.

Please keep us posted.
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Rob

Whatever you do, I wouldn't buy them.. you'd only be helping their business and sending the wrong message to them (while lining their pockets w/undeserved cash).