Permission to cross post was granted by Ms. Griffin. She can also be reached at ChristyG@peta.org
I know a lot of people don't like PETA, but this isn't about PETA. It's about Petco and the fact that they are still selling iguanas and wild-caught reptiles, including Greek and Russian tortoises. At the Petco in Timonium, they are mixing their Russian tortoises with a semi-aquatic Asian turtle - a recipe for disaster.
Katrina
Dear Activist,
We urgently need your help at a local protest in pushing PETCO to stop selling animals. As you may know, PETA recently kicked off a campaign against PETCO based on the countless complaints we've received from PETCO customers and employees on the inhumane treatment of animals at PETCO stores across the country. Employees at PETCO stores are so poorly trained that baby birds have starved to death, other animals have been cannibalized by cage mates as a result of stressful, overcrowded conditions, and managers have ordered employees to throw sick and injured animals into freezers to die.
Please join us from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 13 at 8640
Pulaski Hwy. We'll be providing posters and leaflets, so please just bring yourselves, your friends, family, and anyone else you can find. Please e-mail or call me as soon as possible if you can attend. Just one or two hours out of your day will make such a tremendous difference in sending the message to PETCO that the cruelty that it inflicts on animals will not be tolerated. Please check out PETCOCruelty.com to learn more about the campaign. Thank you and we hope to see you there!
For the animals,
Christy Griffin
Campaign Assistant
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
757-622-7382, extension 1650
PETCOCruelty.com
