I forgot to mention something very important:

I brought the bearded dragon home to die with dignity. I am shaming the pet shop in our local news papers and all SA forums, I also reported them to our SPCA who are working together with my vet to prosecute them. I do not fall for pet shop neglect to sell animals nor do I stand back and let it happen again. It is my mission to close them down, I will NEVER turn a blind eye and will fight till the end to rescue the rest of the reptiles in the store. I do not support paying for the bearded dragon but it was either that or they were going to phone the police and have me locked up because I was not leaving without him.

Originally Posted by Slayer You just condemed another beardie to death and rewarded the petshop for their horrible standards. Good job.

By turning a blind eye you support this behavior, you condemn another reptile to the same death, rather fight the battle legally and close them down. At least I am man enough to do it.