I know that the subject of Petco ferrets was raised several days ago, But
I have been ill and unable to respond until now.  As an animal specialist
who works for Petco, I know firsthand what goes on with the company and
it's stores.  I have been with Petco for 4 years now and I can honestly
say that when I first started working for them, I was disgusted and
unhappy with many of the things I witnessed concerning animal care.
The store I worked at had gotten better, ONLY due to us getting a
good manager that really, truly cared about the animals that she was
responsible for.  She was the ONLY manager I have ever seen in my entire
time at Petco that had that dedication.  And of course, she was recently
fired over what are completely bogus things.  She was never liked because
she was considered a pain, she was always pushing for better conditions
for the animals, something that the higher ups are not used to dealing
with, Sadly, now we are stuck with another manager who's primary concern
is for pleasing the costumer, the animals defiantly DON"T come first.  Of
course, this would be denied because my company prides itself on animals
coming first and good care.
 
My store is defiantly one of the best in the company right now, Our
animals are cared for, although there are many things that should be done
to improve things.  I have recently, within the month, visited 3 other
Petcos and walked out sick at the way the animals were being kept.  Cages
dirty and too small, no food, just really sad conditions.  I have made
immediate complaints about this, but sadly I have never seen my company
work quickly to improve these things,
 
Stores in the New York and surrounding areas had stopped using Marshalls
for a while but recently had to go back to getting ferts from them again
because the vendor they had been using was no longer available and
Marshalls was the only other option right now.  Hopefully if the
customers AND the employees work together to let corporate know how we
feel about Marshalls, thing will change.  It's worth the shot, those poor
animals deserve much better!  No creatures deserve to be treated as they
are ..
 
I am aware that there are others on this list that work for Petco that
will not feel the same as I do about this company.  I have no reason to
lie about I see, people deserve to know the truth about the companies
the patronize.  Let's just hope that someday pet stores everywhere will
recognize and meet the needs of the animals they sell.
 
One more thing..  As for litter training kits in the store... My store
has just started to try and train them.  Usually stores around my area
just fill the entire bottom of the glass enclosure with litter and wonder
how come the kits aren't responding to litter training well, This shows
how much training the employees that care for the animals receive!
 
Thanks for for your patience in listening,,,, Kathy
[Posted in FML issue 4338]