I don't know about the rest of you, but personally, I am sick and tired of the moaning and groaning from people about Petco. Every big corporation has problems. It is called Corporate America. You know that it takes a lot more than a few people whining on a mailing list to change anything. If you are SO concerned, go to the problem. Fight them and fight them hard. Posting how you feel here won't do a darn thing except wear out your welcome and make our ears bleed. Don't tell us about it. This topic is wearing really thin. There are bigger problems in this society and Petco is merely a speck on the butt of life. I have never worked at a Petco, so I am in no position to judge nor stick up for them, just like others who do not have an affiliation. You can't reject the corporation as a whole due to a few bad seeds. Well you can reject them, but it won't make a difference. Sure, don't take your business to Petco. They don't care, as there are thousands of others who will make up for it. They have a large customer base and that will never change. Such is life. We all know that there are some problems with Petco, among other mass retail stores. Why single out Petco? Oh wait...PetSmart was singled out for the past few months. Who is next? Burlington Coat Factory stores all over sell a TON of fur products...how about them? If anything, I think we should be concerned about the mom and pop stores that take in other peoples ferrets and animals that have medical conditions, etc, and then try to sell them for a profit. Talk about bad business practice. But, we are not the Better Business Bureau. Small business are an easier fish to fry. I know we are all concerned about the ferrets and practices at Petco... but the discussion is taking a turn for the worst. It is things like this that other ferret mailing lists and groups have been formed because some of the people on this list fly off the deep end about everything. We are all passionate about our furry ones, or else we wouldn't be here. But c'mon. Petco has been the target of issues for years, and guess what? THEY ARE STILL IN BUSINESS! We are peons when it comes to Corporate America. Corporations don't always act as they should-and they have a big impact on working families as employers, consumers of community resources and various other levels. Ethics aren't always there, and again, such is life. If you truly want to make yourself heard-keep going to the corporation. They are the only ones who can do anything....not us. I am glad that some of you are so passionate about it, but let's get real. It would take everyone on the FML to even possibly make a dent in Petco's thinking, not a few posts here and there. Take it from me...it is difficult to make a pet store chain (be it small or large) come crashing to a halt. But it should be happening soon here in my state. Without any pet store laws in place, a few us of filled enough complaints with the city about a pet store (that has location across the country), and the city has placed HUGE fines on the store and a HUGE lawsuit by the city is planning to shut them down. I am a key witness for the prosecution and with my statements and those form others, the pet store may close forever. If you feel Petco has problems, you have to go to the source. Get others together and form a group. You have to fight the problem, not just whine about it. Use the voice you were given. File complaints with the city the store is located in. That is how to handle it. [AS] [Posted in FML issue 4814]