I went to Petco in Patchogue, NY. Well being as I am an animal lver-ALL animals I am ALWAYS looking to speak for those who can not speak for themselves! So I went to Petco today (10-10-11) Monday. I was with my 3 yr old daughter. Well I went to purchase a hiding rock or cave for my male Betta. While I was there I saw ALL of these poor Beetas-males and females in these TINY little cups!! I saw one male LAYING on the bottom of this cup. I thought he had given up and passed on. I picked up the TINY cup and the lil guy moved around. Well the freakin water was FILTHY!!!!!!!!
Poop and filth! COME ON!!! This is BS!!! Ok so I went to the ONLY girl in the fish dept I could find. Well she was helping a high maintainence man with kids so I KNEW it would be awhile. So I moved on to see if I could find someone else. Being as it was Columbus day it was quite busy. So I went to pay for my item and then my daughter wanted to look at the cats which are kept in small cages for adoption. They are kept on the wall window of the grooming dept. As my daughter looked at the cats I saw this bitch (sorry) grooming a pug. My mother has a pug so I said to my daughter, “look honey-that dog looks like Frodo” and she looks.
As we looked at this grooming going on (if you would call it that) she was ROUGh to say the LEAST with this dog. Shoving him left and right. Then the poor dog (who seemed PETRIFIED) jumps up with his front paws onto her (obviously to seek comfort-as dogs will do in fear or excitement-and it WAS NOT EXCITEMENT) as this lil dog did this this horror of an employee pushes him/her off of her and yells at the dog “GET OFF ME”!!! and continues to borderline abuse this dog!!! JUST as i had enough my daughter tells me she has to go to the bathroom! Shes newly potty trained and I couldnt put that warning off as it was number 2!!! So we HAD TO GO!!!!
BUT im calling there Tues (tomorrow) and WILL FOLLOW up with the SPCA (like the aspca but for suffolk county-long island). This girl should LOVE dogs if shes working closely with them and caring for them. There are UNSUSPECTING customers out there dropping off their loved ones to get cleaned and groomed and this Bit*h is giving these poor animals a nightmare experience!!! She wasnt wearing a name tag-go figure! But Im not one to let this go. Thought I’d put it out there for anyone who this could help and who will listen! Thanks for reading!! Freakin PETco……..bad choice in names.
Unless they consider them to be a company based soley on making $$$$ on your Pets. Money driven.
