i am writing to a pet store about suspected animal neglect. what do you think of it??
Question: i am writing to a pet store about suspected animal neglect. what do you think of it??
(i am leaving out the name of the pet store)
“Hello,
I have been a faithful buyer of ______ products for many years now.
I have mainly purchased items from the Equine, Rodents, And Canine Sections, and everything has been to my satisfaction. I have bought several pets from your stores, and have been pleased with their care they had been receiving from you.
However, just recently i have developed an interest in hermit crabs. I was very disappointed, though, when i saw the care they were (or rather, weren’t) receiving. On all of your ads and commercials you claim to give your pets the best of care. Unfortunately, that does not appear to be the case with your hermit crabs.
I read the care sheet that is listed on the ______ website, and there are several things that the care sheets say that is vital to a hermit crabs health. And in my opinion, ______ is not following the care sheets that they have on their website.
At one point in the care sheet, their is a checklist printed, asking whether or not “a hermit crab is right for you”. And through my observation, if ______ does not change the environment that the hermit crabs are currently in, to go along with what they are informing the public is the proper care of hermit crabs, then hermit crabs obviously “aren’t right” for _______.
There is also a supply list on the care sheet, and ______ is not giving the hermit crabs the supplies they need either. The aquarium in _______ that i have observed, has gravel, one food dish, and way too many hermit crabs for the small aquarium they are in. First of all, although you say in the care sheet that gravel is an appropriate substrate, i beg to differ. Hermit crabs are natural digging creatures. And when you have small crabs, they cannot dig through the gravel, depriving them of their natural digging needs.
Also, hermit crabs like to eat sand, and the special “calci-sand” that ______ sells, is actually healthy for them. Secondly, Hermit crabs need 3 dishes. 1 for food, 1 for drinking water (that needs to be conditioned with products that _____ also sells) and 1 for Soaking (with sea salt also sold by ____). The food that they have in the aquarium is pellets and what appears to be fish flakes. Hermit crabs are not fish, so why are there fish flakes in their bowl? And the smaller crabs cannot grasp the pellets, so those smaller crabs, are unfortunately, starving (____also sells ground up hermit crab food, which can easily be eaten by all sizes of hermit crabs). 4th and finally, _____ aquariums have many more crabs than they do extra shells. As they grow, hermit crabs need to be able to switch into shells that will accommodate them comfortably. The few extra shells that ____ DOES have in the aquarium, are either really small, or really big.
There is no variety in sizes, causing the medium-sized hermit crabs to have no other shell to go to.
All of this information is simply based on my observation alone. Now I will move on to my EXPERIENCE with them. I have purchased 10 hermit crabs from the same ____ store, within 3 weeks. 3 of them died within 5 days of my purchasing them. I know that I am doing everything needed to take care of them, and they still died. Which suggests lack of care from ___. ____ sells all the supplies needed to care for a hermit crab, why don’t they demonstrate what proper care looks like by actually using it on their own hermit crabs?
What ____ fails to realize, in my opinion, is that Hermit crabs are animals, with the right to a good life. Why should all of ____ other animals receive proper care, while the hermit crabs are suffering, and even dying, in an environment that is not what is needed for them to live a healthy life?
____ should not portray an image of superior pet care to the public, when behind their doors several lives will end soon because of lack of care.
(this isn’t part of the letter, this just me commenting more on it lol) yep. i’m 18, and standing up for animal’s who can’t speak for themselves is very important to me. this is just the first step. if they listen then great, my work is done for the time being. but if not, i’m not gonna give up. i’m gonna bring it up to the humane soceity and whoever else needs to know. 
Answer:
Answer by Dory the Fish
ya it sounds good to me. o and good for you about standing up for what you think and animals thaty cant say what they think.
What do you think of this name for a pet store? Pet Paradise.?
Question: What do you think of this name for a pet store? Pet Paradise.?
We have decied to call our pet store ” Pet Paradise”. What do you think? We need your help with a slogan and a store design. Give me details on what you think is the best pet store design around. I want to close my eyes and see the store. I want to know what it looks on the outside and inside.
Let me tell you what we are going to carry. We will have fresh & salt water fish. Small animals: hamsters, rats, guinea pigs, rabbits & Chinchillas. Small birds. And reptiles.
We are in Northren California ( Redding, Ca) So, the laws are so strict in Ca. for carrying and selling dogs and cats that it is not worth it. We will be working with the local shelters for adoption days twice a month.
I want your great ideas. Think about the pet store you love the best. What do you love about it? If you wanted to run and own a pet store how would you lay things out & design the best store around. Thank you for all your help!
Jennifer 
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Ok if you don’t like Pet Paradise, Can you think of a name that people would remember.
Answer:
Answer by KiNGLATiNO
TMI
pet paradise isnt very unique.
So what do you all think about Purina being a sponser of Yahoo Answers now?
Question: So what do you all think about Purina being a sponser of Yahoo Answers now?
I think it’s very sad because many seeking answers on healthy food for their pets will be fooled into thinking brands like Purina are healthy but really are very unhealthy and junk food. To see what really is in pet food, and know about pet nutrition, don’t trust a company that makes millions off it’s cheap processed stuff and has much to gain in misleading people, rather look up: “The Truth About Pet Food” and “What’s Really in Pet Food”.
Answer:
Answer by Bri
Agreed, but what can we do, but inform them.
what do you think of “Natural Planet Organics pet food” for my adult dog?
Question: what do you think of “Natural Planet Organics pet food” for my adult dog?
Organic chicken, chicken meal, organic brown rice, organic oats, organic barley, natural flavors, dicalcium phosphate, organic flaxseed, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), calcium carbonate, organic sunflower oil, potassium chloride, tomato pomace, brewers yeast, sea salt, proteinated minerals (zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, copper proteinate, cobalt proteinate, manganese proteinate, selenium proteinate), choline chloride, organic alfalfa, organic peas, organic sunflower seeds, organic pumpkin seeds, organic carrots, blueberries, organic broccoli, yeast culture (saccharomyces cerevisiae, enterococcus faecium, lactobacillus acidophilus, aspergillus niger, trichoderma longibrachiatum, bacillus subtillis), vitamins (vitamin A acetate, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplement, niacin, pantothenic acid, thiamine mononitrate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin supplement, folic acid, biotin, vitamin B12 supplement), glucosamine hydrochloride, chicory extr
Answer:
Answer by ಌ ⋙DP⋘ ಌ
Looks like a decent food. I don’t like ‘ natural flavours ‘
What is the protein / fat levels?