DONT BUY PETS FROM PETSMART/PETCO (You aren't rescuing them)

[@pretzelpup3611]

So... your saying we should steal the animals?

[@itsjusthumphrey8143]

Pretzel Pup yes

[@trashqueen5356]

Yes xD

[@animalhoarder2841]

Yes

[@plushdude9624]

Duh

[@caelebgill4411]

Yup 😂😂😂

[@nunyabidness8656]

These places should only be allowed to "sell" rescues and local animals. They should actually be held to a STANDARD of health and care of their animals. They get away with things that people who are pet owners would be prosecuted for.

[@jennifercortes6404]

In California pet stores are only allowed to sell dogs cats and rabbits from rescues or shelters

[@jennifercortes6404]

My mistake. It is only legal right now in the city of Los Angeles not California as a whole 😔

[@Grimmwoldds]

@@jennifercortes6404 The quality of the available pets from these chain stores went way up due to that(the adoption pets are often better trained/socialized than the ones for sale). Many of those charities are VERY serious about their animals.

[@kai0171]

@@jennifercortes6404 I think it might be the entirety of California, since it's like that where I live too, but I'm not entirely sure ヽ（´ー｀）┌

[@skinnybuddha8988]

I know this comment is 4 years old, but i got my cat from petsmart. It wasn't directly through them but from a local rescue thing that basically had them set up in a certain area and you could only get the cats when the volunteer there at certain times

[@javabucket561]

Mission impossible: Steal the animals, shut down the business.

[@simonaeaton2217]

Java Bucket a mission I can get in on

[@joanlovett8322]

Yessssssssss! ...MOMMY I WANT A GERBIL!!!

[@RandomPerson-qw9hz]

Omg mission failed I got caught WASTED

[@kittyshadeskys7191]

Yisss

[@joiwilliams8254]

@@jackj5368 omg this might work😅

[@WandaPickles2023]

If you notice an animal is being mistreated in a chain store ask to speak with the person who keeps the enclosures/animals. Tell them your concerns. Take photos and wait a week. Come back and see if anything has changed. Take more photos and post them on social media, tag the store. Wait a week or more and see if anything has changed. If not call corporate and record the interaction if possible. Educate members around your community and advocate for animal welfare.

[@lemonland6523]

Payton Spradlin unfortunately this doesn't work in a lot of cases. Especially with big brands like these two. It's almost impossible to get changes to happen.

[@huh4963]

My sister and I have done this multiple times. It doesn’t help. We have raised birds for years. We have told them MULTIPLE times that they are sick, being abused, injured but they don’t do anything

[@SL-ul3yr]

Corporate is most likely responsible for the bad habitat in the first place. I doubt that individual store managers, let alone the low level employees assigned to the live animal section, have the authority to completely overhaul the habitats. Petco keeps its rodents in tiny glass tanks. Fixing that would mean getting rid of the huge multi-tank structures and replacing them with multiple large proper cages and filling those cages with appropriate enrichment, bedding, and food, which is more $$$. And then keeping those new habitats clean means keeping sales associates off the floor longer while they do that, ie less time spent upselling to customers. Then, people who visit other locations after that one will wonder why it's so different. Corporate likes uniformity so that wont be good. Corporate is not going to approve any of that. Public pressure and boycotting is 100% the way to go, but individual employees and store managers shouldn't be used as scapegoats, which is what happens when you give corporate a specific store to pin the blame on. If youre going to spread awareness you need to make it clear that it is a companywide issue, not an individual location issue.

[@Karmag3]

@@huh4963 yes. My parakeet died in four months unlike parakeets who aren’t mass breeder like theirs

[@kadenbane]

Corporate doesn't give a half-eaten rat corpse about how the stores treat their animals.

[@bumfy]

When I was like 11 I wrote a huge ass essay email to petco about how they aren't caring for their ferrets properly and if they wanted a higher adoption rate, they would care for them properly etc etc

[@mqthman9290]

did they anwser? what was their reaction?

[@user-bf7oz5tq7r]

At my petco, some lady bought two ferrets. (she had a huge cage at home) Guess what? We still haven’t gotten anymore ferrets This sounds really wrong to say But WE DIDNT GET A FERRET REFILL FOR A YEAR AND STILL NO MORE FERRETS

[@KaiMax_23]

Wow, good job. I'm sure they gave a shit. You're so virtuous.

[@MooooonDemon]

@@KaiMax_23 good job roasting a past 11 year old, edgelord

[@goofythedog2841]

MooooonDemon “Roasting?” In my opinion it’s not good enough to be a roast

[@dancegirlrox889]

I work at Petsmart (in the grooming salon) and I totally agree. A lot of the “care sheets” that they give you on their animals have bad information that is just wrong. While I don’t work out in the store, it still makes me sad.

[@undercoverweirdo7101]

Caroline Smith I baught my mice from PetSmart and their awesome

[@morgves]

How often do you get an animal that doesn’t like being groomed? I always enjoy hearing people’s experiences about that lmao

[@oliverhjetland9208]

I bought a ball python "care sheet" that had so much misinformation that I crossed out half of the info and wrote down correct information. I was pretty disappointed.

[@herusaleron6793]

+Rennervate Hi, I also work in the Petsmart grooming salon and it's a daily occurrence that we get dogs that dislike being groomed.

[@1218-n8m]

I work in the actual pet care part of Petsmart and I also agree -- we always try to encourage people to do their own research in addition, but most people coming into Petsmart want to just get a pet, plain and simple and unfortunately our only take-home guides , like you said, have bad/flat out wrong information (like claiming you can keep a betta in a fish bowl or that you can just give guinea pigs their vit c supplement in their water bottle ughhhh) I don't know if the animal warehouses are as bad as what is pictured in the video, but the corporation side of our store makes questionable decisions like shipping in animals too young (and not surprisingly, they very frequently get sick 🙃🙃) or sending in too many of an animal and we sometimes have to house animals together that shouldnt be kept together, like beardies. Also, someone else said that workers are given minimal information on how to care for the animals and if you're in pet care, you have to research everything yourself.......that is accurate. I don't mean to shade my job so much, I love caring for all the animal babus, but I highkey wish things were better.

[@brookealyn]

I work at PetShmo and I agree with you. I strive to take care of my fur and scale babies at the store but it’s definitely disgusting the conditions they show up in. I’ve had my fair share of tear filled days when animals arrive. More people need to hold corporate accountable too though. There are workers who could care less about them and stores that are shitty but it all stems from corporate. The training programs are jokes and if you want to know anything you need to learn on your own. And the employees who know what they are doing normally get in trouble for raising concerns.

[@notreally19]

Can't tell you how much I understand this. We have no control how the animals show up, sometimes it's awful. However, we do our best to take care of every single animal we have, fish included! I've even personally taken home orphaned newly born Convict Cichlids after a customer took the parents (even with my attempted guilt trip to not take them, lol). I defnitely had to learn on my own. I've done lots of reserach and have my own care sheets.

[@octopusyogurt1883]

yup

[@cnp5336]

I work at the other Petshmo lol and I completely agree...I'm happy I'm responsible for the care of the animals and I'm sad to say I know that if I didn't do my own research and care, who knows how they would live. I know that the breeders they use suck luckily we've never had a reptile pass in the two years I've worked there...wish I could say the same about small animals.

[@brookealyn]

caronicole the amount of hamsters with wet tail we’ve had in the last week alone is astounding.

[@rachelmergen9512]

It always breaks my heart when the animals come in in poor quality. A lot of customers and the public don’t understand how some employees, like myself, do truly care and become attached to the animals. I wish they did. For example, I was deathly afraid of snakes before working there, but just a couple months ago I cried because a ball python passed away that we had been trying to save for over a month.

[@amberwilmer5659]

I work at Petsmart in the pet care department. It’s not the store employees it’s the higher people up that will not let the employees fix the problems. We had a snake come in one time that had really bad stuck shed and I told the manager that I could easily fix the problem with a tub and they would not let me do that. They said it was against policy’s

[@acehavin7756]

@zoo holic i went to petco today and saw a chinchilla for the first time i thought it was a rabbit

[@acehavin7756]

@zoo holic true

[@EvanTomiko]

Against policy helping and animal on a pet shop? Wow

[@YohanYang1994]

That's crazy! I also work there too and I'm allowed to help the snakes with stuck shed. I think it may vary petsmart to petsmart.

[@Paleo_Pythons]

Dude at a petsmart near me, my mom was trying to buy a couple kittens that were black with blue eyes(she loves black cats and blue is her fave color) and the lady said she had to use a certain kind food, have toys, etc and my mom and us have all the stuff the lady said we had to have and then the lady suddenly said the kittens weren’t for sale anymore ;-;

[@talbotpassant]

* Common Sense * Animal Care * Speaking for Whats Right * Chill Attitude Seems worthy of a subscription.

[@graceanderson4906]

I work at Petco and we REALLY push our managers to let us really take care of the animals but there’s always a policy that gets in the way unfortunately and some things ya just gotta do under the table.

[@NicoleAlmonds]

Me too!! The only thing I hate about working there is the fact we can’t interact with the animals. Some animals don’t get adopted until they’re full grown and if nobody interacts with them while they’re younger, how are they going to be properly socialized to interact with a person outside of the store? We don’t keep them in bf condition... I think it’s a matter of which petco you go to. Our petco goes out of their way to take sick animals to our trusted veterinarian.

[@NicoleAlmonds]

Bad**

[@graceanderson4906]

I play with them on my days off/on break

[@vaespor]

same :( it's so hard. the worst part for me is probably how small the guinea pig tanks are.

[@oferkrupka]

Adrienne Ammons Working in PetSmart and everything is ok, the conditions are pretty good... We also take care of the sick animals and we can get a vet if needed. But I totally don’t trust the breeders.

[@aniyahc5566]

California (where I live) is the only state in United States to ban pet stores from using puppy mills! Which means they’re only allowed to sell rescues. I really wish more states had this law. 😢 Nice video also Tyler! ❤️

[@christinayaney1619]

Aniyah C that does help with cats and dogs, but still doesn’t help with mice, rats, hamsters, birds, and reptiles unfortunately. :(

[@kekelala4]

Christina Tschudy it’s definitely progress though :) we’ve still got a few steps to go but it’s a great start

[@xEmeraldDream58]

New Jersey also has this law

[@Anna-xz6hy]

its band in canada

[@Anna-xz6hy]

shankavi kula its where they mass bread animals to small , and under weight and brother and sister mom and son, father to daughter and such stuff like that... And they are kept horribly like horrific!!!

[@christinaw4]

im a petcare associate at petsmart meaning im the one to clean enclosures, feed the animals, make sure they're in good health, and allow customers to purchase animals. i really appreciate you pointing at that the conditions animals sometimes come in are not the employees fault! i've honestly not seen an animal come in thin or sick looking so i guess i'm lucky, but we do our best to pull and treat an animal at the first sign of anything being wrong. mass breaders are disgusting and it sucks that they get our business, but (at my store at least) i truly believe my whole department does everything possible keep the animals in great healthy (even if we are breaking policy haha)

[@elliewilliams566]

Ayyyyyyy ||-//

[@masomirmanic3771]

Now, the one you work at is a good petco

[@greenapples3784]

It's weird bc at my petco it's the same way, we do our best to take care of the sick and ill pets. Out of all the years that my petco has been up and coming there has only been one incident where we got a ferret in and it butthole was turning inside out. But from what my manager has told me other than that every animal that has came to that store is perfectly fine. I'm not supporting mass breeders I just wanted to point it out

[@silvertiptetra1771]

Christina W He sees things so black and white.......

[@iconicforlily7559]

Agree I work at pet supply plus and all of animals are we lol taking care of and we don’t get sick animals in if they became ill they go to the vet

[@jannabowe6080]

Be very very careful when buying pets from ANY store. Take a close look at the cages, are they clean, have proper bedding/lighting. If you notice an injury on an animal bring it to their attention, if they don't seem concerned there is an issue.

[@whalebuddies4372]

There was a Petsmart add on this video😂

[@tacomeifwa4438]

Lol

[@haleysoukup2993]

Haha

[@tiarahateshaters6506]

HECK NAH IS IT ABOUT PORN?!??!

[@javabucket561]

Tiara LovesHuskys no...he said it was a petsmart add...can’t you read?

[@antifurrywalmartgirl7772]

@@javabucket561LOL

[@brennafranklin1765]

So.. I worked at petco for a while. I am someone who knows a lot about most animals. I’m really good with aquatics, and I have also had birds and many different small animals and my boyfriend keeps reptiles. As someone that worked there and knows as much as I do, it was painful to see... but I couldn’t do anything about it, because the corporation has set “rules” and “set ups” on enclosures and if the district leader comes in and sees that these things are off, then the store gets marked down... everyone I worked with agreed with me. We always wished that there was something we could do about it, but we can’t or we would get in trouble. I totally agree with you.. after seeing the way that they come in first hand... ESPECIALLY aquatics.. PLEASE DO NOT ADOPT/BUY FROM BIG CHAIN PET STORES!!!!!!

[@godlylion6857]

Then mark it down lol

[@pass_the_buck_owen5159]

I can completely confirm the above comment 💯 the district managers are overwatch authorities with business degrees who ended up at Petco/Petsmart, not pursued it. I was hired as a “reptile specialist”. And at the time (2004) Wilson Pets was the contract supplier for their reptiles. I had full control of which animals we stocked. I already knew the guys at Wilson’s and had a lifetime of experience going into that position (8 yrs curating a reptile collection of over 2000 specimens) so I stocked the good stuff” minus overpriced morphs. That lasted only a few months before the DM showed up and attempted to lecture me on the husbandry techniques of reptiles he couldn’t pronounce the name off. 😂 oh and those little care sheets are so embarrassing and flat out misinformation ℹ️ I was hired at a management wage so I think thats why the DM nit picked me until he was able to fire me. ( which is the only job I’ve ever been fired from) But not before he sent me to each one of his district stores several times to train his other “specialists’”. 🤔 when I was fired, it was because technically i did feed live (thumped 😊😊) mice to ball pythons. The company’s idea of selling reptiles is to send me 30 very young, farm bred baby ball pythons , wouldn’t normally be a problem right but their expectation is to house them all together in a 36 x18x 12 😕 and sell them to folks who have never even had a pet snake before. Balls are easy but not if it’s a hatchling and you have no experience. Often babies will not acknowledge their food especially if it’s frozen thawed, Occasionally a live rat pup or a hopper mouse is a great way to get babies to accept their first meal, and most times it’s smooth sailing with the frozen after the first acceptance. I knew their no live feed rule but I had permission from the ops manager and the store manager, obviously they didn’t admit it 😂 but the corporate answer on this matter to me was If the snake won’t eat send it to the vet…. Mind you the Veterinarian we had didn’t know the difference between a turtle and tortoise, safe to say she wasn’t qualified as an exotic vet. These animals need expertise and that doesn’t come off of a care sheet. Truth of the matter be large chains unwilling to pay experts shouldn’t be involved in hustling animals. They should stick to selling vegan dog food 😂🤪

[@sniffles2141]

The one dislike *is petsmart and petco working together*

[@erinhurowitz5640]

No

[@nickhd812]

Maybe

[@silvertiptetra1771]

Sniffles :: I disliked because he is just looking at it way too black and white. He thinks that his side is right and anything from the other side is automatically wrong.

[@benis9456]

Thank you for posting this. I work at a petsmart and will never purchase animals from where I work. They often do come in very ill. our store takes very good care of our pets, but where we get them from is not okay, and we've tried to get better suppliers but it never happens.

[@sarenaleyva9654]

Brooke Tameling same here, the past month almost all our guinea pigs had ringworm. Medicating them took a good hour for opening and closing.

[@erickakendal3174]

Sarena Leyva I also work at petsmart and all of our Guineas came in with ringworm. It sucks that the breeders would send in animals that are bred in such bad conditions. This is our first bad shipment and we’ve been open for 7 years. Just sucks that we have to keep them all separated.

[@skaterkatiee8925]

Yall, here too! All of them have had ringworm. We are STILL treating them. Where do yall work?

[@skaterkatiee8925]

Ericka Kendal Yall, here too! All of them have had ringworm. We are STILL treating them. Where do yall work?

[@kovots]

skaterkatiee same lol. Ringworm and uris constantly. Ive given enough septra to cure a horse. We take very good care of our animals but they come in horrible sometimes.

[@cnp5336]

I work in Petsmart and always advise people to adopt lol. I actually am responsible for the animals and I strive to adopt out these animals, for the smallest reasons just so they won't get profit from it. I try so hard to train my team to know the real facts and not just stupid myths that have been passed down. But I must say, customers need to do their own research cause it's embarrassing the amount of times I have to teach a person something as basic as reptiles being cold blooded and needing to thermo regulate....I know that not all stores have employees like me and my coworkers which scares me. I wanted to add that this will be the last year I work for any pet company and I can't wait to leave

[@adanguanajuato142]

I got 2 Ginniepigs and there are like another dog. They come when called and love to be held. I've had them for 3 years now

[@maxwell69830]

How are they now?

[@motherfrickncactus9331]

I remember I was talking with a classmate and they were arguing that guinea pigs are boring and don’t do anything. I got further info that they had one guinea pig in a tiny tales cage for hamsters, fed them pellets with dried fruit, and fed them vegetables once a week. Plus, they claimed they liked being bathed and did so once a week. No wonder they weren’t friendly

[@Wenda_owo_1]

@@motherfrickncactus9331 Tell me about if your going to adopt or buy a guinea at least do research every thing that they did to that poor guinea was bad, bad cage, bad food, also you need to give them a bath once a month.

[@Wenda_owo_1]

@@motherfrickncactus9331 And guinea pigs finish there food very quick, trush me i know i have three wonder piggies (all three girls)💖

[@Wenda_owo_1]

@The Disney Enthusiast I am alittle ashamed too i bought three piggies there but i dont suggest get them, but so far my piggies are doing just fine they fight they get along just fine but god bless and im sorry about your piggies💔

[@animalhoarder2841]

I saw a bunch of sick baby bunnies and u thought I should have bought them but I asked one of the employees and I got to adopt them they were thin and being house in a 4by8 cage together I bottle fed them for the first few months and then rehomed them to very good people

[@rabbitquartet9273]

Thanks for saving them pore bunny's

[@shinrazilla]

My PetSmart and PetCo do not allow sick animals. If you get a sick animal it will die in a few days, like at the animal shelter

[@benjaminhockley]

DobbyIsAFreeElf what do you mean like at the shelter? Every shelter I have been to has taken great care of their animals (low kill shelters) and are usually healthier than animals at the store. What are you on about?

[@skedaddleskedoodle2640]

I totally agree with you. You ARE rescueing the animal from living in those conditions and getting what they truly need but you are also supporting their nasty buisness and product suppliers. ( Sorry my English isn’t great )

[@wheeze2429]

Dude your English is fine haha

[@haleysoukup2993]

Emily The Fluffy Unicorn Haha, yeah

[@AlexisDimes]

Exactly

[@busrabari333]

Love ur profile pic lol shane

[@marysueboland4656]

I went to per smart to get powdered milk for a kitten and the employee brought me to the milk section and handed me dog milk and I had the cat with me so why are you handing me dog mlik when I'm holding a cat

[@liamdahvis3153]

Probably because you can use dog milk for kittens? There have been many many cases where dogs have been used to nurse kittens.

[@skedaddleskedoodle2640]

Liam Dahvis Yes but that’s not what she wanted. She wanted milk specified for a kitten. It most likely would’ve been fine if she used it but the employee couldn’t give two shits and handed her a bottle that just said “ milk “ on it. And that’s why she was commenting.

[@SpicyCupcak3]

I went to get puppy milk for a newborn pup I had to feed and the milk they sold me was expired..

[@saracunningham7013]

I only buy from them when you get the animals for free. You find the sickest one, show it to them, and they give him/her to me. It takes money away from them.

[@Tiffersxoxo3]

I had gotten a female mouse this way one time. She was in a tank full of males. They gave her to me for free. I took her home @ 8:58 (checked out time on the receipt) She had passed away due to being so young and she was bleeding from behind it was horrible. Her name was Penelope.

[@shanna8793]

But they will still replace it with another poor suffering animal. Even if they are free I encourage you not to take them! They will still replace it and another animal will go through the same cruelty

[@ChicaChickenXD]

panic! at the 21 frenchfries It takes money away from them. “hey this isn’t giving us that much money, let’s stop”

[@shanna8793]

Maxie Boy yes but they also have to replace the animal that they give away, putting another animal through the same torture

[@ChicaChickenXD]

unless you never buy an animal and just get the sick ones for free. no money = no business

[@paigekerrigan-christ7868]

Now I feel bad about my beardie I got at PetCo : ( Tbh he's in great health (knock on wood)

[@jackie-ven3064]

Same i got fishes from there recently

[@artycakes1239]

Me too :( I got my ball python and my dwarf hamster at PetSmart

[@mattferrigno9750]

I got mine at PetSmart - had mine for 5 years and still doing great. Mine actually laid like 40 eggs about a year ago. Super cool to see. Definitely knock on wood 😁

[@Abbanellie]

I know thisis a late comment, but it's important to forgive yourself for that, becuase you didn't know. (I made a lot of animal care mistakes as a kid that I deeply regret now). What we do from here is stop giving money to these companies, and do our best to stop other people from making the same mistake

[@Tc-rn8lh]

I got my Beta fish from Walmart and my Syrian hamster for Christmas and now I’m sad! Why won’t people treat animals and people right!

[@jennifercortes6404]

In California, pet stores are only allowed to sell pets from rescues/ shelters. I used to volunteer at a rabbit rescue, and PetSmart would let the rabbit rescue bring in a certain amount of rabbits to be showcased for adoption.

[@jennifercortes6404]

I believe it's actually only in Los Angeles, my mistake 🤧

[@benttwigg7853]

I absolutely will never buy from a pet store. When I was around 11 years old, I got a dog for my birthday, and he was the best and most loving dog I've ever owned (he was a pit mix) and I owned him for 3 years before people started complaining about him, because of his breed. All my neighbors believed in all the stereotypes made about pit bulls, and always called in and complained to our land lords, making up lies about him, one for example was so stupid, a lady said that my dog ran out of my house, jumped into her car, and bit her. That wasn't even possible, he never got out once. Any way long story short we either gave him up or got kicked out, so we got kicked out, but unfortunately couldn't afford a place that aloud dogs. We had to give him up to a shelter, and the only shelter that had room for him was lollipop farm. After seeing what he went through while we were there, I will never buy from a store, and I will always adopt animal out of the shelters. And to people that think shelter dogs are bad dogs, that is absolutely not the case. A lot of the time, the animals are there because their owners weren't able to keep them, like with what I went through. So please always give a shelter pet a chance, and I'm certain they will show so much affection to you, any way, if you read this far, thanks for reading and have a good night/morning

[@emily-schultheis]

Benttwigg78 I absolutely hate when people make assumptions about pits, I have one and he is literally the most loving dog I have ever met in my life I was terrified of dogs for over 10 years and he helped me get over my fear. Idc what anyone says about them, it is all how you raise them, any dog can be aggressive if it is raised wrong.

[@durpddurke4633]

I find those assumptions on pits absolutely infuriating. I myself have never touched a pit in my life (not due to fear, there just aren't many pits where I live and I have a problem with saliva) but I know they are very gentle and loving when treated well. Heck at one point they were known as nanny dogs before people started using them for dog fights.

[@embrymilo5316]

Benttwigg78 I just wish I could find a shelter with dwarf hamsters. They’re my favorite.

[@embrymilo5316]

Also, my friend has a pit mix and she’s sweeter than my shihtsu. Unfortunately, my friends don’t play with her and aren’t that nice to her, so she’s very hyper and just wants to play. They asked me if I wanted her at one point but we couldn’t take her 😿

[@courtney.22]

I bought my bearded dragon from a pet store and she was completely healthy and they were very experienced. I've had her for almost 3 years now.

[@masonelijahchapman8223]

My issue is I feel like EVERY time I am in Petco or Petsmart there are families there that do not make these decisions with any research. So, the kids beg and beg and they get their cute Syrian with a tiny crittertrail they will get stick in and never be able to run on their wheel and they still get sales. Even if all of us who are knowledgeable stop buying animals from them, they will still get sales because of this! I tend to try and give some knowledge to families if I see that happening and it seems like they would be open to it at least in the enclosure or food they are buying (or if the kid is too young to be handling a hamster without adult supervision). It is really disheartening because I don't know how we could advocate for those kind of sales to stop otherwise.

[@samspotz8r8s]

Mary Chapman totally agree, when I was a kid I convinced my parents to let me have a hamster from Petsmart. They sold us one of those horrible hamster cages and we didn’t know better than to trust them. But more importantly they never talked to my parents about how these animals aren’t a good choice for young children (I was maybe 5). When I volunteered at a rabbit shelter as a teenager staff would always discourage People from adopting if they would be a bad fit for the animal. They sometimes offered to have people volunteer at the shelter to know what’s it’s like to care for them before they’d let the person adopt. That’s how I started with them.

[@High-Dollar]

On average they are sold for 12 to 15 dollars plus taxes maybe 20. But with a life span of 2 to 3 years and they get sick, it's already lost money for them. Is super easy to breed hamsters, and have liter size of 6 to more. I wouldn't feel to bad but going to pass away soon anyways.

[@xSTARR999]

I was at a Petco one day when a young (teenage) girl was getting a ferret. She was all excited about it. I told her to make sure she went on the internet and learned all she could about how to take care of it. She thanked me for my advise and said she would do it. Whether she followed thru was a different story. All I know is when I got a rabbit, I bought books on how to care for it, and joined "House Rabbits Journal", a bi-monthly subscription to a little book with wonderful articles about how to take care of your rabbit. (IT IS POSTED ON THE INTERNET NOW.) And later when I got a Siberian Husky from a breeder, I bought several great books on Huskies and a very good book on dog training.

[@grimsonforce7504]

For most families they treat it like a petting zoo. It's annoying af.

[@estelamarquez2715]

I'm 11, I'm not going to lie but I have done research for a year about hamsters because I'm saving up for 2. A lot of the kids my age have hamsters with wired cages, wired wheels, bad bedding, getting it at one of these stores, etc. It makes me really sad. But I know that when I get mine it wont be bought from those stores nor will I give them any of the things my friends buy their hamsters. Its not always about age but, I see where you're coming from

[@user-lg1lx1nl4t]

*Why I don't support Petsmart.* A few years ago, my cat had a urinary tract infection. The vets in there said "Oh, she can stay overnight and see if she'll pee. I'm going to be honest, she may not make it." ????? UTI's Are very treatable and how tf are you supposed to get a cat to pee if she has one???? I haven't been to petsmart for 3 years because my family is pissed. (my cat is fine. we took her back and went somewhere else)

[@xRunaway]

I had a similar occurrence with one of my kittens years ago, but it was for a completely different reason. I had a small kitten, maybe about 4 weeks old and we were giving her a mixture of cat food and cat milk and she randomly stopped being active and just stopped moving, so we took her to petsmart. The vet there told us that there was nothing we could do, and that she was going to die. We took her back home with us, and my mother decided to try and get her to pke and see if that helped.... And she had a piece of food stuck in her throat. The vets didn't even examine her, they just looked at her and said she was going to die. But not even three hours later, she was running around with her brothers and sisters like nothing even happened.

[@durpddurke4633]

Those vets are morons! I doubt they even have any clue on animal health

[@allysonkuznia3739]

That isn't Petsmart thought. Banfield is a separate company that is generally housed in Petsmart, but they are completely different companies, they even have different phone lines. Because of this Petsmart doesn't hire the vets so technically it's on Banfield not Petsmart. Not saying what happened to you is okay, maybe contact the Banfield corporation and tell them what happened.

[@magzplan780]

I took my kitty too because she was kind of down not her usual self. I get there and they say she needs to be get up to date on her shots. (I only had her for a year) they give her all her shots I take her home and she gets worse can't even walk and them they call me saying her blood work came back and she has feline leukemia and then I take her back three days later and they say she probably won't make it because her shots were supposed to be spread out because of her leukemia... My cat died... Never again will i take a pet there

[@dalekeeney2809]

Why are there vets at PetSmart?? I go to a legit vet with my dog and cat, in fact my cat was a rescue from the vet...

[@makenziedixon127]

Sometimes Petsmart/Petco will have animals in the back for adoption (I see videos all the time of videos where people go get escaped hamsters employees have kept and cared for in back and adopted them for nothing and have just bought the *PROPER NOT CRITTERTRAIL* stuff): just go in and ask if they have any adoptions

[@greenyboy3926]

my family made the "mistake" of buying a turtle from petco. We loved our turtle so much as she was a huge part of our lives. Turtles are meant to last really long but just a couple days ago she sadly passed away. it could be petco's fault for selling sick turtles or just my family doing something wrong but we do miss her a lot

[@LorisHartland]

I buy my pet supplies from these stores but not animals anymore. Moo my hamster is the last pet I got from them and while she is literally my entire world. I do hate how they go about getting animals in. I know it’s a corporate thing & people don’t think about adopting first but if you can, you should ALWAYS try to adopt first and actually take time searching. It takes me months of searching Bc I don’t want to buy but that’s what you gotta do sometimes. Great video Tyler 💗

[@sydneysharkk2467]

Lori’s Hartland Plus shelters usually have way more dogs/cats! A wide variety to choose from, I don't know why people still buy from chain petstores.

[@peaceout4417]

One of my teachers got a hamster and later it gave birth and she had no idea that the hamster was pregnant

[@fionaengelson]

I would suggest getting as many supplies from other sources as you can so that you don't support them 💞

[@animalobsessed1]

Sydney Shark While I would never recommend anyone buying an animal from a pet store, saying that shelters have more variety is just a plain lie. There are plenty of good reasons to stay away from pet shops, so there's no need to make up a lie that can be disproven by a simple visit to a shelter. The small, popular breeds that are often sold in pet shops, get adopted/pulled from shelters and taken to private rescues almost as soon as they come in, leaving behind mostly pit types and shepherds. While those dogs can be great pets, I wouldn't exactly call it "variety".

[@CloroxBleach-ke6hd]

Lori’s Hartland drink me

[@yeetyote582]

Whenever I go to a Petsmart, the animals seem to be in such small cages. When I got my bird (before knowing about this issue) he was in a cage meant for 1-2 parakeets with at least 5 other birds. I noticed this, but I was so excited I got him anyway. I feel terrible contributing to the business even though I love my birds but it’s the truth. This animals will continue to be mistreated and kept in small enclosures unless you stop giving these big businesses money. All I can say is, this video is very truthful about the stores and I thank you very much for making it.

[@chrispears4692]

It is normally like this as the birds will be gone within a day or two

[@katec3963]

The budgies with 20 in the cages all day. And they get stressed out.

[@melissag8270]

You didn't know at the time, but you know now so forgive yourself and continue to educate!

[@sapphie_MEALS]

@@chrispears4692 I once went to PetSmart when I was like five and there were cats in these teeny tiny cages that a hamster shouldn't even live in 😭

[@meiguess6765]

I’m gonna stop you right there You have an awesome profile picture 👏

[@rockstarbulldog1472]

It kills me that Walmart still sells live fish though. Even though my local Walmart seems to take pretty good care of their fish, I've seen some videos people made of their Walmarts fish section that looked so disgusting. There was really only one time at my local Walmart they had an issue with some dead fish. Their setup was they had a rack that was three tanks high and three tanks wide, and one day I went in, and they had a bunch of plecos in the bottom three tanks, maybe ten to a tank. But they were all floating around dead. The top two teirs were completely fine and the water was clear and all pumps looked like they were working, so I figured there must have been some mechanical failure or something... But other than that the only issue I have with my local Walmart is that they don't clean the beta cups enough...

[@samantha8207]

Rockstar Bulldog same with my local petsamrt

[@lillaalano9277]

There was a water filter at My Walmart’s fish tanks and I saw fishes floating in between the filter bars 😭😓 So sad!

[@CommanderWiggins]

Aw man, I thought Wal-Mart stopped doing that! I haven't seen any Wal-Mart selling fish for many years.

[@rockstarbulldog1472]

Fandoms Alano Man that's so sad. 😯

[@rockstarbulldog1472]

Deku Kitty Some might have stopped doing it, but there are probably many that still do. I just know both the Walmart super centers near me still carry live fish. One of them is a little more out of the way so I don't go to it as often, but anytime I go there their fish area looks decent as well. I've heard Walmart actually used to carry small pets like hamsters and gerbils, but luckily they fazed that out. Now they just need to do the same with their fish...

[@samjackson1895]

I work for a vet clinic that is partnered with a cat rescue. Sometimes, once a cat we've been looking after for them has recovered, they are sent to a pet store so they can get some exposure. It certainly helps get the cats adopted out, even if just to remind the public that adoption is an option for bringing home their next fluffy friend. I love how PetSmart partners with rescues and donates food to needy animals. I also adopted my rabbit from the city shelter and he was being housed at a PetSmart. The staff were super nice and made sure to check that I knew how to care for him properly.

[@makaylaroy-amaral9726]

When I saw the pictures of the lizards made me so mad honestly how can someone do something so sick?! I do admit I have adopted two guinea pigs from pets smart but I'm very happy I did tbh.... because I love them so much! But when I was there getting them they kept saying false information and I'm only 11 but I was scared to speak so I just didn't say anything but I did not get anything that they said that's "good" but I think they should all take amazing care!!! And if all of them do that will make the world better!!!!!!!!!! I am getting a baby bunny from kijiji in very good condition I think everyone keep alert on people selling animals btw

[@xSTARR999]

Look online for a publication called "House Rabbits Hand Book Journal" or just "House Rabbits Journal". Hopefully it is still online and you can find a treasure trove of information. Last time I looked for them, they had even posted back issues on line!!!

[@iamtheghost6714]

I bought my two frogs from Petsmart, they are pretty happy and healthy now since I bought them skinny and sick. My first frog was sick though but I was lucky my next two were healthy. I mean we could try petitions, boycotts, but it won't fix it. If people buy supplies from there, Petsmart stays in business. I know I said I bought animals and I do buy supplies from there. At the time I thought I was saving them, now I realize I just make them bring more frogs in. I'm not sure what side to take except I won't buy other frogs from there I'll buy frogs from people that have a thick skull and brain. What we CAN do is petition to stop them from selling animals and only selling supplies, adopting cats, and keep other dog programs open? This includes Petco since they have more frogs Petsmart only sells one type of frog.

[@ipetzombies]

I am the Ghost I think this is the main point. It's not that people want Petsmart/Petco out of business, we just don't want them to sell poorly bred animals from inhumane mass breeders. So I don't think there's a problem buying supplies from them, I just wouldn't buy live animals.

[@imalwaysonyoutube6864]

I am the Ghost I like that idea of only selling Pet Supplies cause I cant get my Dogs food anywhere else.. She's a really old dog and she only wants to eat a specific Food which I've looked everywhere for but Petco is the only place that has it.. And my mom doesn't like to order things online and neither do I due to shipping costs and I also dont trust most online sellers.

[@jensonnguyen2169]

I'm always on KZbin too

[@ClassicalPianoisMyJam]

Buying supplies is fine. Buying food is supporting them selling food however buying a hamster is supporting them selling hamsters. That’s why Tyler focuses on saying to not buy pets because you want to speak with your money. If no one buys animals, then they’ll stop getting new animals.

[@frostiikin8158]

Who dafuq buys a frog, they're everywhere outside

[@risingsun2213]

*Here’s my experience with PetCo* I got a cockatiel from petco with the description of “very spunky”. He hated hands and wouldn’t interact. Within the span of 8 weeks, I got the cockatiel to cuddle and step up, completely different and more tame then when I bought him. He had fresh water every day, fresh fruits and vegetables, and a clean cage every week. I come home one day and he’s on the floor of his cage, dead. There was no warning signs (which shouldn’t be, because birds don’t show signs of illness in the wild) and they would not give me my refund. My dad actually had to slander them on Facebook to get the refund. When my mother called them after he died, they said it’s our fault for not taking him to the vet as soon as we got him. When my mom went into the store to get the refund, she saw the new *shipment* of cockatiels, and they looks terrible. They look malnourished, and angry. I STRONGLY recommend getting your pet from the breeder them self, instead of these stores that get shipments. Including pet smart as well.

[@kristinlee5116]

Rising Sun that's so sad! I just got a baby cockatiel. His name is Pepe and I got him from a breeder. He was handfed so he's insanely cuddly! If you want to try getting another cockatiel I recommend finding a breeder that handfeeds them.

[@xSTARR999]

When you buy from a breeder, you get to see the conditions the breeder is raising the animals in and how well or poorly they care for them...whether areas are clean or nasty and full of crap. Also read as much as you can find on the internet about how to care for your new little baby. The internet is a very resourceful tool in this regard. It can also teach you what to look for at the breeder's and what questions you need to ask to ask. Also what certificates they should gladly attain in their breeding program.

[@chickenx777]

the first option to be considered ahould always be rescuing, not buying from a breeder. there are enough birds, especially cockatiels, without a home. about anything is better than a chain petstore though.

[@grimsonforce7504]

It happens even with breeders, there's always a risk.

[@chickenx777]

@@grimsonforce7504 there's a difference between a 90% risk and 3% risk. both corona and ebola can kill you. if you had the choice you'd probabkx still pick corona, which doesn't have a 50% chance of dying

[@eusterie]

i don’t understand the “what if those stores are the only thing close to me” comments. If they are the only thing close to you, then don’t but a pet. Why would you want to help these businesses by giving them money to mass produce MORE animals?

[@undercoverweirdo7101]

Ashley McNeil shut up I baught my mice from PetSmart and their awesome

[@dannydevito5312]

Ashley McNeil or just buy online from breeders. It’s what I do

[@eusterie]

My Cat Miricle i was going to let that typo slide, but the letter “a” is on the opposite side of the keyboard from the letter “o” so *bought

[@eusterie]

Brett Bauer yea just make sure you do your research first because some breeders are sketchy. i was mainly focusing on the people who were justifying their pet purchases from these stores by saying they don’t believe in shipping animals. Which is fine i guess, but it doesn’t make sense since those same stores get their animals shipped to them.

[@eusterie]

Nada The Cynical Alien but you’re just giving more money to the stores to continue to mass produce animals? i understand the sympathy for the animals but you have to take a step back and realize what you’re doing.

[@ItzCornucopia]

I feel like every time I go to PetSmart there are dead fish in the tanks, and lots of the fish either have rotting fins or some sort of disease... I can't tell ya how many times I see dead bettas in cups on the shelfs... When I got my first betta from PetSmart he literally almost died within the first three days! I was able to help him, and he lived for a year longer since then. He had literal fungus growing on his fins causing them to fall off. I was not very knowledgeable in how poorly the stores take care of these animals, so I didn't understand at the time how it's not a great idea to get pets from chain pet stores... Unfortunately where I live there really aren't local profesional animal breeders, so the only places we can get pets are the chain pet stores, or from websites like Craigslist (or through a foster care or shelter) but Idk much about how the shelters around here work. Especially with covid.. I definitely lean towards getting a rehomed animal that actually can be saved and not be quickly replaced like it would be in a chain petstore.

[@emilythegreat1377]

Lol when I clicked on this video there was an ad for Petsmart lol 😆

[@toriandtilly]

Thank you for saying that it is fune to support a good reputable breeder. I see so many people on the internet saying that purchasing an animal under any circumstances is akin to murder. I don't see the problem with supporting the right breeder if what you are looking for isn't in a shelter.

[@warriorcatskid003]

hahayourfunny94 I mean yeah but it’s still a good idea to adopt.

[@Radiogumdrop]

For the most part, it’s important to adopt cats and dogs. There are so many homeless dogs and cats out there. For more specialized or exotic animals, a breeder is 100% the way to go. There are always exotics in need of rescue and adoption, but unless you have experience first, I wouldn’t recommend rescuing. I rescued 3/7 of my rats and it’s been very rewarding. But I know two of my rescues would have been over my head if I got them first.

[@PestilentAllosaurus]

Ditto! After so many rescues some of which had severe mental & physical issues from rescue shelters. It might sound a bit bad but my family wanted to adopt a puppy from a certain breed that we knew exactly the needs or an ideal of what care our new furry family member would need. We did extensive research and even asked to tour their place where we decided to get a rat terrier. My mom and me were very impressed. I think it's also important when a person adopts a rescue who may need special needs (even as a puppy) such as a young yorkshire terrier that was taken from a bad puppy mill. He had off and on serious mental issues but lived up to 18 years with the best care we could offer him. Or the adult lab and mutt we adopted who had abusive backgrounds. It had taken soo much patience for our lab Bow due to trust issues. So if you feel experienced enough to handle a rescue like that, that those problems might last for the rest of their days while other difficulties can be trained or fixed with long time patience & trust.

[@PurpleDragonair]

I agree with the comment about it's okay to go to reputable breeders. We got a Ragdoll cat from a breeder but we did our research and found that there is a genetic disorder that Ragdolls can get and not many shelters check for it. So in our case we decided a good breeder was the best option so we can ensure we got a cat that didn't have this disorder.

[@cleliaoconnell3705]

Hi, it makes me really relieved when I read your comment! I live in an area with very few bird shelters, and the few that exist will not let you adopt from them unless you meet some crazy criterias. (like have a flock of 10, make the bird live in a huuuuuge aviary will all your flock, spend your life at home with the birds, have birds for 30 years... some crazy and sometimes ridiculous requirements are asked. These are examples but they are of the same level as the real ones) That's why I settled for a breeder, and I get shamed by a certain type of person. I would love to adopt but the rescue won't let me. I'm not going to drive to another country just to get a rescue when I have several excellent breeders in the region.

[@cadenryan7672]

i completely understand what u are saying , but if there is an animal that is malnourished i would be willing to spend my money on that animal. i know that buying the animals is promoting a bad business but i would do it for the animal’s sake. i’m not just going to sit around and watch an animal die when i know i have the ability to take care of it. not hating on you or anything i love your channel i’m just expressing my feelings

[@haileyduncan2522]

Caden MA Ryan I am in a situation rn where this snake at PetCo that is not healthy and has been there for over 2 months. I want to help her but I don’t want to promote and leave a spot for another snake. I feel you.

[@haileyduncan2522]

Tyler Rugge that’s exactly my point. It just sucks to see an animal being mistreated and knowing there is nothing I can do because I don’t want to leave a space for another one. Also, I love your content!

[@AM-fh7ek]

Can't you report something like this? Im just asking..In my country stores with animals are much different. You also can't buy cats or dogs from a store. I've seen cats in glass boxes (here the same size box is usually for smaller animals, even rabbits get bigger glass box) in some vids from US and I can't believe such a thing is considered normal/legal... I just don't understand why nobody is fighthing for these animals, there is millions of pet owners out there, prob even more...

[@haileyduncan2522]

Anja Mae yes I could, and have. Called corporate and everything. Nothing happens ☹️

[@AM-fh7ek]

Hailey Lannigan What about press or police? That is really concerning, imagine the future...People make some fuss!!!

[@hennymary1963]

So, 'saving' one animal is like killing two.. Dang! That’s freakin sad!

[@emilymarie9796]

Much more than two :'(

[@SammehMarley]

I totally get that buying them gives the companies money and all that, but that doesn't negate the fact that you *are* ultimately rescuing the animal...

[@pineconepines1922]

when you buy and give business to petco or whatever, this transaction is recorded for the next meeting. There the teams will look over this possibly say "Oh, people are buying this animal, let's bring more in." so while you do save one animal, you are condemning more then a 1000 animals to be bred in horrific conditions and be brought into a store where you possibly cannot save them all. I know we all have good intentions but the way business works make it that we have to sacrifice these animals so that these companies learn that nobodies gonna buy/adopt until they improve the way all these critters are treated, mostly because business will go down and the companies would face harm. I'm sorry if I'm not making sense as English is a second language. Just to restate, you're saving one animal, but depending on the store condemning more to be bred and treated not very nicely.

[@SammehMarley]

​@@pineconepines1922 I get where you're coming from, but unfortunately, one purchase by one person isn't generally enough to have any real influence on an entire industry. Same thing with meat and whatnot. Buying meat supports the meat industry, but it's disingenuous to act like one person not buying a burger for lunch one day is going to make the entire meat industry change or disappear.

[@pineconepines1922]

@@SammehMarley Totally a great point, I just wanted to say that this is not an individual effort most of the time. Mainly in my family, my entire family is against pet stores, we don't even buy supplies, my mom encourages people she knows to look at the proof and make the decision not too either. Nobody can do anything alone, and sometimes it is better to get that one animal, but I messed up and I meant to say to say that just not one person but collectively stop this by making informational videos like this one!

[@dorigonzalez1733]

Hi Petco Employee here!! I do currently work at a store and I don’t agree with how they are housed but we do what we can with what we have. We do our research and try to do the best we can with what we have. Since the company has switched CEO’s and are trying their best, but I don’t like where we get our animals from and I don’t think it’s right.

[@marnicaprice1647]

Could you please please please do a video on puppy farms and how bad they are😭 i feel like more people should be educated ❤️

[@Kinnacat]

This is why Petco and Petsmart no longer sell puppies or kittens, but work with local shelters to get adoptable animals into the stores. It's a great way for the animals (and the shelters) to get more visibility as well as cutting down on the use of puppy mills. There are other stores that still SELL puppies and kittens, which I feel should be named and shamed. Here's a quote from the ASPCA website: "There is no legal definition of a “puppy mill,” so don’t be fooled by pet store owners who show you “papers” or licenses to prove that their dogs are from humane sources. The fact is, responsible breeders would never sell a puppy through a pet store because they want to screen potential buyers to ensure their puppies are going to a good home."

[@marnicaprice1647]

RaptorKinna its a whole lot different here in the UK, whilst you cant buy them from chain pet stores there are breeders who do it from their homes and will give you all of the documents but false versions, whilst its not a law to not do it i dont feel like much action is taken to prevent it here... places like Manchester and Ireland have the highest rates of puppy farms :(

[@shattermind9355]

My sister-in-law bought a schnoodle from a puppy farm, and often buys dog food from that same puppy farm. One time I decided to tag along, at the time I really didn't understand what a puppy farm was, but when I was there I was horrified. These dogs were in small cramped cages while there were many cats walking around the place. It was like a prison but the occupants were being forced bred for profit while they were guarded by cats. I was very disgusted.

[@marnicaprice1647]

Shatter Mind its disgusting.. i dont understand how thats loving and caring for an animal.. luckily when i got my labrador it was from a person who i knew personally and before she managed to get her two dogs snipped&tied.. they are done now, but its just amazing how you can be so oblivious and just be so unaware of where you are actually getting your puppy from.. a few pieces of (frauded) paper doesnt mean anything

[@i.am.therabbitman8684]

marni caprice ugh, I remember one time I got my Papillon from a double mistake. A guy had gotten his girlfriend a dog as a present for her birthday, without asking her. My sweet little girl was being beaten up from her dogs, was only about six months, came from a puppy mill, and had signs of having been bred. At 6 months! Long story short, the woman was very responsible and kind. We had found our sweet little girl under a car and located her owners. The woman had given her to us a few days later. I respect that lady a lot.

[@crisp-y2478]

i adopted my black cat from pet smart however it was an ARL (animal rescue league of Iowa) cat just being displayed at petsmart so..?

[@FishCatProductions]

Petsmart employee here! All of our adoptions are supplied by local rescues and shelters. They're technically not owned by petsmart.

[@CommanderWiggins]

That's different, it's a rescue. The stores around me do the same thing with cats.

[@letyourselfrest8932]

I'm also from Iowa! I adopted a cat from Petsmart during an adoption event, so she came from the nearby shelter.

[@crisp-y2478]

Mersander nice to know! :-)

[@fionaengelson]

ramen noodle as long as you didn't give them money you're not supporting them

[@toottootbleetbleet]

I used to work for Pet Supermarket.... I got lucky and my store was fabulous about caring for their animals like they were their own. However we had so many animals show up in terrible condition. I can’t tell you how many dead hamsters I’ve found because they had wet tail and it wasn’t treatable. Cooperate also has shit policy on how the cages should be stocked, we’d have issues were hamsters would fight or kill each other because A they shouldn’t be housed together and B they were overcrowded. We would also have pregnancies and if we caught them in time we could put the female in the back and she could have a cage to herself... unfortunately this was not often the case.... we’d have lots give birth on the floor overnight and come in in the morning to find out and unfortunately the babies were usually eaten by Mom or the cagemates. The feeder mice constantly killed each other... hermit crabs were always dying... we didn’t have a reptile section at my store or else I’m sure those would have been in awful condition too... it was just a super depressing place to work...

[@brittanyriley2820]

No your not rescuing them because my petsmart actually takes amazing care of their animals and we take them to the vet even if we think there may be something wrong.

[@nevaehspets6551]

Brittany Riley Depends on the Petsmart

[@emiparker]

So today I went to Petco after buying my first crestie to get all the stuff, and I noticed that there were like 5-7 cresties in one tank, and the same amount of leopard geckos in the other, and they were like 60.00, and my Grandma was like, “We should have come here before the Vivarium blah blah blah”, and I was like ‘... the gecko we got is beautiful, (white with cream stripes) and plus these geckos look SO crowded and hot...’ in my mind, so I said, “Our gecko is one of a kind.” Because the worker was around. I felt so bad because they were soooo crowded. The cage didn’t even have any climbing space. I really agree, because the worker even gave false info: Me: (Testing him) “So after I set up the enclosure, should I wait about a week?” Him: “No, put the gecko in IMMEDIATELY after you set it up.” Me: “So how often do you have to feed a crested gecko?” Him: “Well, look in here. (Crested gecko tank) See the food and how watery it is? It’s supposed to be almost as tough as Play Dough. (In mind: Why did you just call the workers out for it being liquidy??) But when it is that high, don’t feed them again until it runs out.” The instructions on the Repashy specifically said to replace the food every 24 hours. False info. So yeah. The Pet Club nearby had big enclosures, with at max 3 geckos inside, good info, and overall good stuff. Pet Club is not very popular, but it is perfect for getting things like plants, enclosures, fish tanks, food, food and water dishes, and much more. Petco is not the first place I would think of to get a gecko... I would go to the East Bay Vivarium. Very good reptile keeping. BEAUTIFUL geckos, such as my brand new gecko, Bloop, who is white with pale stripes. They gave you very good CORRECT info on how to handle and care for a crestie. They tell you how to hold a gecko, and how to put your hand in front of it when you are holding it, and they let you hold the gecko(s) that you want to purchase, and they can hold your gecko for up to 2 weeks after you buy it. Very nice place. I strongly recommend it. Overall message: PETCO SUCKS!

[@gnatimpala]

i tested petco employees after i brought my leopard gecko back to them because he was severely impacted and wouldnt eat and they told me to feed him baby food and then went on to tell me leopard geckos eat fruit and veggies... yikes

[@bunnylover460]

My petco isnt like that at all they take really good care of there animals and have very good employees

[@emiparker]

Sorry for the late comment, haven't been on this channel in a while, that's great!@@bunnylover460

[@dorigonzalez1733]

Unfortunately there are stores like that, but there are other store that put in the work and do their best but there are dumb policies that you gotta break sometimes to do what you gotta do.

[@petrescuework-difficultcas6581]

@Emi Parker you never should get an animal first before getting all the needed equipment

[@rockstarbulldog1472]

6:16 Really Nova?😐 Lmao

[@toxicrat6856]

I Got My Bird From Petco He Was Perfectly Healthy And Still Is. He was 1 month when I got him. Now he is 5 months old and he is doing Great. But I only a animal from Petco once. The only other thing I get there is food for my animals. Petco and Petsmart are the only place that I can get my birds food.

[@avafilms4218]

What kind of bird?

[@peachy.-sky4640]

What kind of bird is he are are you sure he's a boy

[@toxicrat6856]

Its A Paraket

[@toxicrat6856]

And Yes I Am Sure He Is A Boy. I Thought He Was A Girl At First, But He Is NOT A Girl. He Is A BOY.

[@HWEnderz]

I feel like I need to clear this up even though it was mentioned in the video. Not EVERY location is as awful as people make it out to be. The PetSmart I work at has extremely knowledgeable workers, and we all go above and beyond to take care of our animals, right down to even making sure the fish (such as koi) aren't lonely. I also have the opportunity to know where our location gets their animals, and its a fairly local breeder. The training is part computer training, with the rest being knowledge passed down from "higher up" employees. I hate how everyone always shits on us employees and just thinks we're a bunch of highschool dropouts, when we do everything in our power to give the animals amazing lives while they're with us, and even after they go to homes. Basically what I'm saying is, as long as you go to a location that is picky with hiring knowledgeable staff (and you'll be able to figure that out by asking basic questions), I don't see an issue with buying animals and supplies from these stores.

[@reaganhenricksen8207]

I work at the vet inside Petsmart and they are amazing! The pet care staff are so knowledgeable and caring about the pets and if one of the animals even acts different for a minute they rush them right over to us! I agree with you, there are good locations out there!

[@paiuteprincess4636]

I agree with you two . I work at PetSmart in Id and our pets are in iso until they know they are healthy then they put them out and our clinic takes good care of them if they need the care . We have very knowledgeable pet care people .

[@alexswords8547]

Nicole that’s great but did you even watch the video? He doesn’t disagree with the companies themselves. He disagrees with where they get their animals

[@iunhiu4624]

Nicole I wholeheartedly believe some PetSmart are nicer than what people think. They actually refused to sell their fish until I get an appropriate aquarium tank and if one fish is sick in the tank, they refused to sell the other fish in that same tank.

[@SuperRebelKitty]

You and the store can take care of the animals all you want, but is really about where they come from and how they were treated then.

[@clayreichard1774]

I work at petco and from the information I’ve got from my manager aside from the fish the company has stopped selling animals from mass breeders. If you’re at a store and you see an issue you can ask to speak to the CAL(companion animal leader) or the manager on the floor. If the issue is not resolved you can find the general manager online and try to contact them and tell them. That is much more productive than leaving a nasty yelp review.

[@mmb4094]

I never thought of it that way. I was one of those people who thought “well you are saving the animal that is not being taken care of properly” but I never thought of how they will just replace that animal with another animal and treat it the same. I never have gotten an animal from a chain pet store and now I never will.

[@misslovelyemily]

I work at petsmart and at our store we do not do that :( we take care of them. Feed them daily and heat and ubv. And we take them to the vet if they sick. We do not sell our animals if the customer does not have everything for the animal. The breeders are actually bad they try to send us sick or really bad condition.

[@notreally19]

I also work at Petsmart and it is the same for us. I can't speak for all pet stores but I am proud of mine. We actually have animals for adoption at our store. We work with a rescue group that will give us hamsters, guinea pigs, and rabbits to put up for adoption! However, I stil believe if you can rescue an animal go elsewhere first!

[@alexhirsch3136]

I agree with what youre saying but petco and petsmart are still giving money to these breeders that arent caring properly for there animals but thats not the stores fault but the ceos that run these pet stores

[@AM-fh7ek]

Can't you report the breeder or something?

[@alexhirsch3136]

Im sure you could but it would be pointless the US has very little regulations on how animals in the pet trade are cared for so they can pretty much do whatever they want to with the animals.

[@stellarlunar87]

I had a petsmart employee refuse to sell me a lizard once because I wasn't buying all the "necessary" supplies. It would be a good policy if more employees actually knew what the animals needed. That particular employee refused to sell me a baby crested gecko because I would not buy it 2 heat lamps AND a heat pad/heat rock. Anyone who has crested geckos knows that this would overheat and kill it almost instantly, because crested geckos should be housed in the high 70's, not 99°-110° which is how it would've been with all that heat.

[@korymann6723]

*Seems like such a simple concept, but people get all bent out of shape if they even hear the word Adopt, smh* 😔

[@koko-rm7ew]

Kory Mann not everyone lives in a place where adopting is like, actually a thing i guess? i live literally near the capital of one of the states and there is not a single place i can adopt a hamster or like any other animal but dogs, cats, rabbis and guinea pigs. it’s not that simple of a concept.

[@ashleyjacobs7950]

Thank yoooou!!! God bless you man finally someone articulated everything I've been trying to get across for years.

[@skyler3125]

i 100% agree with this, but, i can’t buy from a breeder. I live in a small town and the only large cities close to me so i am therefore, forced to buy my reptile from petsmart or petco. I am not a fan of this but i am also very prepared for getting my reptile.

[@megansweetcheeks]

So there is a large city close to you? Which obviously must have a petsmart? And I'm guessing breeders too, but why research and look for a breeder when you can make excuses for yourself right?

[@skyler3125]

megan dorans. the large city that is closest to me, is 2 hours away. i have looked for breeders in my area. but there aren’t any close enough to me therefore yes i am going to the petsmart closest to me.

[@potmeetkettle]

Im in a similar situation. I want to buy a hamster, and I've looked and looked for breeders nearby, but the closest is a state or two away. I've looked on Craigslist for hamsters (even though the idea of meeting a stranger from Craigslist scares me) and no luck. I'll give it another 2 weeks or so, but after months of searching, I guess I will have to go the Petco/Petsmart route too. 😞

[@potmeetkettle]

@megan dorans Pretty rude to think that they haven't searched for a breeder already. There's a way to ask a question like that without being condescending.

[@karmajangchup]

And the little bit of Charity that these big companies do, does not outweigh the horrid, unethical practices that they practice. today I needed to buy crickets and the local reptile shop that I go to was closed, so I had to go to Petco. They had the sweetest Green quaker parrot there who was super personable and adorable. But whose beak was covered in poo from eating it. I told the store associate that either the bird is malnourished or bored and that's why it's eating its poo. It had only two little cheap plastic crappy toys in its cage and I felt so sorry for it. I asked the manager if I could purchase a toy for this bird and I was told that customers are not allowed to do that per their corporate policy. Not only did I get totally ripped off for the crickets I had to buy my beardie, I left the store feeling heartbroken and irate for this poor little bird.

[@kaza710]

the petsmart that i go to is amazing. every time i see a animal there it always is in good health. there may be the odd sick fish but thats about it. its not the store itself thats bad. its the manager.

[@thelovelyt1]

You may need to say allegedly to be safe, but I'm with you.

[@Raz_arts]

I have gotten a large majority of my pets from Petco and PetSmart, I perfer the Petco at my area because the employees there are extremely helpful, friendly and my pets have all been really healthy and lived long full lives some even living passed their expected lifespans, the employees from PetSmart were really rude, not helpful at all and my pets only lived a few years. I have a ferret who I got from Petco and he's about to turn ten soon when a ferret's expected lifespan is about five to seven years, now I did my research before getting him and the employee that helped me out was really knowledgeable and he helped me pick out the best cage, bedding and shampoo for my ferret. I personally believe that it depends on the area where the stores are at, I would most definitely go to Petco than PetSmart

[@jaricas8578]

PsychehorrificGamer it’s not just about how they care for the pets in the store and how knowledgeable the employees are, I will never buy an animal from petsmart or petco because of where they get their animals from, I don’t support mass breeding mills and think they should be illegal

[@brianawillis2282]

I was so distracted by the uneven strings on your hoodie/sweater/thing but it was still a good video

[@moadegorusi4530]

Scarlet. For. Life ok

[@SquishyGrayMatter]

Lmao i’m ocd too

[@ThLstnXD]

My local Petco usually gets their fish from local breeders, I've sold fish to them myself, they take really great care of them and makes sure that they're going into a good home, if not, they won't sell it to you

[@mbazilevich992]

literally every animal that i bought from petco died in the span of four or less weeks.. EXCEPT some (and i mean SOME) glow fish.

[@acehavin7756]

Did you buy birds there?

[@cuddleshobbies6642]

Depends on if you cared for them right glow fish need a 20gallon tank and to be in a gruop of 5 or 6 with a heater of 50wat and temp needs to be avradge tropical like 74 to 80F

[@High-Dollar]

Then dont buy something that's gona die so quick, buy a reptile.

[@libitina9519]

High Dollar They shouldn't buy anything from petco/petsmart.

[@angelyang2164]

doesnt he remind u of percy jackson or is it just me bcuz he have sea green eyes and black hair

[@HuntressWizard]

Kinda get that vibe

[@cleliaoconnell3705]

@Just Me It looks almost black so I understand where the first comment came from

[@slay9511]

There is a really sad video called "Another Look Inside Petsmart, Inc.: A PETA Eyewitness Expose" It has graphic images so be carefull if you won't like it but it basically shows the horrific conditions, but if you want to have a look you can 😊

[@xSTARR999]

My Petco features cats from shelters only, and it features the name of the shelter on the cage. So you ARE rescuing an animal. Other than that this is a great informative video. And they don't cram the animals up into one small cage. They have removable doors and usually give the cat free run of 3 enclosures. Of course this means they can't show as many animals. But the animals they do show are extremely comfortable in their enclosure.

[@IdioticEggnog]

Hes talking about other animals as well, not just cats

[@YES-si4ph]

Yes because giving an animal affection food and a place to live does not equal saving

[@darya577]

There are so many youtubers that have uploaded a video that say for example *omg i «reascued a hamster»* and they don’t even realize that they are saying to the own subsciribers to do the same thing and that they Are supporting mass breeders.

[@caralawrence9386]

What about Pets at Home in the U.K.?

[@buckysshadow4352]

Cara Lawrence i go to Pets at home and they are fine as they look after their animals

[@aleshajade8382]

most are fine, i got a corn snake from there and they know what they are doing

[@theunwritten1697]

They do t abuse their animals there never been really any complaints about them and I got an bunny from there he was healthy and he lived a good long life he also never got sick

[@flohkru]

Pets at home still is a chain pet store.. they mass produce those animals. It’s not the stores abusing, it’s the mills behind them. So for me pets at home is a no.

[@emilystephenson7731]

Cara Lawrence they don't educate their employees well and they give out misinformation, as well as getting their animals from mass breeders

[@chanellethomas2106]

Pets at home? I live in the UK so I'm just wondering.

[@darciepearce5539]

From what I know pets at home takes better care of the animals but they're still not great. At least they have correct information and make sure people know a decent amount about the pet they're buying before selling it and they can refuse to sell it if they think it'll be taken care of badly

[@Eliza_woods04]

Pets at home do recommend bad cages but they sometimes buy from ethical breeders and the adoption bit come from rescues I adopted my rabbit and the employees and even the manager cried because she was leaving and unlike Petco and pet smart they paid 3 times for my rabbit to get treated and they ended up paying £800 and they don't even sell her we was also told everything about her and she was always happing and jumping around and had a decent play pen

[@mizrandomname7881]

I did get a guinea pig there and I do not regret it. He was not in the best enclosure, but the employee that was taking care of him was showing she was trying. As someone that takes care of reptiles and such. It is easy to realize you dont have everything they need.

[@TheClumsyJedi]

The place I moved from had both a Petco and a PetSmart. The Petco was full of sad, overcrowded, and nervous animals in dirty tanks. Our PetSmart was luckily one of the nicer ones and I never- I mean never -saw a sick or stressed animal there. I do have a question, though. When you have your heart set on an animal and there aren't any breeders or rescues within 200 miles of you, what do you do? Is it worse to buy from a small, family-owned pet store or put an animal through the stress of going on a 3-hour car ride?

[@noone-qg8fy]

Have you seen where they put they’re ball pythons in little square tanks and they’re together which must be horrible for them

[@alliyahbrinson5406]

•Hëłłø • its absolutely terrible even the worker there told me it was way too slall

[@annaanimals3138]

I’m so happy I found a responsible non shady breeder that actually knows what they’re doing where I got my puppy 🐶

[@madelinebbg549]

Okay so here's what's up with Petco, every hour there is a noise which indicates our employees must walk around & make sure all the animals are okay. Any signs of illnesses must be reported, then brought to wellness (instore care area) and brought to a vet in 24hrs. If employees don't know an answer to something then they SHOULD NEVER just make shit up, they're suppose to find someone who does know the answer or Kindly ask the customer to wait while they do research. My store prides itself on it's appearance, animal health & compassion. If a store isn't proper then don't dish it out on social media and tell people not buy from the company in whole, do something to change that specific store or tell an employee that something is in bad condition and it needs to be fixed. Sick animals are not to be sold SO SAY SOMETHING don't just go on the internet and talk shit about a problem you wont fix when you have the full capability to do so. As for the size of what they enclosures are suppose to be, they all have specific sizes & capacity to which the animals are able to be kept for sales purposes and the health of the animals. Any "over stocked" animals are suppose to be kept in wellness, happy and healthy. Everyone who works at Petco goes through the same extensive training. If a store doesn't meet those expectations then there is something wrong with the ememployee, not the company.

[@gracetavares7818]

I work at PetSmart and I can say that these animals are shipped in in boxes and cups and most of them come on traumatized. PLUS even when we put them in their habitats in store, they are not properly taken care of. And I know it’s wrong but I have to follow “policy”. I just try to feed them and care for them as much as I can

[@RandomPerson-qw9hz]

At petsmart I got a guinea pig from there the lady was on point for her information she told me what to buy for the guinea pig and everything she just died early cause she was a full adult basically she didn’t have much time to live she also got bumble foot always keep their cage clean feed them the right stuff don’t get them if you can’t care for them overall I feel like it’s not a bad place to get them from at all.

[@freya3795]

I would rather support the breeders if I can save a life I couldn't just see an injured animal and leave it to die

[@animalhoarder2841]

It is better to ask if you could get the animal for free and then take the animal with their permission

[@marleywilliams980]

Animal Hoarder I never said I wanted to steal it

[@animalhoarder2841]

Marley I wasn’t talking to you all I’m saying is that you’re supporting a awful cause they are going to keep getting animals and keep them in bad condition if you buy that animal

[@blossomflower5529]

Same, because if you don't take in the sickly kittens from mass breeders they just die rather than going into good homes. Theres not much to do if you care about each animal dieing because in order to stop mass breeders business you would have to let a few hundred kittens die for them to say 'i can't sell them anymore because i'm not making money'

[@TheTwistedTraceur]

been on this channel on and off and man you have some guud vids. fact that you chill most of the time with an animal whilst talking about topics and stuff would like to see some husbandry tips and tricks videos from you. subscribed man, let's get you to 200k

[@chelseawasylyniuk7123]

I feel like it's different here in Canada

[@milan4890]

I also feel like it’s different in Canada maybe he’s just referring to America only

[@eejj53]

BECAUSE DONALD TRUMP IS OUR PRESIDENT THATS WHY

[@EmmaLynneSampson]

Canada does have some more strict animal welfare laws. I live in Nova Scotia and it's illegal to sell dogs and cats here. they also can only sell rabbits from reputable breeders. theres way less mass breeders in Canada than there is in the US so stores like petsmart get a lot of their animals from more reputable breeders that being said, I still won't buy animals from large companies like that as I do not want to support it on a global level

[@shannynmydude6181]

Chelsea Wasylyniuk I know what you mean. I feel like it's different here in Scotland??? Maybe it's just American pet shops that aren't very good.

[@milan4890]

Emma Lynne Sampson omg your one of my favourite animal you tubers and thanks

[@danteshears.5705]

Ironic how I just got a Petsmart ad In this video

[@joevenuto]

Hey Tyler, fellow (former) Michigander. We’re looking to buy a boxer from a breeder. My mom used to breed schnauzers and rescue dogs all the livelongday. Back then, she used to advertise in the free press. I’m struggling to find a good reliable database for breeders. Can you offer any suggestions? Thank you, Joe

[@ohjustmegs]

This needs more attention. SO MANY people are unaware...

[@miia1382]

I used to work at a pet store and their pets came from breeders who keep their animals in good conditions. I live in Australia so I don't have petco and petsmart so it's most likely different here although I'm sure this still happens. So just to make it clear: S●ME pet st○res d○ treat animals right and they d○ get their pets from trust w○rthy (l○cal) breeders, who do not mass breed.

[@axtra9561]

Thats the kind of "buisness" i want to run in a few years because theres litterally no breeders near me only a petco also theres alot of kid that go in there that have no research

[@animalhoarder2841]

He’s talking about petsmart and pet co

[@kaylenstorey7648]

TrUe ThAt

[@AleahS1441]

You shouldn't ship animals either unless it's fish or something like that

[@tjhagen1558]

My sister works at petsmart And she does not like the way Both pet stores including her CO workers Treat the animals and the reptiles in the storeAnd on top of that they do get injured and sick at the store or when they arrive if They sell an animal like a Guinea pig where they come groups they sell a few and they Realize they have a disease They are required to Take the animals off the floor but they don't have to Contact the People who bought some from that shipment

[@abdullahsuhail7400]

Pretty true. But where have you got mango from? Thanks

[@Aubsss01]

I didn’t know, so I bought a hamster and we didn’t know he was sick, so 4 days after we got him he passed away. 😞💔

[@Shootist81]

Well said Tyler Rugge, I’m on your side

[@griffinsanimals1497]

Yes, I was not going to buy a bearded dragon from PetSmart but I was going there to look at their tanks so I can buy a tank so I could get a bearded dragon because I have a local breeder here where I live and PetSmart told me all I would need is a 5 gallon tank for a bearded dragon. But I already know that they need a way bigger tank than just a 5 gallon tank and they tried to argue with me saying that it'll only need a 5 gallon tank and then just a small little water dish and nothing else. And I wasn't even going to get a bearded dragon from them I was going to get it from a local breeder.

[@griffinsanimals1497]

TheHerpsKeeper, yeah. I was just looking. But I looked everything up beforehand. When I brought up my research they told me that's all a lie. My petsmart is horrible.

[@griffinsanimals1497]

TheHerpsKeeper, I know

[@shelbylynn1260]

Griffins Animals they get up to 2 ft long though a 5 gal would work for about the first week of there life not even

[@griffinsanimals1497]

Shelby lynn I know. I did all my research before even going to the store to get the stuff.

[@stephaniecarsten9883]

20+ for baby's 40+ for adults.

[@audreycat1791]

I have a predicament. I have a gerbil that recently passed leaving the other one alone ( I got them from pets mart) and since gerbils are social she needs a friend. I want to adopt but thire are none near me. The breaders in my area don’t have any femails. The only local pet store have puppies in the store in these horrible cages. What should I do because she needs a friend

[@XX-nl9sx]

Try the website Petfinder, or Craigslist maybe

[@kerrypitt9789]

In Canada, most of these stores in Canada stopped carrying puppies and now recommend their customers either rescue or some of them have breeder contact numbers.

[@EyesThatTellaStorry]

Sadly PetSmart and Petco are the only pet stores in my town and any independent pet stores that have opened go out of business or get shut down.

[@Ray2thaRob]

Rueben Rubio travel to expos or support independent online stores! Simple!!!

[@EyesThatTellaStorry]

Reyana Robinson I definitely agree

[@Ray2thaRob]

Rueben Rubio I'm very lucky to have a mom and pop reptile shop in my town. Just bought two leachie geckos from them!!

[@animalobsessed1]

Before going to any pet shop (even if it's smaller), you should always look online to see if you can find a hobby breeder within a 2 hour radius of where you live (or more, if you're willing to travel further, but 2 hours should be the minimum travel time to expect for an animal that will be with you for the rest of its life time). Try to also see where they keep their breeding stock, and don't just believe them without checking to make sure.

[@EyesThatTellaStorry]

ActiveAnimals What's your opinion on LLLReptile?

[@shaec9919]

Remember, adopt don't shop!!

[@animalobsessed1]

That motto is actually making the problem worse, especially in regards to small animals. We need MORE responsible breeders, not less. It is almost impossible to find certain animals outside of pet shops, because breeders are so rare. This is what causes people to buy from pet shops EVEN THOUGH they know what they're supporting. Many species of small pet are not properly domesticated, so they will only become truly tame if they are well socialized from a young age. This is why it is perfectly reasonable for people to want a young animal, instead of an adult rescue.

[@nuketarts5076]

I'm sorry....but Tyler we dont have any better pet places we dont even got expos or anything :( any suggestions?

[@ruhever9195]

Ship them if you know the place they're coming from and if you are positive that they'll arrive alive.

[@nuketarts5076]

Komatöse Neutralisation but I dont want a risk of my pet dying I mean...that sounds worse

[@d-ill-onhears3855]

NuKe Tarts get a newborn the day its born but not sure where you can get it if thats what ur asking

[@ruhever9195]

It actually is less worse

[@ruhever9195]

NuKe Tarts Like a lot ^^

[@vuvwV]

I adopted my 8 month old kitten from pet smart Louisiana near Harvey, they had big cages, and it had litter too. They had a lot of food, this is fake news.

[@shimizukiyoko4767]

This is about buying cats, not adopting. Petsmart and Petco do not sell cats, they take cats from local animal shelters and adopt them out. He is saying not to buy pets from pet stores because they come from unethical backyard breeders.

[@thegaybookpixie]

My friend is a high ranking manager at Petco and knowing her for years, she takes very good care of the animals there. They also work with Happy Endings, a local rescue no kill cat shelter thats well known in the area. I think most stores are like that, but not all.