Comments on: PetSmart Investigates After PETA Alleges Supplier Causes Pain And Suffering Of Animals

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:46:54 +0000

Rainbow is a contract, individual Petsmarts have no choice but to use them as a breeder. If anything is wrong with an animal at Petsmart it is immediately taken to a vet. In all honestly I don’t believe Petsmart even makes money off of most small animals and birds just because they always have to pay such high vet bills to make sure all the animals are safe and healthy…..

By: ashley

ashley — Sat, 16 May 2009 17:24:56 +0000

i CAN NOT stand peta. what it was like 5 min. clip? and they were there for 2-3 months.
the petsmart my friend works at is GREAT! they had this little rat there that had gotten abseses on his face/body. they didn’t let him suffer. they took him right to the vet office there. got his abseses removed from surgery and got all better. they didn’t put him back in with the other rats to be selled. they gave him to my friend for free. which in turn i got him and now he is a fat little guy with no problems. just becouse they are a big petstore dosen’t mean they are bad people that are money hungrey. they love there animals and that’s why people work there. most local pet store in my opinion are alot worst.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:22:40 +0000

I for one use to work at rainbow, 1. we never abused our animals, 2. We never shipped animals below par out., Our birds, all enter quarintine, and get medicine before being released into general population with the rest, also the containers shown were shipping containers, and for 1 we never have sold love birds, and or baby’s.

By: Kristin

Kristin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 07:49:05 +0000

I really do hope that Petsmart with all their do-good-adopt-help the shelters will actually cut the bull! Come on, every statement the Petsmart spokesman is saying is beating around the bush. Petsmart says they only adopt out cats and dogs because of the overpopulation… Well, are these animals too not over populated? Why are they buying and selling them? Everyone I know will now know about this, and Petsmart had better come up with some REAL answers, this is not a political debate… Is Petsmart going to contribute to animal overpopulation or NOT?

By: Dalila

Dalila — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:51:30 +0000

Cathy, euthenization is a humane way of killing an animal. You dont see PETA stomping on animals, do you? I think you should rethink your assumptions. You cant find homes for every animal in this world. And with more animals coming in all the time, you can’t make enough space with out going into animal abuse. Are you suggesting that PETA doesnt kill them at all, but instead crowds their animals in small spaces like in this video?

By: Watch the Footage

Watch the Footage — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:09:15 +0000

You can still watch the undercover footage:

http://www.petsmartcruelty.com/

By: Laurel

Laurel — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:09:36 +0000

Has our country gotten so caught up in the finance part of life that we’ve forgotten what really matters? A life is a life. Our brains our the biggest, our feelings are the most complex, we have the highest technology, and we’re the dominant species. But does this make us any better? In the end, what are we? We’re all animals. A vita est a vita.

By: Laurel

Laurel — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:02:00 +0000

You know that’s just sick. I hope that these places get shut down and the animals cared for. on the plus side, I’ve figured out what I want to be when I grow up.

By: Jackie

Jackie — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:17:16 +0000

We are a whole group of animal lovers and into animal rescue. This video is extremely disturbing. We are (or now used to be?) very frequent PetSmart customers. They have a good cat and dog adoption program but they should STOP SELLING LIVE ANIMALS.
I will bring all this to attention of our group and boycott PetSmart in the future unless they stop selling animals obtained by Rainbow World.
I called Rainbow World and this company is surprisingly STILL IN BUSINESS. Rainbow World should be INVESTIGATED, HIGHLY FINED and CLOSED for animal cruelty. Their remaining animals should be up for adoption!!!

By: Julie

Julie — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 20:54:18 +0000

Well…wasn’t that special? I no longer have any animals due to health problems, but this beats all I’ve ever seen. This will probably be tied up in litigation for years. And, the result will be…PetSmart will still be buying and selling those animals obtained from Rainbow World. Disgusting, huh?

Do your part! Share this with every friend and family member you have. Make them aware of this. Even if they don’t have pets or frequent PetSmart, they can forward it on to their friends/family members. BOYCOTT PetSmart. In America, the bottom line has always been PROFIT MARGIN. Lets see if we can’t make a dent in PetSmart’s!

By: justice for all

justice for all — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:35:55 +0000

as for the chickens i already hated eating meat but now i will never eat meat AGAIN!

By: justice for all

justice for all — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:01:47 +0000

i hate animal abuse period. i hate anyone who abuses animals. If Rainbow WORLD Exotics actually did those terrible things (which according to the tape they DID!) they deserve to be closed FOREVER and brought to court. If petsmart did not know about this then that is sad. ALthough i called several petsmarts in my state and all of the employees didn’t know where the small animals and birds came from. Even the people working in that specific area. The only one’s who knew were these “specialists”. I personally think that the only people who would know would be the managers. And if the managers of petsmart knew what was going on and did not stop it, well i hope they rot. But you also have to consider that the location of the stores and the state in which the animals came from, wasn’t just around the corner. As for the people who directly hurt the animals, there is NO acceptable excuse! they will eventually get theirs.

By: ILOVERATS

ILOVERATS — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:17:42 +0000

You have to remember that people who work for petsmart are responsible for pets the moment they arrive. And across America, those who work for the corporation have never stepped foot inside Rainbow Exotics. I’m rather tired of PETA. However, I am glad they brought this out of the dark. Petsmart was oblivious to the conditions at Rainbow. Their accusations, however are bs about petsmart itself. Rainbow they caught, but dont believe about petsmart cruelty on peta.org its probably set up. They just want to see petsmart stop selling animals. Any one could walk in with a dead gerbil in their pocket…and peta WOULD do that. And this “Back room” they talk about for the dying animals is bs too. They take care of their sick, not kill it. If rainbow got shut down, and peta makes petsmart and petco stop carrying animals, then where do the remaining animals in rainbow go? Peta has the solution, put them to sleep like they do the majority of dogs and cats. Keep that in mind next time you see them complaining of how chickens should be killed. Bunch of lunatic hypocrites.

By: Marie

Marie — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 07:53:04 +0000

USDA inspection and ‘veterinarian on staff’ are meaningless.

http://www.kirotv.com/news/15189249/detail.html

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 21:51:41 +0000

Now wonder petfood killed thousands with impunity. Here’s how seriously HUMANs are taken.

US Consumer Protection Officials Delay Months to Notify Public of Dangerous, Defective Products, Public Citizen Study Finds
Recalls of Hazardous Goods Often Take More Than Three Years to Begin

http://www.commondreams.org/news2008/0131-09.htm