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Posted by Diana on July 19, 2001 at 13:44:55:

In Reply to: Pet Store Survey **PLEASE PASS THIS ON!** posted by Lexi on July 18, 2001 at 18:44:58:

PET STORE SURVEY

Send completed survey to spsac@yahoo.com
Please fill out a separate survey for each store.

YOUR NAME AND E-MAIL ADDRESS: Diana Smith 16diana@excite.com
STORE NAME:PetCo
STORE ADDRESS:Orem, Utah

USE YES, NO, OR "NOT SURE" AS ANSWERS.

1. Is the overall impression of the store pleasant and clean? Yes

2. Are the enclosures clean and well lit? Some are, but some aren't. Yes/no

: 3. Are diurnal reptiles provided with fluorescent UVB lighting? Some are, some aren't

: 4. Are the enclosures marked with species names, and are the names correct? Not all of them

: 5. Is there old feces, long dead prey or food items, or any other obviously old soilings in the enclosures? YES

: 6. Are the sizes of the enclosures appropriate for the size of the animal/number of animals housed within? NO

7. Are metal cages free of rust? Yes
8. Is fresh water provided in clean water bowls?NO
9. Is there algae or scum in water bowls? yes
10. Are there empty water containers or animals having difficulty drinking from water bottles? YES!!!

11. Is there some sort of light during the day that goes off at night? Not sure

: 12. Is there an alternative heat source at night? No

: 13. What is the overall temperature in the store? not sure...70 degrees F?

: 14. Are cages (or aquariums) placed in direct/constant sunlight? No

: 15. Does the store have sick or injured animals up for sale? Yes

: 16. Have you ever actually witnessed a store employee physically abuse an animal in the store? No, but the conditions they keep them in are abusive in my opinion.

: 17. How often are the cages and water bowls cleaned? Not sure, but not too often it appears

: 18. Does the store pass out caresheets to customers? No

: 19. Does the store sell dogs and/or cats? Not sure

: 20. Does the store sell green iguanas? YES--there are a bunch of them in one small cage with no heat, a uv light which is 4 feet above them, and a huge dog bowl full of iceburg lettuce and dirty water.

: COMMENTS: This particular PetCo is where I rescued my male iguana, Bobbit from. They had him in a tiny fish tank and had no heat, no uv for him, and were feeding him very poorly. He was covered with feces, lethargic, boney, and his vent and mouth had scabs on them. He was very cold, underfed, and not doing too well. It took me months of trying to have them correct his situaion before they finally got sick of me showing up and telling them what needed to change so the iguana could thrive. Finally, they adopted him out to me in February of this year (2001). He is doing very well now, but I shutter to think of how he'd be doing if he was still back at Petco in that tiny cold cage.

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: PET STORE SURVEY : Send completed survey to spsac@yahoo.com : Please fill out a separate survey for each store. : YOUR NAME AND E-MAIL ADDRESS: Diana Smith 16diana@excite.com : STORE NAME:PetCo : STORE ADDRESS:Orem, Utah : USE YES, NO, OR "NOT SURE" AS ANSWERS. : 1. Is the overall impression of the store pleasant and clean? Yes : 2. Are the enclosures clean and well lit? Some are, but some aren't. Yes/no : : 3. Are diurnal reptiles provided with fluorescent UVB lighting? Some are, some aren't : : 4. Are the enclosures marked with species names, and are the names correct? Not all of them : : 5. Is there old feces, long dead prey or food items, or any other obviously old soilings in the enclosures? YES : : 6. Are the sizes of the enclosures appropriate for the size of the animal/number of animals housed within? NO : 7. Are metal cages free of rust? Yes : 8. Is fresh water provided in clean water bowls?NO : 9. Is there algae or scum in water bowls? yes : 10. Are there empty water containers or animals having difficulty drinking from water bottles? YES!!! : 11. Is there some sort of light during the day that goes off at night? Not sure : : 12. Is there an alternative heat source at night? No : : 13. What is the overall temperature in the store? not sure...70 degrees F? : : 14. Are cages (or aquariums) placed in direct/constant sunlight? No : : 15. Does the store have sick or injured animals up for sale? Yes : : 16. Have you ever actually witnessed a store employee physically abuse an animal in the store? No, but the conditions they keep them in are abusive in my opinion. : : 17. How often are the cages and water bowls cleaned? Not sure, but not too often it appears : : 18. Does the store pass out caresheets to customers? No : : 19. Does the store sell dogs and/or cats? Not sure : : 20. Does the store sell green iguanas? YES--there are a bunch of them in one small cage with no heat, a uv light which is 4 feet above them, and a huge dog bowl full of iceburg lettuce and dirty water. : : COMMENTS: This particular PetCo is where I rescued my male iguana, Bobbit from. They had him in a tiny fish tank and had no heat, no uv for him, and were feeding him very poorly. He was covered with feces, lethargic, boney, and his vent and mouth had scabs on them. He was very cold, underfed, and not doing too well. It took me months of trying to have them correct his situaion before they finally got sick of me showing up and telling them what needed to change so the iguana could thrive. Finally, they adopted him out to me in February of this year (2001). He is doing very well now, but I shutter to think of how he'd be doing if he was still back at Petco in that tiny cold cage.

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