ANOTHER REALLY SUCKY PET SHOP!

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Posted by Isis's Servant on July 19, 2001 at 15:01:04:

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

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: **PLEASE PASS THIS ON***

: 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:Lorena Wallace fyre_breathing_dragon20@hotmail.com or isis_servant@hotmail.com
: STORE NAME:Haller's Pet shop
: STORE ADDRESS:Not sure. Haven't checked

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

: 1. Is the overall impression of the store pleasant and clean? No, they have everything crammed into a tiny building and it is hard to move around

: 2. Are the enclosures clean and well lit?
NO! VERY DARK!
: 3. Are diurnal reptiles provided with fluorescent UVB lighting? No, the igs have an aquarium light, not uvb

: 4. Are the enclosures marked with species names, and are the names correct?no, they called anoles "chameleons"They didn't mean the way they used to be called that either. they meant Jacksons and veileds! grass frogs were called tree frogs

: 5. Is there old feces, long dead prey or food items, or any other obviously old soilings in the enclosures? YES! The beardie's cage was really dark and filled with poop and dead crix. he was only being fed crix and they were much to large for him. He had no lighting either

: 6. Are the sizes of the enclosures appropriate for the size of the animal/number of animals housed within?NO! They, too, had about 7 igs per 10 gal enclosure

: 7. Are metal cages free of rust?No

: 8. Is fresh water provided in clean water bowls?
No, the beardie's was dry and the tree frogs(the real ones, not grass frogs)were in water so shallow and dirty they wouldn't go near it buit one was trying to drink and saoak
: 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?No

: 12. Is there an alternative heat source at night?Heat rocks, but no other, not even during the day

: 13. What is the overall temperature in the store?65, about

: 14. Are cages (or aquariums) placed in direct/constant sunlight?No, there is not light, very dark

: 15. Does the store have sick or injured animals up for sale? The beardie was really sick

: 16. Have you ever actually witnessed a store employee physically abuse an animal in the store?
No
: 17. How often are the cages and water bowls cleaned? Not sure but they, too, are very dirty

: 18. Does the store pass out caresheets to customers?No, they telll them the wrong info

: 19. Does the store sell dogs and/or cats?
no
: 20. Does the store sell green iguanas?
YES
: COMMENTS: The igs food consisted of molding(it really was)romaine lettuce. They also kept insisting that the kingsnake did not need any heat and could digest fine. He was in a plastic critter carrier that was 5"-3" inches and he was so big for it, he couldf not fit his whole body. He had to lift his head up along the side of the plastic to curl all the way up. Fprget about him trying to stretch his lung, that was physically impossibly

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: : : : **PLEASE PASS THIS ON*** : : 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:Lorena Wallace fyre_breathing_dragon20@hotmail.com or isis_servant@hotmail.com : : STORE NAME:Haller's Pet shop : : STORE ADDRESS:Not sure. Haven't checked : : : : USE YES, NO, OR "NOT SURE" AS ANSWERS. : : 1. Is the overall impression of the store pleasant and clean? No, they have everything crammed into a tiny building and it is hard to move around : : 2. Are the enclosures clean and well lit? : NO! VERY DARK! : : 3. Are diurnal reptiles provided with fluorescent UVB lighting? No, the igs have an aquarium light, not uvb : : 4. Are the enclosures marked with species names, and are the names correct?no, they called anoles "chameleons"They didn't mean the way they used to be called that either. they meant Jacksons and veileds! grass frogs were called tree frogs : : 5. Is there old feces, long dead prey or food items, or any other obviously old soilings in the enclosures? YES! The beardie's cage was really dark and filled with poop and dead crix. he was only being fed crix and they were much to large for him. He had no lighting either : : 6. Are the sizes of the enclosures appropriate for the size of the animal/number of animals housed within?NO! They, too, had about 7 igs per 10 gal enclosure : : 7. Are metal cages free of rust?No : : 8. Is fresh water provided in clean water bowls? : No, the beardie's was dry and the tree frogs(the real ones, not grass frogs)were in water so shallow and dirty they wouldn't go near it buit one was trying to drink and saoak : : 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?No : : 12. Is there an alternative heat source at night?Heat rocks, but no other, not even during the day : : 13. What is the overall temperature in the store?65, about : : 14. Are cages (or aquariums) placed in direct/constant sunlight?No, there is not light, very dark : : 15. Does the store have sick or injured animals up for sale? The beardie was really sick : : 16. Have you ever actually witnessed a store employee physically abuse an animal in the store? : No : : 17. How often are the cages and water bowls cleaned? Not sure but they, too, are very dirty : : 18. Does the store pass out caresheets to customers?No, they telll them the wrong info : : 19. Does the store sell dogs and/or cats? : no : : 20. Does the store sell green iguanas? : YES : : COMMENTS: The igs food consisted of molding(it really was)romaine lettuce. They also kept insisting that the kingsnake did not need any heat and could digest fine. He was in a plastic critter carrier that was 5"-3" inches and he was so big for it, he couldf not fit his whole body. He had to lift his head up along the side of the plastic to curl all the way up. Fprget about him trying to stretch his lung, that was physically impossibly

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