[Gpdd] Misc: pet store

[sherry bevins]

Hi Jaime,

I am ashamed to admit this, but it didn't occur to me to contact the ASPCA 
at the time. I've talked to the different veterinarians that I've taken my 
pigs to about the situation and they told me that that the piggies were bred 
in large numbers and shipped out to pet stores and that it was all treated 
as business. I do feel that if a store is going to sell animals there should 
be veterinary assistance for the ones that become sick. I would think that 
this would be a way of protecting their investment, if one must look at it 
from a business point of view. This was a large pet store chain where I 
bought Curly. I am reluctant to name names. The cages were clean and the 
animals had food and water, but some of the shipments that came in had some 
sick piggies in it, and I don't think that the staff was knowlegable enough 
about guinea pigs to realize it. I used to go in there alot, but every time 
I saw a sick piggie I wanted to take it home. My husband finally put his 
foot down and said "no more!" I asked once where they got their piggies from 
and they told me, but I can't remember the company name, only that it is out 
of state.

Best wishes,

Sherry and piggie friends