As
president of the NJ Herp Society I've found that often you can do more good
by trying to supply the correct info about animal care as opposed to calling a
gov't agency like USF&W...this of course strictly being my
experience in NJ because our local USF&W is so badly understaffed that
they rarely ever do anything to rectify a bad situation in a pet shop.
They have bigger fish to fry. Sometimes unfortunately, Pet Shop owners are
so ignorant and bullheaded that they refuse to listen to anything anyone has to
say, then that's when you raise all hell. But as a herper in a state with
increasingly restrictive legislation on the horizon I prefer to go the
non-governmental route.
Sorry,
I know this doesn't really answer your question SF but it's more of a comment on
what Julie suggests.
You
can try PIJAC as a pet shop association but I don't really know what they can
do....good luck.
-----Original Message-----SF, I used to call Fish and Game when I found places like that. I know my local herp society has tried to work with the local pet shops, you might try hooking up with your local folks and see what they suggest. Pet shops also have associations online, contact them. Ideas anyone?
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julie Bergman
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 7:29 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [gecko]Complaints Against Petshops
Julie B.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all,
Just had a quick question. Is there a website out there, that you can go to and complain about pet shops that poorly treat their reptiles? And if such a thing exists, do they do anything about it, or is it a waste of time?
Thanks in advance!
-SF
