I've been reading up on the whole Petco hypelately, and I'm really undecided. I lived in Albuquerque New Mexicountil recently, and while most of the stores were just irritating toshop at (uneducated employees, empty shelves...etc) I should mention Inever saw an animal being mistreated or going without care at any ofthe stores I went to. I was quite happy with the one Ifrequented, the store manager was always on the floor actually WORKING,he had good answers. Quite a few of their employees were knowledgeable,and if they didn't know an answer they asked someone else, they eventook in small stray animals and adopted them out for a small donationwhich went to an animal shelter. It was what a pet store should be. Ijust moved about 2 months ago, we have a Petco about a block away, Iwas so excited, but the first time I went in there I was overcome withthe smell of animals! It wasn't just the odor of an animal, but thestink of soiled animals, I looked around and everything looked fine,but I don't shop there. I tried out another local pet shop and wasn'thappy with them. There's a Petsmartabout 30 minutes away thatI shop at now, ironic because I hated the ones in Albuquerque. As withany business or organization, it attracts sick people. It's hard to saywhat the right call is here. Each store seems to be differentfromzone to zone.
Megan