I adopted a kitten at a PetSmart Adoption event in Happy Valley Oregon in October 2012. The group was from Eastern Oregon. The animals were in good condition and humanely crated. It was the first time I did this and thought it was a good partnership. I donated money to PetSmart charities based on this event.
Here is what I read about the PetSmart Adoption in Wilsonville Oregon in December 2012 from this website
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20130116/NEWS/301160068/Neglected-dogs-m-glad-we-g ot-her-out-there-
Kaitlyn Smith remembers the horror she felt when she first laid eyes on the puppy that she and her husband, Josh, adopted at an event in front of Petsmart in Wilsonville in December.
Ali, a sheltie mix, was soiled with feces and the couple immediately noticed that she was very boney. Ali also had sores all over her body.
But despite the puppy's poor health, Smith recalled, she wasn't nearly as bad off as the other dogs at the adoption event.
"She wasn't as skinny as the other dogs," Smith said. "She had a skin infection on her body, but we were told she got that from the previous shelter."
Smith said she and Josh watched in horror as individuals at the adoption event wheeled around 20 puppies on carriers, with as many as four dogs crammed in crates designed to hold one cat.
It was sickening," she said. "I kept looking at my husband saying 'There's something wrong here.' "
After waiting many long minutes, the woman the Smiths had contacted about adopting Ali, then-president of Willamette Animal Rescue, Alicia Inglish, showed up to the event.
"When I met Alicia, she was very awkward and very disorganized," Smith said. "Because Ali was filthy, they took a wet paper towel and wiped (her) down. The smell was horrific."
HOW DID EMPLOYEES AT THIS STORE NOT THINK THIS WAS A PROBLEM?
A REPUTABLE SHELTER WOULD HAVE BATHED ANIMALS AT A MINIMUM.
A REPUTABLE SHELTER WOULD NOT HAVE CRAMMED 4 DOGS INTO CAT CRATE.
WHO OVERSEES THIS PROGRAM AT THE STORE AND CORPORATE LEVEL?
HAVE THESE EMPLOYEES BEEN FIRED OR REPRIMANDED?
I WANT TO SEE PETSMART ESTABLISH MANDATORY REPORTING THE SAME WAY OREGON LAW REQUIRES MANDATORY REPORTING OF CHILD ABUSE.
AT THE LEAST, PETSMART ENABLED A SCAM FOR MONEY TO CONTINUE UNDER THE GUISE OF CARING FOR ANIMALS.
AT THE WORST, PETSMART ENABLED AN ANIMAL ABUSER.
I WILL NEVER SHOP THERE AGAIN. read more