Metro Animal Care and Control received information about animal abuse and a video from other store employees that showed “what appeared to be inadequate care for injured animals” at the store, according to the Metro Public Health Department.
The District Attorney’s office and Metro’s Law Department were shown this evidence by MACC, which ended with the execution of a search warrant at the store on March 29th.
PetSmart said in a statement, that “some of the footage is several years old,” but indicated the company was working with authorities “to obtain the relevant facts” and encouraged store associates to have any sick animal seen by a veterinarian if needed.
The trio will return to court on June 26 for the animal cruelty charges.
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PetSmart is losing its good reputation. Between the pets who are injured or dying in their grooming salons and animals abused in their stores, it doesn’t appear that they care about animals. They need to do something to change their image. I won’t be shopping there anymore.
Do the people they hire have any background dealing with or helping animals? Doesn’t seem like it.
I don’t know what PetSmart’s requirements are for hiring people in their stores. That’s a good question!
Thanks!