Stop PetSmart Rabbit Sales! Petition : [ powered by iPetitions.com ]

#	Name	ZIP code	Comments
101	Eva Pohl	55218	Please don't add on to this misery by selling even more of those poor, misunderstood pets at Petsmart!
102	Linda Howard	35213
103	Heinz Silz	33327	Stop selling more Rabbits in Petstores such as Petsmart!
104	Bobbie Pennypacker	19034
105	Chris Brannon	21769	As a House Rabbit Society Educator and an adoption coordinator and foster home for the local shelter, I see too many rabbits in need of good homes all the time. I also see rabbits euthanized in the local shelter regularly. We, the rescuers, are already overwhelmed with the rabbits that are at present in the shelters. It is sad that Petsmart is contributing to this dismal situation, therefore I will rather mailorder or frequent other stores than spend one more penny at Petsmart.
106	Kit Jagoda/Thumpqua Rabbit Sanctuary	99224	As long as Petsmart is selling rabbits that you are producing for marketing I will no longer do business at your store, nor will I refer adopters of rescued rabbits to your store. Rabbits are the third most common animal found in shelters. By commercializing rabbits you are taking homes away from those who are seeking homes. You are turning rabbits into a commercial object and you are no longer an advocate for animals.
107	Patrice Pruitte	29609	I have volunteered at at Rabbit Sanctuary for over 16 years. We have to turn away hundreds of rabbits each year simply because we have no room for them, and I know that most rabbit rescue groups stay full. Why are you encouraging breeders to turn out more rabbits while there are thousands in rescue groups in need of a home? And thousands being euthanized at shelters. And just as many unwanted rabbits are being turned out into the wild, where they will certainly meet an untimely end. PetSmart needs to focus on adoption of rabbits--to help those that are already here on earth, not to add to the number. I will no longer shop at PetSmart and will discourage anyone from doing so.
108	Lynette Snell	20705	Shelters. like the one I volunteer are at, have seen a rapid increase in the number of rabbits being dumped or abandoned. Please do not add anymore of a burden to shelters filled to capacity with unwanted rabbits. The majority of rabbits you sell will end up there.
109	Debra Grossman	85008	Please do not adopt the ways of other cruel vendors like China. If you sell rabbits, I will no longer buy one product in your store. I have 4 dogs and you will lose my business in Phoenix, Arizona. Debra Grossman
110	Sharon Granoff	18947	Absolutely disgusting! People will actually put an innocent creature in harms way for the almighty dollar. I am ashamed to ever have been an employee of Petsmart.
111	Greg O'Sullivan	48072	I can and will remain a loyal Petsmart customer without you needing to sell baby rabbits. Hopefully you will reconsider.
112	Virginia K Winter MD	97056
113	Anonymous	Anonymous	I am boycotting petsmart for as long as they sell rabbits in any of their stores. We will be getting our pet supplies from other venues.
114	Emily Prince	62208	Please do not turn your back on rescued rabbits. These rabbits need and deserve your help. If PetSmart begins to sell rabbits they, knowingly will be contributing to the over population of rabbits in shelters and the increasing the number of euthanized rabbits overall. Rabbits are great pets, and there are thousands in shelters that are needing a good home and a chance. Please give them that chance. Thank you for your time, and your help.
115	Jolene Armstrong	77586	It is a really bad idea to sell rabbits, because there is a huge problem with overpopulation. Instead, would PetSmart be willing to allow show rabbits that various organizations have up for adoption? Thank you for your attention to this matter.
116	Jennifer Barbieri	07722
117	Patty	99207	For the sake of the many, many homeless bunnies-and the thousands that are being born daily-PLEASE do not sink to the bottom of the cesspool and become rabbit breeders/sellers yourselves. Surely you make more than enough money on sales of pet foods, supplies, grooming salons, veterinary clinics, obedience clinics, live fish & other aquatics, live rodents and small birds, and many other items to be able to keep your stores up & running. All of the responsible animal lovers/caretakers beg of you please DO NOT START SELLING RABBITS AT PETSMART!!!!!
118	Rachael Grafmiller	99022
119	Wendy Aeschliman	83860
120	Susan Bill	91765
121	Virginia Abreu de Paula	39400 104	I ask PetSmart to stop selling rabbits. They should make a partnership with the shelter community, for adoption, instead.
122	Thomas Dukich	99223	Perhaps there's a way to build in a "profit margin" for PetSmart to encourage adoption rather than buying new rabbits at the store. Haven't thought this through but hoping someone will work on it.
123	Debbie Richmond	83856	I hope to see your company lead the way toward a more compassionate, rather than commercial, attitude toward animals, including rabbits. Animals are a creature. Not a product.
124	Audra Busey	97008	I've ended up with 12 rabbits because of someone dumping unaltered rabbits who keep multiplying in our neighborhood. They are wonderful and deserve more attention but it gets to be too much to care for and too expensive and many are not being saved and dying horrible cruel deaths.
125	Anonymous	Anonymous
126	Kathleen Schuckman	97213
127	Rebecca Sellers	16803
128	Sandra Baker	98632
129	Matt Rossell	97211
130	Schmeitz	11223
131	Susi Turviniati	40142	I lived in Indonesia where animal is not a priority issue in life, I cant really contribute anything to the welfare of the animal except keeping my 8 adopted cats happy , I gladly would like to sign up this petition to make a difference although its a wide world apart. ST - Bandung - Indonesia
132	Jeroen Koedam	4204 gm
133	marilyn laurelli	18976
134	J. Benefield	27513	To say that I'm completely disgusted by your (PetsMart's) choice to sell rabbits is a HUGE understatement! It's a stab in the back to those who work tirelessly to slow the flow of bunnies being killed in shelters, abandoned along roads and parks... You brag about all the dogs and cats that are saved each year by your adoptions efforts. But what about the thousands and thousands of small animals that die in your stores, and as a result of being sold as spur of the moment purchases? What do you have to say to that? Do these animals not matter?? I challenge you to show me where the bar code lies on a hamster, guinea pig, rat, mouse, chinchilla, rabbit or bird! These animals are suffering in the back rooms of your stores, unseen, unwanted and hidden from the public. The amount of suffering that will be endured by the rabbits in those back rooms and in glass cages is simply unthinkable! The message that Petsmart sends out is that these small animals DO NOT MATTER! Their life is worth little more than the few dollars they bring in, and when these animals are sick or returned unwanted, they are dispossed of like a broken item in a retail store. Rabbits are sensitive, extremely intelligent, delicate animals that require above average knowledge, care and dedication. By choosing to sell rabbits in your stores, you are litterally sentencing bunnies through out America, to a fast track to death. Since rabbits are small, often they are euthanized by puncturing their heart with a needle. Can you imagine a more horrific way to die? Is this what you consider humane??? Rabbit overpopulation is a staggering problem. Because rabbits are not protected through the pet laws nor the farm laws, it leaves them wide open for severe abuse, over breeding, dog baiting, snake food, human food, and trim on coats. And because they are not protected, shelters are not required to report the specific numbers of rabbits being put to death each day, and year across this country! The statements that have been made about the effects of selling rabbits by PetsMart stores are a gross, demented lie! What do you plan to do with all those rabbits that are not bought, or worse yet brought back? The rabbits that PetsMart intends on selling are coming from the equuivalent of a puppy mill, only for rabbits and other small animals! The fact that Petsmart intends to have these baby bunnies mutilated by under aged spay and neuter surgery, supports further evidence that they are opperating in a purely ignorant, and severely cruel mannor in respect to the needs of small animals that are presented to the public. Until the folks in corporate PetsMart back down from their decision to sell rabbits in their stores, me and my family and friends will NOT step foot in your store! Nor will we purchase any of your PetsMart brand items being sold in any non pet selling store! Sincerely, Disgusted!
135	Anita Easley	62881
136	Kathleen Wilson	29412	Please don't add to an over population of rabbits. I have rescued two from neglectful situations, both pet store purchases. The bunny dump always begins 4-6 months after purchase when the novelty has worn off and the rabbit has bitten through the phone cord.
137	sue o'brien	46350
138	Paula Farbolin	30076	I thought PetSmart cared about animals. I don't understand this new policy, unless it really does just come down to money and the bottom line, and PetSmart really doesn't have the welfare of animals at heart. Very disappointing.
139	Miguel Moutinho	2650
140	Anonymous	Anonymous
141	Lori Holdsworth	18940
142	Anonymous	Anonymous
143	Julio Trujillo	60804
144	Anne Bowen	29403
145	Maureen Housman	21144	As the mom of 5 adopted bunnies....that really are the best you could ask for....I use a LOT of pet supplies and will NOT be buying them from PetsMart if they are going to be selling rabbits. There are so many good adoptable rabbits out there!
146	Anonymous	Anonymous
147	Julie Basham	77450
148	Kristie Wilhelmi	27932	Please stop selling the bunnies. There are way too many buns out there now looking for homes and you are just encouraging the breeders.
149	Katherine Finelli	32696	For every litter a femal rabbit has, this takes almost a year off of her life, by encouraging breeding, you not only place more rabbits in the animal shelters but shorten their lives as well
150	Cheri Melomet	21117	This is a very poor decision by corporate PetSmart. There are already too many rabbits and not enough homes. I expect that soon PetSmart will be selling puppies bred by back yard breeders to make more profit. I will be taking my business elsewhere.