To: Mr. Michael J Massey and the PetSmart Board of Directors.
PetSmart, please reevaluate your emergency guidelines.
Recently Poodle and Pooch Rescue in Orlando took on the enormous task of rescuing 74 abandoned and stray dogs out of the Redlands area in Miami, FL. The Redlands area is a notorious dumping ground for unwanted animals. Many suffer a horrible death as a result. Together, with many dedicated volunteers, Poodle and Pooch was able to save the lives of these 74 dogs. All of these dogs required veterinary care as well as the “normal” things like fosters, food and crates. The undertaking was huge. Their action even drew media attention and was carried on several local television stations.
Poodle and Pooch has an amazing reputation for providing the animals they save with extraordinary care as they again have done with this monumental action.
Poodle and Pooch has reached out to you because not only do they do a vast amount of their business with you and spend many thousands of dollars every year in your stores, but also because they believe you share their compassion for animals.
Alone the vetting costs for these animals is huge, but as everyone who has worked with them knows, they spare no costs. Some had serious injuries from being hit by cars, others had bullets in their bodies. Some had legs so severely injured that they had to have those limbs amputated. Many had severe injuries that they suffered from animal attacks and, even worse, human attacks. Clearly, the action in saving 74 dogs in a single day, then providing the follow up care, in all its aspects, is enormous and does demonstrate a grave emergency.
Poodle and Pooch reached out to PetSmart Charities with hopes of getting some form of emergency help from your organization. The request was denied with the answer “Based on our guidelines we do not consider this an emergency situation therefore we cannot help you with these dogs.”
Clearly, this is an emergency situation as well as a huge act of compassion to those animals. Therefore, we the undersigned, respectfully request that you examine your emergency guidelines to: 1. Determine if there may still be a way to help Poodles and Pooch; 2. To possibly be more reactive to others in the future who jump into action to save so many animals in dire need of attention.
Thank you.
Updates
March 21, 2016
The stories shared in the comments illustrate the urgent necessity for more compassionate corporate emergency protocols. I am currently organizing these testimonies to present to the leadership team at PetSmart.
March 21, 2016
The momentum generated by this campaign reflects a widespread desire for higher standards of animal welfare. Your collective engagement ensures that this critical issue remains at the forefront of the conversation regarding corporate accountability.
33 Comments
Please,review your emergency situation guidelines as this is,obviously an emergency when a rescue saves 74 animals from the redlands (hell hole dumping ground in homestead fl) sick and injured and then you deny them? Please change your emergency guidelines.
I am in total shock that you would not help this rescue! They traveled from Orlando to south Miami Dade County, at least a five hour drive, to rescue these fur babies and then do all the work to secure the dogs, and return to the Orlando area. I go to PetsMart a lot to buy products for my dogs, have used Banfield a lot for my various rescue dogs. If this is not an urgent situation, then I will never step foot in the door of PetsMart ever again!! I will pay more for my private Vet, and use Amazon, or Chewy for products that i need!!!
Please reevaluate your position on helping Poodle and Pooch with the rescues. Be a good neighborhood partner. We all support you...please support them. Bob LeBleu, Port St Lucie, FL
Having 5 animals in my home, I spend a lot of money at Petsmart. Every time I shop at your stores, I donate to Petsmart charities. I urge you to reexamine your policies so that organizations that do life-saving animal rescue work are not denied emergency assistance in the future. Thank you. Lisa Sullivan
If you could see the hurt, pain and suffering by these lost animals...your heart would break. Mine did. But, using their own resources and time, PPR has made a commitment to save these poor souls. There are animals dead...missing limbs, and slowly dying. Who can help...you can!! We animal lovers spent our time and money to support and transport to vets to save the dying, comfort the sick and renew their effort to survive. Please, please...you must help!!
Please this is an energency
Save the pups!! They are life long companions and deserve the very best just as we do!!!
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To: Mr. Michael J Massey and the PetSmart Board of Directors.
PetSmart, please reevaluate your emergency guidelines.
Recently Poodle and Pooch Rescue in Orlando took on the enormous task of rescuing 74 abandoned and stray dogs out of the Redlands area in Miami, FL. The Redlands area is a notorious dumping ground for unwanted animals. Many suffer a horrible death as a result. Together, with many dedicated volunteers, Poodle and Pooch was able to save the lives of these 74 dogs. All of these dogs required veterinary care as well as the “normal” things like fosters, food and crates. The undertaking was huge. Their action even drew media attention and was carried on several local television stations.
Poodle and Pooch has an amazing reputation for providing the animals they save with extraordinary care as they again have done with this monumental action.
Poodle and Pooch has reached out to you because not only do they do a vast amount of their business with you and spend many thousands of dollars every year in your stores, but also because they believe you share their compassion for animals.
Alone the vetting costs for these animals is huge, but as everyone who has worked with them knows, they spare no costs. Some had serious injuries from being hit by cars, others had bullets in their bodies. Some had legs so severely injured that they had to have those limbs amputated. Many had severe injuries that they suffered from animal attacks and, even worse, human attacks. Clearly, the action in saving 74 dogs in a single day, then providing the follow up care, in all its aspects, is enormous and does demonstrate a grave emergency.
Poodle and Pooch reached out to PetSmart Charities with hopes of getting some form of emergency help from your organization. The request was denied with the answer “Based on our guidelines we do not consider this an emergency situation therefore we cannot help you with these dogs.”
Clearly, this is an emergency situation as well as a huge act of compassion to those animals. Therefore, we the undersigned, respectfully request that you examine your emergency guidelines to: 1. Determine if there may still be a way to help Poodles and Pooch; 2. To possibly be more reactive to others in the future who jump into action to save so many animals in dire need of attention.
Thank you.
Updates
March 21, 2016
The stories shared in the comments illustrate the urgent necessity for more compassionate corporate emergency protocols. I am currently organizing these testimonies to present to the leadership team at PetSmart.
March 21, 2016
The momentum generated by this campaign reflects a widespread desire for higher standards of animal welfare. Your collective engagement ensures that this critical issue remains at the forefront of the conversation regarding corporate accountability.
33 Comments
I also shop at Pet Smart, would LIKE to continue to shop there, and am well aware of the Poodle and Pooch's enormous efforts and amazing rescue in the Redlands. PLEASE reconsider your emergency guidelines and HELP for these dogs.
Please,review your emergency situation guidelines as this is,obviously an emergency when a rescue saves 74 animals from the redlands (hell hole dumping ground in homestead fl) sick and injured and then you deny them? Please change your emergency guidelines.
I am in total shock that you would not help this rescue! They traveled from Orlando to south Miami Dade County, at least a five hour drive, to rescue these fur babies and then do all the work to secure the dogs, and return to the Orlando area. I go to PetsMart a lot to buy products for my dogs, have used Banfield a lot for my various rescue dogs. If this is not an urgent situation, then I will never step foot in the door of PetsMart ever again!! I will pay more for my private Vet, and use Amazon, or Chewy for products that i need!!!
Please reevaluate your position on helping Poodle and Pooch with the rescues. Be a good neighborhood partner. We all support you...please support them. Bob LeBleu, Port St Lucie, FL
Having 5 animals in my home, I spend a lot of money at Petsmart. Every time I shop at your stores, I donate to Petsmart charities. I urge you to reexamine your policies so that organizations that do life-saving animal rescue work are not denied emergency assistance in the future. Thank you. Lisa Sullivan
If you could see the hurt, pain and suffering by these lost animals...your heart would break. Mine did. But, using their own resources and time, PPR has made a commitment to save these poor souls. There are animals dead...missing limbs, and slowly dying. Who can help...you can!! We animal lovers spent our time and money to support and transport to vets to save the dying, comfort the sick and renew their effort to survive. Please, please...you must help!!
Please this is an energency
Save the pups!! They are life long companions and deserve the very best just as we do!!!
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I also shop at Pet Smart, would LIKE to continue to shop there, and am well aware of the Poodle and Pooch's enormous efforts and amazing rescue in the Redlands. PLEASE reconsider your emergency guidelines and HELP for these dogs.