Kathy
Prospect Heights,#2REBUTTAL Individual responds
Sat, November 19, 2005
Kim, Are you from Arlington Heights, Alabama or is that a typo? I am so glad your cat is still alive too. Parvo is a highly contagious and fatal disease if not treated that puppies get. He did not even appear to be sick but was only four pounds and died that night. I will be out of town all next week but I will respond to your email when I get back on the 26th. Thanks.
Kim
Arl Hts,#3Consumer Suggestion
Wed, November 16, 2005
Kathy - how do I get in touch with you about this? And what is Parvo? We are lucky that our cat is still alive but he does have underdeveloped ribs that you can feel on his little body. Although he is deaf he is the only cat that likes our 2 year old. :) I would definately recommend contacting the media, especially Walter Jacobson from Fox News for his perspective. He's great with this stuff.
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Chicago Area,#4UPDATE EX-employee responds
Wed, November 09, 2005
I left Petland Arlington Heights for a better job and for ethical differences with the manager. Upon giving my notice, they tried to promise me a better position in the store. This is not written out of some personal vendetta, only out of concern fo the animals and the customers. I can atest and confirm to many of the allegations above. Petland does retain a vet who is supposed to inspect new puppies when they are dropped off (every Tuesday morning, if I recall correctly). This vet is the same one you need to visit in their health contract. Out of the weekly deliveries of 20 or so puppies, 2-3 were actually looked at by the vet, and not even what I would call a thorough inspection. The dogs are bought from "breeders," but they are the type of breeders many would consider to be a puppy mill. Multiple breeds, poor regulation on mating, and questionable care of the animals. They are purchased wholesale, usually for $200 or so, then sold at 500% or more markups. Many seemed to me to come in too young for sale. MANY customers (at least once a week, often more) would come in with reports of a sick or dead animal sold to them by us. Once, a dog too sick to be sold sat kennele in the back room for in excess of 5 weeks after delivery. Only in one case do I remember a return being excepted. Often times, there would be a loophole in the contract about using their vet which would keep people from reimbursement of any sort. I do not advise anyone to go to any pet store that carries dogs or cats, and least of all Petland Arlington Heights. I have not given any personal information, because my tenure there was recently enough that I still need to provide them as a reference on job applications. As a suggestion, a protest at the front doors will make customers notice. A protest of the 7 am semi pulling up out back to unload puppies with the press might demonstrate where these dogs are coming from.
Kathy
Prospect Heights,#5Author of original report
Thu, November 03, 2005
Kris, Kim and whoever else, I am organizing a protest at the Arlington Heights, IL Petland on Rand Road on a Saturday the first part of December, the l0th or l7. Please let me know if you would like to participate and/or know anyone else who would be interested. My puppy died after having him four days. Two days after seeing the vet Petland probably has on their payroll somehow. I took his stool to an independent vet and the lab test showed positive for Parvo!!! Shocking I think not! They are all liars and murderers, broker, breeder, Petland and all the vets affiliated with them. That is their out! Well I want them out of the mall! Thanks.
Kathy
Prospect Heights,#6Author of original report
Thu, November 03, 2005
Kris, Kim and whoever else, I am organizing a protest at the Arlington Heights, IL Petland on Rand Road on a Saturday the first part of December, the l0th or l7. Please let me know if you would like to participate and/or know anyone else who would be interested. My puppy died after having him four days. Two days after seeing the vet Petland probably has on their payroll somehow. I took his stool to an independent vet and the lab test showed positive for Parvo!!! Shocking I think not! They are all liars and murderers, broker, breeder, Petland and all the vets affiliated with them. That is their out! Well I want them out of the mall! Thanks.
Kathy
Prospect Heights,#7Author of original report
Thu, November 03, 2005
Kris, Kim and whoever else, I am organizing a protest at the Arlington Heights, IL Petland on Rand Road on a Saturday the first part of December, the l0th or l7. Please let me know if you would like to participate and/or know anyone else who would be interested. My puppy died after having him four days. Two days after seeing the vet Petland probably has on their payroll somehow. I took his stool to an independent vet and the lab test showed positive for Parvo!!! Shocking I think not! They are all liars and murderers, broker, breeder, Petland and all the vets affiliated with them. That is their out! Well I want them out of the mall! Thanks.
Kathy
Prospect Heights,#8Author of original report
Thu, November 03, 2005
Kris, Kim and whoever else, I am organizing a protest at the Arlington Heights, IL Petland on Rand Road on a Saturday the first part of December, the l0th or l7. Please let me know if you would like to participate and/or know anyone else who would be interested. My puppy died after having him four days. Two days after seeing the vet Petland probably has on their payroll somehow. I took his stool to an independent vet and the lab test showed positive for Parvo!!! Shocking I think not! They are all liars and murderers, broker, breeder, Petland and all the vets affiliated with them. That is their out! Well I want them out of the mall! Thanks.
Kim
Arl Hts,#9Consumer Suggestion
Mon, May 02, 2005
I have filed areport on here as well regarding my experience. Please check out the other PetLand reports for the Arlington Heights Petland. I would be glad to contrbute any of our information that you need for legal action.
Kris
Rolling Meadows,#10Consumer Comment
Sat, April 30, 2005
Thank you for the suggestion. I am now gathering more information about Petland. My vet suggested I write to AVHIS, and I plan on doing that. I went to Petland's website and couldn't believe what I was reading. They claim that their animals are examined by at least 2 Vets before they are sold. On my 2 deceased cats paperwork it claims they were seen by a specific vets office, yet the place where it says "date examined" is blank- you'd think maybe they forgot to write down the date- but it is blank on *both* papers for each cat! Also my cat that just died had ringworm when I got her. You'd think at least one of the supposedly 2 vets that examined her would of caught that. My guess is that they are not examined at all. The vet they specify that examines the animals gives you a card FREE check up when you purchase the animal. If you are a new pet owner, chances are you'll bring your animal there, since you don't have a regular vet of your own. This way, they can cash in as well, because chances are good that animal will have expensive medical problems. The Petland website also states the stores inspect the breeders catterys for cleanliness.My cat had FIP, which is something they caught from another cat-which they were more than likely all kept together in unclean, cramped living conditions. Ringworm is spread the same way between cats. I feel this is untrue- I do not think they bother inspecting where the cats are bred. Petland claims they do all this legwork for you, that's why you should buy from them, instead of the breeder directly. This is so misleading. I'm thinking about taking legal action. Kris
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Bucyrus,#11Consumer Suggestion
Fri, April 29, 2005
If your vet will sign an affidavit as to the illnesses for both of the kittens you got from this store, go to Small Claims Court to get your money back. Contact your local DA and advise him/her that this store is selling sick animals and should be investigated. Contact your local feline rescue and your local humane society and advise them of what has happened. They may end up with cats from this store in a rescue setting and they should know what disease(s) these kittens or cats may carry.