Guest donatella Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 I followed this as it unfolded and it went viral within hours (it's my local shopping centre). http://m.theaustralian.com.au/news/companion-petz-owner-defend-decision-to-display-injured-puppy-at-carindale-after-viral-facebook-post/story-e6frg6n6-1226874484428 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest donatella Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Sorry on phone so can't copy and paste the text Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Have been following as well, pup has been removed frmo display now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boronia Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 There is a petition on Change.org about it at the moment. I have an idea it is against forum rules to post the petition link but if you type 'change.org Westfield: No longer permit pet store retailers to sell live animals' into your search-bar it should take you to the page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazyWal Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Yes saw it this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest donatella Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 The Westfield Carindale Facebook page is flooded with hate messages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Seriously stupid of them to put it in the display case like that... it should have been at home with someone looking after it instead. T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 (edited) The pet store released a statement. I'll see if I can find it. Edit: I can't copy and paste it. Edited April 4, 2014 by Cody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VizslaMomma Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Seriously stupid of them to put it in the display case like that... it should have been at home with someone looking after it instead. T. Truly makes you wonder about people. Shakes head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coogie Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Yeah, been following it all day as well. RSPCA have also copped some serious flack. Oscar's Law also wading in. Poor pup, not the first time I have seen a sick/ injured pup in a window at a Westfield shopping centre. I found that getting a staff member and pointing out the issue had no effect at all. Ringing the Manager did result in the sick pup being removed from sight but I am not confident it "helped". Because the code here is not mandatory shops like this are free to do pretty much as they wish. It is stomach turning the state of some of the puppies and kittens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Gifts Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Wrong, wrong, wrong. This is why live companion animals should not be sold as retail stock. When something goes wrong neither the staff nor management of pet shops have the capacity or interest in doing what is right for the animal. If it's damaged it usually gets marked down and just goes in the bargain bin. Except you can't do that with a puppy, so you stick it back in the window and hope somebody takes pity on it and buys it quickly. What a way to treat a sick baby. Shameful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Her Majesty Dogmad Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 It's a disgrace. I wrote to Westfield telling them it's about bloody time they prevented live animal sales in petshops in their malls. Asked them to Google puppy farms and see what the industry is like that they are supporting ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal House Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Yep, I'd been following the story on FB yesterday, apparently pup was removed...story goes it was in the shop because if the girls put it out the back it howled. Rspca went, spoke to vet and have said the pup was treated in the correct manner. I e-mailed Westfield, got a stock standard reply saying puppy was now at someones home, not that they care, they are only about money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 If a young pup has a fracture then yes that treatment is a very valid treatment. However the puppy should not be stick in the front window, broken leg or not, but especially not when recovering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheridan Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Why do people think a petition help these matters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Why do people think a petition help these matters? Id like to know this too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huski Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 The pup has been there with it's leg in the cast for weeks. Glad it's got more attention now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Wrong, wrong, wrong. This is why live companion animals should not be sold as retail stock. When something goes wrong neither the staff nor management of pet shops have the capacity or interest in doing what is right for the animal. That's being generous, LG . Of course, they have the capacity - anyone can pick up a phone and call a vet. Your second comment as to not having the interest is more to the point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boronia Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 I suppose it depends on who runs? (can't think of the correct word) the petition ie Change.org, Get Up, Sumofus, Avaaz, I think they add some legitimacy to the petition. The Aust Labor party had a petition about Malcolm's NBN last October, there was a petition to get Ruby (BSL dog) home so perhaps they have some impact A few weeks back I checked on-line regarding the efficacy of e-petittions, there was some info on Wiki (yep I know...not the best/most accurate source) here is an excerpt of Wiki's page: There are now several major web initiatives featuring online petitions, for example Change.org, Avaaz.org, and 38 Degrees. These are growing in popularity and ability to achieve political impact. The Economist comments that Avaaz has had "some spectacular successes", but raises questions about what objective measures can be used to assess "the reach of a global e-protest movement".[2] Recently, several petitions on Change.org have been attributed the reversal of a United Airlines Dog Policy.[3] [/url]Wiki also goes on to say: Debate over efficacy As is the case with public perceptions of slacktivism, Internet petitions are both a popular resort of web-based activism and a target of criticism from those who feel that such petitions are often disregarded by their targets because of the anonymity of petition signers; Snopes.com, for example, sides against the usage of Internet petitions as a method of activism.[1] On the other hand, the creators of petition hosts, such as Randy Paynter of Care2 and thePetitionSite.com, have defended web-based petitions as being more feasible, credible and effective than e-mail petitions,[16] claiming they are not fairly judged as a method of activism by their critics. Since then, Snopes.com has removed the text about the inefficacy of internet petitions.[1] I do sign petitions, especially the bee ones, and there have been changes. The petitions that asked the Asian sweat-shops to lift their game have also produced results. At least it helps gets the word out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Why do people think a petition help these matters? Id like to know this too. Of course petitions help. Particularly with social media - an organisation can very quickly be ruined if they do something illegal or unethical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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