WHAT DO YOU THINK OF WALMARTS POLICY OF SELLING HERMIT CRAB.IN.A.CUP ? SIGN THE PETITION PLEASE?

Its horrible! Ive seen them at my local wal-mart and they have pets they sell in horibble circumstances. Pretty much every crab was dead! ): I signed the petition! (:

Sadly, petitions against Wal*Mart's cruel ways do no good. Wal*Mart will never change unless the law forces them to. They're a big business. They don't care if they are keeping their animals in cruel conditions as long as they are making money. People will always shop at Wal*Mart because it's convenient.

I've been keeping Land Hermit Crabs for years now, and it always angers me when a store abuses their animals.

Wall Mart should not be selling animals, period. The one near where I live removed their fish section. Good thing, too. Their fish looked miserable, and I hope they never bring them back. They had hermit crabs in a tank, but they kept bettas in what looked like clear margarine containers.

Unfortunately, I doubt your petition will make a difference. Wall Mart doesn't care, they're making money, and that's all that matters to them. If a customer buys a crab-in-a-cup, and it dies, the customer will probably just go back and get another one.

I hate Wall Mart.

I found out about Yahoo answers doing a search on Land Hermit Crabs, so this will come up in Walmart searches too, I am glad that they will look like the idiots they are. I will repost the Question to get it out there, I signed the petition in your last question. Thanks for standing up for the smaller guys that cannot talk for them selves.

It must be hell to suffer in these conditions, I see how mine like to dig, climb and interact with each other and to be deprived of these basic needs is cruel.

I have arthritis in my knees. It can be hard for me to walk about those big box stores with their cement floors (and not come out with knees screaming in protest), so I often choose to ride one of their electric carts, especially if I have to buy stuff at opposite ends of the store.

The last three times I've gone in (several weeks between visits) to the Walmart in Bellingham, Washington, the beta fish in their cups and the bird supplies have been completely blocked off with one of their huge stair/ladder things.

I believe they store the stair/ladder thing in front of the beta fish, at the Walmart in Bellingham, Washington. I wonder if they sell a single beta, or do they just wait until they die, and then toss them out?

I wanted people to know EXACTLY which Walmart is doing this.

By the way, I have complained about the problem to an employee every single time. Thus far, nothing has been done.

I have almost entirely switched my shopping over to Fred Meyer. They do not sell live pets, their store is cleaner, their staff much friendlier, and they always have electric carts available.

I try to vote with my wallet.

~Garnet

Permaculture homesteading/farming over 20 years

How cruel! I'll sign your petition. Let's keep spreading the word to all our friends and family and acquaintances that animals are sentient creatures and deserve proper care and respect. Pets are a commitment and a responsibility, not a toy.

i signed the petition! i used to have a hermit crab, but it died in a few weeks. walmart should stop selling aquatic animals overall. i have gotten tons of fish from there, and tey have all died within 2 weeks, except for like 3. the longest living one was about 3 years, but that was when the people who worked there actually cared. thanks for posting this!

Signing it!

Just something I thought I'd let you know, in China they sell these fish in sealed plastic containers as keychains....It's amazing what people make just for a few quick bucks.

I'm soooo glad our Wal-Mart doesn't have pets. I'll be looking into signing it. =)

They have the cruelest habitats for ANY living thing there.

What'll Wal-Mart think of doing next....