Finns and Feathers/PETS

Why isn't the community standing up against this pet store? Why are we supporting this blatant disrespect for the pet community?
DON'T GIVE THIS STORE YOUR BUSINESS.
Support rescues, not puppy mills.

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Laurie - give me specifics why I shouldn't shop there. Your rant isn't enough for me to not give this store my business.

We are very satisfied with Finn’s and Feathers. We have personally known the owners for years and had not one single issue with them. They are very dedicated to their work, animals, business, and family.

Last year my boyfriend and I went to both animal adoption shelters in Columbia, MO. We were very excited to be adopting a dog and wanted to give him/her the home they deserved and needed. We didn’t want to purchase an animal on the basis there were so many sheltered/ homeless that we could support/adopt.

When we went to the adoption site we were met by a young woman who seemed no more than 16-18 years of age. She interviewed us as though we were on trial for a murder or other unforgivable crime. We were informed by her that we would not be candidates for an adoption based on these facts: we were not married, we lived on a farm (tractors, trucks, busy with movement), we did not tie our animal on chains, we did not leave them in pens and dog houses, we did crate trained/potty trained, we had dog already (Miniature Schnauzer, Oscar), we did not permanently leave our dog on a lead line when outside, etc.
~~Oscar was an inside dog and only crated when we were at work. His crate was a very large see through one that was purchased for safety issues

Even when we told her that when Oscar was outside, someone was always with him. Well long story short we were told no by both agencies. We were both so heart broken because we were allowed to view the animals and already had connected with a dog there. So we then went to a local home and purchased a large German Shepard puppy, Atticus, at 3 months old.

Both of our animals are treated as spoiled children and we couldn’t be happier! Atticus and Oscar have been given a better life than some parents give their own children.!! We were once believers and gave donations to these so called shelters for the forgotten. But have these employees and volunteers forgotten us? Women who cannot support themselves and live on the government are allowed to have children without a license or consent, but a very happy, stable, life long couple was not allowed the simple right to adopt and animal. Scary isn’t it?!

Bonnie wrote:

Laurie - give me specifics why I shouldn't shop there. Your rant isn't enough for me to not give this store my business.

they get thier pups from puppy mills. puppy mills trap dogs in cages and make them have lots and lots of puppies until they die

Kerrie, Do you know for a FACT that they are getting their dogs from puppy mills? I think you are just listening to others in the community that have that in their head. You really want to be a follower in life and not a leader? What a pitty!