Quote Originally Posted by ssssnakeluvr View Post
you may have found an officer that doesn't know any better, but not all animal control officers know a lot about reptiles. best to talk with animal control and see if they have anyone that knows about reptile care.... some of us animal control officers DO know about care and do enforce cruelty laws on stores.

I am one of them that does know...and will enforce cruelty laws on any animals that are treated improperly....but, a BIG part of our job is education....a lot of these people have no clue about caring for critters....
and yet theryre selling them...i showed a lady (the manager at petco) a flathead snake i caught (my first snake it is a tantilla i believe thats the correct spelling) she said it was a garter snake...how the heck can u mix them up that BADLY!!!!!!!!!!!!! but when its just me in there i give the staff a good lecture sometimes(once) the other times i point out the mistake verbally and walk away...