A few months ago, I went to a Tractor Supply Co. store in Naples, Florida. When I looked at their chicks, I noticed the conditions were terrible. The livestock water tanks that they were held in were dirty, disgusting, and severely overcrowded. The chicks were so crowded that they had no room to move around with many smaller ones getting trampled and several dead chicks had already succumbed to the overcrowded conditions. I complained to the person who worked in that area. He seemed uninterested but said he would look at it. While I continued to shop, nothing was done. I told the clerk at the checkout, but she told me she was not allowed to touch or go near the chicks. Once home, I called TSC headquarters and complained. I had not really ever had a bad experience with TSC before, so fully expected them to respond; however, I got the obligatory “we will investigate and someone will call you back”. Despite repeated contact, I did not get any response. (I also tried calling several animal welfare offices in Florida, but it was after hours on the weekend and received no response from anyone.) Has anyone else had this problem with Tractor Supply or is this simply an isolated event? I don’t want to write them off over one problem store, but if it’s a widespread issue, then I would like to know. Any thoughts from y’all?
