Managers concern probably varies at each
Tractor Supply. The store in Prior Lake, MN does a bad job. I or my wife are in the store 2-3 times a week during mid day to get supplies for dogs, cats, chicks, ducks and a horse). I've been appalled at the abject neglect of the birds. Both of us have inquired of a variety of employees why something isn't done. Excuses, callous disregard, apathy are all we have heard. One person said the birds weren't important to the manager. Another time, they said they were always too busy and the birds will be gone soon.
Continuous issues: dirty water clogged with shavings or no water, food dispensers clogged with shavings or damp food, vent holes caked with feces, wet birds, severe over-crowding, dead birds, frightened larger birds trampling very small birds, birds missing fluff and or feathers (being pecked or sick?) and shavings in the bottom of tanks are damp and visibly coated with feces. Yes, there are times when some of the tanks have only 2 or 3 of those issues. But a few times I've arrived close to 8:00 a.m. and seen all those conditions.
An inquiry made to the Humane Society, brought the news that in MN birds are not covered by the same laws that govern pets. And, USDA rules cover only slaughterhouse treatment.
Frustratingly,
Tractor Supply seems to be a corporation only concerned about profits and not the welfare of helpless animals in its store.
at our local tractor supply birds sell out fast
i really hope you are right!
