According to Calgary's Metro news service, customers at a northwest Calgary Petland store will no longer see puppies for sale in the window. The store has decided to move to an adoption-only model.
Rather than selling dogs and cats in store, the Coventry Hills location will partner with local rescue organizations and hold adopt-a-thons.
Petland spokesperson Robert Church said this is a trial run for the chain and a decision to have other stores stop selling dogs and cats would not be taken lightly.
“We’re just trying it out at this point,” he said. “We’re certainly not apologizing for having animals in our stores. We think we provide a valuable service to the public by offering them choice and that’s really important.”
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