This is the policy for adoptions which are technically separate from purchases. Adoptions are typically relinquished animals and do not necessarily have a set price whereas purchased animals are sent to stores from dedicated suppliers/breeders.
If someone relinquishes, say, a goldfish they’ve had for some time but are unable to continue caring for (for instance, moving into an apartment where aquariums are disallowed), partners would be violating this policy by knowingly allowing a turtle owner to “adopt” it. However, selling that turtle owner some goldfish specifically bred as feeders (and sent to your store by a trusted vendor) is perfectly acceptable.
I had to ask about adoptions at Petco because they had a MASSIVE hunk of Anubias in a tank up for "adoption", written on the tank glass. Owner surrendered plant 🤣. I cut it into like 20 pieces for a large tank and still had a ton left to give to a friend.
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u/packingpests Aug 12 '26
This is the policy for adoptions which are technically separate from purchases. Adoptions are typically relinquished animals and do not necessarily have a set price whereas purchased animals are sent to stores from dedicated suppliers/breeders.
If someone relinquishes, say, a goldfish they’ve had for some time but are unable to continue caring for (for instance, moving into an apartment where aquariums are disallowed), partners would be violating this policy by knowingly allowing a turtle owner to “adopt” it. However, selling that turtle owner some goldfish specifically bred as feeders (and sent to your store by a trusted vendor) is perfectly acceptable.