Protest does make a difference.

[avia]

My local Petsmart stopped selling live birds after I put up some stickers on their bird displays.

If we can do this for every pet store near us, we could send the bird mills out of business!

This makes me super happy, and I want to go to the other pet stores around here as soon as I can... I thought also of dressing up in my karasu-tengu costume to collect money for bird sanctuaries. All I would need, is to get some foam tubes and bend them into a "cage" over my body, and I could sit outside the pet store handing out flyers and collecting money as support for birds... waa, this could really work. Super exciting. >w<

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[avia]

Yes. ^v^ When I send letters to the major pet companies, I got back one letter from Petco (other big pet store here) that said, they do plan to work with bird adoption groups in the future, to give them space in the shops. (Pet shops here, already do work with dog and cat adoptions. We got two of our cats from the rescue that rents Petsmart's space, which is a really nice, local rescue group.) So, I'm hoping this will happen in future.

I was really shocked too! It really makes your day. It's so nice to know you can make a difference.

[redsixwing]

Woo! \o/

It is probably a good idea to check your local laws, if your karasu-tengu hides your face... You may also be able to arrange with the pet store's owner or manager to sit out front and raise money with their support?

[avia]

Oh, hm hm, that's a good thought. It does hide my face. I will talk to the store and see what I can do! Thank you for the advice!