Went to Petco today. I asked the manager on duty what they do if a bird (or any animal) in their store becomes ill. She said if the animal becomes ill within a few days of receiving it, it goes back to the vendor to deal with. After that time she said each district has an appointed vet that will come to the store.
I asked if they had an avian vet specifically, she said no, just a general vet that takes care of all animals. She said bigger districts may have avian specific vets. Keep in mind its all rural area around here. Our petcos and petsmarts are small ones. This petco only has a few birds and my local petsmart doesnt carry birds.
I asked her what they did with animals that die in their store. She said petco has very strict protocols.All animals that may die or say someone brings back a dead fish, they are frozen until they can be cremated. Never ever is a body thrown away. She said the only thing they throw in the garbage is dead crickets.
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This is where they normally have Conures or Cockatiels.Ive never seen more than 2 in here at a time.