Letter to Wal-Mart CEO

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Do you approve of Wal-Mart's practices in caring for and selling live fish?

  • No - I sign the petition in protest of their deplorable practices

    Votes: 64 79.0%

  • Yes - Wal-Mart takes good care of the live aquatic animals that it sells

    Votes: 12 14.8%

  • No - Although my local Wal-Mart keeps its fish in deplorable conditions, I will continue to shop the

    Votes: 5 6.2%
  • Total voters
    81
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Having read this thread (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=157032) and hundreds of others like it over the years, I asked myself what we - as the MFK community - could do to impact Wal-Mart's deplorable practices in stocking and selling fish and other aquatic animals in its stores.

Clearly starting another thread about another tragic situation isn't going to solve the problem. Nor will acting helpless.

But sending Lee Scott, the CEO of Wal-Mart, a letter representing the commitment of hundreds or thousands of MFK members to NOT BUY ANYTHING from Wal-Mart or Sam's Club...until Wal-Mart either stops stocking fish and other live aquatic animals or publicly commits to responsible practices/staffing its pet department with "trained" people.

Would you commit to signing the attached?

Lee Scott, CEO
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc
702 SW 8th. St.
Bentonville, AR 72716

Dear Mr. Scott,

I am sending this letter to you on behalf of the many members of MonsterFishKeepers.com who have signed a petition in protest of Wal-Mart’s deplorable practices in stocking and maintaining live fish and other aquarium animals in its stores.

MonsterFishKeepers.com represents a community of over 44,000 aquarists around the world who take pride in properly maintaining aquatic animals in captivity. Your stores frequently fall well short of either properly caring for these animals or being responsible in selling them.

Recognizing that aquatic animals represent a small portion of your organization’s revenue, the members who signed this petition have committed to not purchase ANYTHING at a Wal-Mart or Sam’s Club store until you either:
(1) Discontinue all sales of live fish and other aquatic animals at your stores or
(2) Publicly commit to responsible sales and care of aquatic animals and ensure that each store that sells live aquatic animals has someone trained in proper care of aquatic animals on duty in the pet department during all store hours.

For reference, here is the publicly available thread listing all members who have committed to this petition: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=184151 .

Thank you and look forward to your response at this address: <insert email address>.

Respectfully,
The Members of MonsterFishKeepers.com
 
while i dont like how they keep their fish, its not gonna stop me from shopping there, sorry! i hate going there, but they have everything i need at low prices...
 
While I don't condone their practices, I would not sign your petition either, for fear that it would besmirch my good name.

It is rather poorly written and is not an accurate representation of the sentiment here because not all stores, as you intend to imply, practice poor husbandry techniques in the maintenance of their livestock.

Additionally, I submit the proposition that the individual crafting such a letter be better versed in the English language and the mechanics of a business letter.
 
the walmarts all around here no longer keep any kinds of animals...havnt for years
 
cnoel08;2343275; said:
the walmarts all around here no longer keep any kinds of animals...havnt for years
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That's a good thing!

"Originally Posted by jcardona1
while i dont like how they keep their fish, its not gonna stop me from shopping there, sorry! i hate going there, but they have everything i need at low prices..."

If you're not against it, then you're for it...

"It is rather poorly written and is not an accurate representation of the sentiment here because not all stores, as you intend to imply, practice poor husbandry techniques in the maintenance of their livestock.

Additionally, I submit the proposition that the individual crafting such a letter be better versed in the English language and the mechanics of a business letter."

Please feel free to edit...and make it better.
 
i wont mind if walmart sells any aquatic animals as long as they have the appropriate tank size and needs. for example, if they are going to sell oscars, to at least put them in a 55g of bigger so there wont be 6 oscars cramped up in a 10g. also to give the right info, i just recently say a label for red belly pacus that say they only grow up to 10", which everyone one here knows thats complete bs. as long they give what the aquatic animals needs and to keep them happy, its okay with me.

one more, to have someone in the area cuz when i wana buy a fish there i have to search the whole store for someone to get me some fish. lol
 
i wouldnt mind if they stoped selling fish, but where else do i get a chainsaw, showercurtains, b&j phish food, and a pack of smokes at 4 am?
 
My walmarts take good care of there fish
 
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