Wal-Mart Pet Department

I saw 9 dead betta fish that were clearly neglected as they had no food in their containers and were starved to death. Some had been dead at least a week. I saw 6 remaining betta fish clinging to life. I want Wal-Mart to quit selling betta fish as they are not caring for them. Just because they are not an expensive animal does not mean they should be treated in such a cruel way and to die such a painful, slow death.

I find Betta fish displayed on shelves in the pet department in a haphazard fashion. Water is filthy and the fish are pale and listless and some, dead. Having been in the fish hobby for many years and raised Betta I know this is unacceptable. I too, bought 7 last night in the name of rescue. Pet stores keep and display in the same containers, but usually with the intent of healthy stock until sold, not just something more on a shelf until sold or dead. Walmart needs to stick to socks and CD's.

The betta fish are abused at Wal-Mart. They have hardly any water, no air holes, and aren't fed, and they keep getting more. They shouldn't be allowed to carry betta fish if they are not taken care of. So far, I have rescued 7 bettas from them, and one was so bad, it died on me.

Whatever I can do, me and my girls went to the betas one day all stacked up, covering the holes, in hardly any water all dirty and no food. We went to the spring water section and poured spring water in each one and opened a beta food container and fed them! Every time we are in there, there are fish stuck to the suction filters, most dead and some still alive, and the other ones dying because the filter where the water should filter through is filled with dead fish and blocking filtration and oxygen.

The Walmart in Wilmington, NC is a deplorable place for the fish. When the pet section guy sees us coming, he leaves! There are, l believe, over 30 fishes at times stuck to the suction filters. It's awful and traumatizing to my girls. They look every time we are in there and we don't leave until someone does something. But they have an attitude and the minute we leave, they let it happen again.

I also have a huge complaint and Walmart has lost all my business as far as pet products. They stopped making their brand of cat litter. It was a brown box with crystals in it. I used to buy the whole shelf of litter. They got rid of the whole brand of Special Kitty. There was an orange box, a green box and the brown box had the crystals in it. I have never found a better cat litter and they have taken the whole brand off the shelves. I now do all my shopping at Petsmart for all my 14 animals.

Why would you take away something that they could not keep on the shelves long enough? I used to have to travel to different Walmarts because they were always out. I want the brown box of Special Kitty back with the crystals in it. I put him to work every time I'm there, but I find the same situation every time I go there.

We had just recently got a new Wal-Mart in Tumwater Washington, which is 1 town south of me. I had noticed that they were selling fish and was pretty shocked, because a different Wal-Mart nearby had actually lost the privilege to sell fish due to various diseases and neglect. I decided to give this new Wal-Mart a try because their fish seemed healthy enough. I bought a golden mystery snail and some ghost shrimp. The first night the snail was dead and 2 weeks later, the shrimp were all dead. I have been caring for fish for 10 years now and fish don't just die in my care.

Now, every time I visit the pet section for food and replacement filter cartridges, I see tanks full of dead fish, fish eating other fish and dead snails rotting. The betas are stacked on top of each other causing the air holes to be blocked and most of their betas look very sick. I felt bad for them and decided to take one home that I noticed had fin rot and I was able to treat it. Next time I go into that Wal-Mart, I will be speaking to the manager and at the very least they will allow me to voluntarily clean their tanks, perform water changes and treat sick fish accordingly or else.

I don't believe I've ever purchased a Betta from Walmart. I was appalled by the way they were kept in those tiny deli containers. There might have been holes in the covers but every one was stacked on top of each other. I'm sure I moved some of them. I was upset and angry! It has been a pet peeve of mine ever since.

I am complaining about the fish you have in your store.There water has their poop in it, and it should be cleaned. Another thing, they have to be in something bigger than those tiny little bowls. How about each of them get one of those square bowls, or put all of them in one of those big tanks you have. You could use the tank as a display for all the fish items, and the fish too. I also hope you are feeding them.

The beta fish are kept in small cups and appear completely lethargic and under stimulated. The main tanks appear grossly overcrowded and lack proper stimulation for the fish. Anyone interested in getting together to bring publicity to Walmart's wanton neglect of their fish please contact me at ***@yahoo.com with the subject: Fairness toward fish.

Something needs to be done. Walmart has been getting away with this for far too long. Nobody wants to take on such a big corporation. If we can get enough people against them maybe we can start a petition to bring some publicity to the situation.

The Beta fish that Wal-Mart sell are not taken care of at all. Their water was filthy nasty and one fish had been dead and sitting there for days. He was literally falling apart and rotting. Wal-Mart should not be allowed to sell fish. They can barely keep their plants alive out in the lawn and garden. I would like too see them stop selling fish. It is so sad the conditions these fishes are living in, or should I say surviving in. Please help these fishes!

My brother and his wife gave me two goldfish from the Walmart Supercenter here in Klamath Falls, Oregon for Christmas. I told them I wanted to pick up a few more fish from the store to add more color and quality. We got the new ones home and did the proper change. The next day, the freshly made water with conditioner put in started to look murky. Then my bro's wife and I looked at the fish and the black one with bulgy eyes was starting to act strange, he started to lie down in the left hand corner of the tank in the front.

The following day, he was still lying down in that same spot. Since I am a newbie at owning fish, I thought he was just sleeping. The very following day, the black one had died. I examined the body and the only thing wrong with it was a discoloration on its underbelly. Then I threw the body away and began to keep a close watch on the remaining fish. The big, white goldfish, one of the ones my brother and his wife got me, began to act the same way, only it began to show a scale hanging above its nose. The golden colored goldfish took a deep breath and then swam around the tank. I kept looking in frequently to see what could be causing them to act so strangely.

I had been using medicine tablets to get rid of any parasites or diseases they may have. The following evening, the water was extremely murky and the big, white one had died. I took the dead fish and put it into a plastic zip-lock to examine the body closely, and it seemed to be bleeding. Even though the sucker fish seems fine, the other fish were acting wiggy. The gold one was twitching and the little, spotted one was trying to hide, but failed. So then I went online and searched up "Emergency Care for Fish symptoms" and got a few tips.

I changed 25% of the water with conditioning liquid, but it does not make sense to have to change water so quickly. My brother and his wife had the two big goldfish for 5 days okay before they gave them to me and one has died! So I thought that maybe it was my fault. So I followed another tip to add kosher salt to the water, 1/2 of recommended for freshwater tank, and they seem to be looking up. However, I have been using the medication since Day 2 because of the black one acting so strangely.

However, the big, white/clear one should not have died so quickly after the black one has died. I am worried more will die before I can find a proper store to buy some decent fish from. I may pay more to get different fish, but at least they will have been treated much better. It feels like one of the fish I had picked up from the Supercenter had brought home a virus or parasite.

I also bought my cats little cat nip toys from Walmart for Christmas. It killed one of my cats in only a few hours. I saw no signs of distress while he was playing. It was traumatizing to the entire family to have that happen on Christmas morning right in front of the children.

Beta fish in pots! I am as disgusted as all the other posters on here. My family and I will not be shopping in Wal-Mart until they do something about their practices. There's a petition people can sign: **. And people can report animal cruelty by post or email. Where do I report animal cruelty taking place in a pet store? For concerns about animal cruelty in pet stores, please contact the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). You can contact its headquarters at (301) 734-7833, visit http://www.aphis.usda.gov/, or send an email to ace@aphis.usda.gov. The USDA will direct you to the appropriate regional department to which you will be asked to submit your complaint in writing.

I bought a Christmas stocking for my cat that was filled with cute toys and catnip. I gave it to my cat and the cat got sick almost right away. I took the cat to the vet and my cat was poisoned from the catnip that was in there. My cat maybe fine but I won't know for a day or two.

Tonight, I went to Wal-Mart in Medina, Ohio to look for treats for my puppies. They are about 10 months old; one is a terrier mix and one is a mini-pin mix. While I was there I noted a plastic stocking with dog toys in it for sale for $4.97. I thought the toys were cute, so I grabbed one and brought it home. When I got home I pulled out the stocking and opened it up and put out the toys for them to play with. The toys were such poor quality that within half an hour, the stuffed toys tore open and the stuffing and squeakers were lying on the floor. These toys are dangerous. One of my puppies could have choked on the plastic or the fuzz. The public needs to be alerted to this.

Every time we go to the Walmart on Nolensville Rd in Nashville TN, the beta fish is left uncared for. A lot of them are dead and some are in as little as 2 inches of water. We decided to rescue one by purchasing it. It started turning sideways before we left the store, so we knew it was not going to live. We purchased another one, and this morning he is dead. I would just like Walmart to be fined or in some way held responsible neglecting these fish.

I went to Walmart to buy a new Betta bowl. They had 7 male bettas in tiny cups only about 1/2 full of water. The fish were very small and thin and more than one had shredded tails. Can someone not go after them for animal cruelty?! There are complaints from many different people from all over the country. Why can't anyone do anything about this?! They're just fish so they don't matter? Is that the hold up?

Every time I go to the local Walmart in South Haven, MI, there are always a lot of dead fish! The live fish are eating the dead fish! I told management that it's unacceptable to treat the fish this way! But, when I go back again, it's still the same way. Walmart needs to stop selling fish! They have no idea how to take care of the fish!

I was searching for Cat Food and found small containers of Betta fish for sale in the pet aisle. The containers had little to no water in them and the fish looked dead. I immediately spoke to management who claimed to not even realize they sold fish in the store. In my opinion, any establishment that sells animals should have an onsite dedicated person to take care of these animals. The management was kind enough to give me the fish for free so I could at least help them for their last few days.

Betta fishes were piled in 3 cups high. This made the air holes covered that leads to some fishes dead. The manager said that customers move the fishes and that is how the air holes got covered. Wal-Mart also kills plants by not watering them. How can they possibly keep fishes alive?

I used to work in the pet department of a Wal-Mart, in St. Robert, MO. That being said, I noticed that when I worked there for two years, the fish supplied to the store were diseased with "ick." I tried to correct this problem, to no avail. The management could care less. The fish are bought as cheap as possible.

Walmart, location, 13055 W Rancho Santa Fe Blvd, Avondale AZ 85392. Their aquarium fish care leaves little to be desired. If there was a rating of 1-10, I would give a MINUS 20. First and foremost the employees should be responsible for caring for the fish. However, they continually leave dead and decaying fish in the aquariums leaving other occupants in the tank to feed on the carcasses, along with allowing parasites to thrive and ultimately contaminate the home aquariums of their customers.

Secondly, they have crabs and puffer fish that require brackish water. Species that require brackish water will eventually die in fresh water. I only wish that there was regulations on the care of fish for sale.

In the fish department we bought some fiddler crabs. We have bought 6 crabs in the past 2 weeks. They have all died. I googled "care of fiddler crabs" and found that one should not buy them from a store that keeps them in a full aquarium. They are land creatures not sea creatures and must have access to air. The Colville Walmart keeps them in a fish tank which greatly reduces their lives. They must have air or they will die in a week.

I pride myself in buying local. All my money is spent in Colville. I would love to buy fiddler crabs in Colville but not if they are half dead before I get them. Please have them do a dry tank in Colville Walmart so I can still buy in Colville. I love Walmart and most of my income goes there, but if I have to go elsewhere to pursue my new hobby, I have no choice. It's really not that hard to care properly for the animals you sell. Just drain the tank or give them something to climb up to air.

My experience at Walmart was very depressing. I went to Walmart to get my son a Betta fish but when we went to go pick one, all of them were starving to death. They were also eating themselves. My family and I are true animal lovers, and it hurts us to see Betta fish being very mistreated. It was very hard to choose one because we wanted to save all of them from Walmart, but we couldn't.

The damage was that when we brought my son's fish home, his fish only lived for a week. It upsets me that Walmarts around the world are carrying live stock that they don't care about. I think that Walmart should stop carrying them because it's not fair that they have to starve to death, eat themselves, and live in small cups. Walmart should just let the pet stores carry them. I just want fairness to all animals.

RE: Walmart Fish Department Urbana, IL

they only have to be cleaned once a week" " My fish lady was off for 2 days"

Dead fish and gross overcrowding in tanks. Oscars and Goldfish are not to be together. Manager David "I did not see that. If so, someone is trying to be funny"

I told manager it sounded like the problem was with Walmart policy and way bigger of a problem than just his store.

His final words were that he was "Sorry you feel that way" and "We follow protocol"

Why is Walmart selling fish if there is no one there who knows about fish? I have never met any Walmart employee in the pet department at any Walmart I have ever visited that actually knew what they were talking about--especially when it came to fish.

I suppose they get some kind of miniature crash course to make sure that minimal standards are met (though I have seen one employee quickly teach another), but that scarcely makes up for actual know-how. Several times I had to tell an employee to use either tank water or water from the designated spouts; not plain, chlorinated tap water.

The tanks (usually 5 gallons) are most of the time overstocked and lack any paraphernalia that would increase or ensure the well-being of their inhabitants. Species are mixed that can barely tolerate each other. Often individual fish end up alone in an adjacent tank.

Fiddler Crabs? Together with fish and Ghost Shrimp in fresh water? Really, Walmart? Really? Fiddler Crabs need about a square foot per individual, as they are very territorial, and access to dry land. The ratio of dry land to water for these creatures is about 80:20. They spend most of their time out of the water. And although they can live for a while in fresh water (their natural marsh habitat gets flooded with fresh water periodically), they need brackish water to maintain their health. Likewise, Ghost Shrimp requires some aquarium salt and plenty of places to hide, as they molt regularly and are extremely vulnerable after molting.

Do I even need to address how you treat the Bettas? But none of this matters, does it, Walmart? All that matters is the sound of cash falling into the coffers. Therefore training your personnel is wasted time, isn't it? And selling these creatures indiscriminately, without any proper and sound advice for their lasting wellness, merely increases the sales, right?

The neglect and carelessness shown in your business practice of selling live water creatures amounts to animal cruelty. I am utterly clueless as to how this has not resulted in lawsuits or government intervention.

My daughter is 9 years old, and she lost her cat one and a half years ago. The veterinarian thought our young cat was dying from severe kidney failure. I recently spoke to my girlfriend that is having problems with her two cats. She is using Meow Mix; one cat has diabetes, and the other has been sick. My cat that died a year and a half ago was eating Meow Mix. I am really starting to wonder what is in this cat food. I am starting to believe whatever crap is in Meow Mix is, was why my cat died and broke my daughter's heart. Please, look into this issue. There are more cat owners using Meow Mix out there. I have the veterinarian's record to show that my cat died.

I have been using Purina Dog Chow for over 30 years and I have never had a problem until it said new and improved taste. It has a bad smell like poison. What have you done to the best dog food in the world? I have bought two 50 lb of chow and both smell like gun powder.

I have purchased Ol' Roy dog food for my black Labrador retriever, Sebastian, for a few years. Over that time, he had developed loss of hair and "growths" of some indiscernible ilk all over his body. I took him to the vet and she suggested changing his food. So, I changed the dry food brand to Purina and the wet food to Ol' Roy. I didn't notice anything different until about 2 months ago when he became lethargic and wanted to sleep more (totally out of character for him). Shortly before Christmas, he started to walk, listing and falling to his left side. I took him back to the vet who suggested he may have a brain tumor, as this seems to be a common occurrence with brain tumors. Over the next week, he began to fall down stairs and leaned against the wall to support himself. The next week, he couldn't walk at all and couldn't eat any foods. I administered food by syringe, mostly chicken broth to maintain his fluid level. About 2 days before Christmas, I came out to see how he was doing (he had been living inside for the prior 3 weeks due to his condition) and found him dead. I believe the chemicals used in the processing of Ol' Roy foods were likely to blame, namely any corn or wheat gluten products.

Our normally healthy, happy and energetic 8-year-old Labrador died. He couldn't walk, stand up or digest food. I have heard that corn and wheat gluten products are sprayed with chemicals that are toxic to dogs. We also recently had a perfectly healthy (never been sick a day in his life) black tabby cat die after eating Purina brand Friskies cat food, also with corn ingredients. Both animals had been to the vet and before these incidences, were perfectly healthy, vaccinated, neutered animals.

I have bought three beta fish from Walmart. Two were from the Walmart at Hazard, KY and the other was from the Richmond, KY store. They both died from a bacteria disease within three weeks of owning each. What the ** is wrong with you people? Take care of your fish or don't buy them from the companies! I spent way too much money on fish that haven't lived. I have provided only the best for those three fish and they all three broke out with white sores on their bodies and died within 24 hours.

Your fishes are not taken care of. Over half the tanks have dead fish. The others that are alive have ick and gill flukes. The others have outer body diseases. It's horribly disgusting. I've worked for General Pet and I know almost all of the sicknesses there are for salt water and tropical fishes. If you want to charge $2.50 or so for one tequila sunrise guppy, you must be dreaming. I can get the same type of fish for at the most $1.00 at Pet Warehouse. And they have the same supplier as you do. Their fishes are very rarely sick. So, maybe if you made your workers get up and clean it, it wouldn't be that way. And I've applied before and they wouldn't hire me. So yeah, even with my fish experience, they wouldn't hire me. And I emphasized the fish problem in my application.

I brought two small fishbowls (each containing a male beta fish in extremely dirty water) to the customer service center to complain about the condition of most of the 12 or so fishes in the pet department. The woman at the customer service desk said that she could not do anything about the condition of the fishes. I asked why not and then another employee (I think her name was Lisa) came over and said it was not their department and they could not do anything for the fish. She then offered to contact the person who was in charge of the pets department and make him aware of the situation.

This is the third time that I have been in this store and found the fish in very unhealthy conditions due to lack of care in maintaining clean water. Walmart should not offer live animals if they are unable or unwilling to properly care for them.

The fish department at Wal-Mart was horrific. Tanks were dirty, and many of the fish were sick and dead--floating around the bottom. The Japanese fighting fish that were kept in cups had only a 1/2 inch of water (dirty of course), and a few of them were dead also. A complaint has been made to the corporate office and the department manager. I'd better see some changes. This is nothing, but laziness and cruelty.

The fish tanks' conditions were horrendous. Multiple deceased fish in each tank and had obviously been there for a while as they were being eaten by the other fish. The Betta were in bad shape; fin rot and parasites were rampant. The fishes were very nervous and miserable inside their tiny cups with blue treated water. I picked up a cup and the fish's fin fell off after swimming in a circle.

I'm not feeding my cats 9 Live dry or special kitty food. One cat is dead. Walmart is selling bad, wet food called Special Kitty 9 Lives. It is selling bad, dry food. I found some pieces of food in the bag as being moldy.

I purchased a bag of Pedigree large chunks from Wal-Mart this past week and gave it to my dog. Within a day she became lethargic, vomiting, and had diarrhea. At first I thought she just got into something as she had survived the night and the next day seemed better and was hungry. I gave her a small amt of the Pedigree dog food and by that evening she was worse than she was before. She did not recover, I had taken her to the doctor and she died within hours after being there. She had kidney failure and liver failure and her stomach had swollen. Pedigree and Wal-Mart is the reason my dog is dead.

I called Wal-Mart and told them they need to remove the dog food as when I had been in the store there were several bags not sealed at the thread and when you unzipped the bag there was no closed seal. I tried to contact Pedigree and sent an email off their website and have not heard from them yet though they said we would hear from them within minutes. Then I pull up all these reports about recalls on Pedigree and Wal-Mart selling bad dog food. If only I had known, my dog would still be alive she went from playing and being hyper to dead.

I have had my fish for 3 years. I moved 2000 miles last winter and they did well. I loved my fish so much. 2 weeks ago, I went to Wal-Mart and got 3 more fishes. 5 days later, the one I got from there was sick and dying from ick. Now all my other fishes got it and died. I don't think they need to sell fish. The tanks were not cleaned. I asked the lady there why they did have rocks in the tank. She said it's too hard to take care of. I saw some tanks that were not in good shape. I wish I would have just left, but I didn't know all my fishes are gone.

The Caesar's can of puppy food there had a piece of plastic approximately 4 inches. When I notified the company, their response wasn't what I expected. They didn't seem to be interested like they have been through this before. More than once, I stopped the use of this pet food and I would never purchase anything from this company again. My dog could have choked to death. Money is their main concern. They have little regard for the customer and less for the animals. This company is in it for one thing, you decide.

Why is this Walmart selling Male Betta's when they are not equipped to handle fish. They are dying in their cups due to lack of care. They are starving to death and their water is not being changed. This should be against the law. They had six dead Betta's in yellow water sitting on the shelf along with five live ones. I saved one of them but the other four will be left to die a slow death of starvation in the cups. I have 26 Betta's of my own and this is heartbreaking. Only professional pet stores should sell these fish due to they require weekly water changes and daily attention. Why are they doing this to these poor innocent fish in order to make $7.00?

I have bought Ol Roy canned food for my small dog for three years. The other day, I opened up a can for her and discovered some weird piece of cardboard, cloth, etc. and I can't tell what it is. I surely hope to God my dog hasn't gotten sick off of the canned food and I am taking that and all the other cans I bought back to Walmart. After reading all these comments, I will never buy this product again. I have spent a fortune on animal food and I will never forgive myself or your company if something happens to any of my animals because of the ingredients in your animal food.

I have been giving my miniature dachshund Ol' Roy mini bones. The male became very lethargic. He is a very active dog. He likes to go for walks, play with his toys, etc. He didn't want to play at all. He would sleep, eat lots of grass, get sick, and sleep more. The female has broken out with sores. After two days of not giving the bones to them, the male is full of life. He is like a new dog. The female, her sores are slowly going away. I also spoke to another person who bought another Ol' Roy dog treat and her dog is throwing up and has diarrhea. Someone really needs to check into this and see what is in Ol' Roy treats and food. I took all the treats I had back to the store and got my money back. Also, if you look on the package, it says it is marketed by Wal-Mart. But do you know where it comes from?

The supplier of Walmart's Ol' Roy Grilled Chicken Strips dog treats has recently been changed from one in the USA to one in China. As soon as my 8-year-old began eating the Chinese treats, he developed skin allergies so bad that he scratched the hair off of his sides. We narrowed the source of the problem down to the Chinese pet treats. As soon as we used similar treats from the USA, he immediately stopped scratching. Both products list the same ingredients.

My 2yr old female Boston Terrier has been experiencing seizures for the last 5 weeks. After careful consideration, I have decided it had something to do with your dog food! If I had the money to back me, I would prove it!

Ozzy (my Boston Terrier) had been in recovery from her last seizure, which left her permanently blind for about 2 1/2 weeks now. No signs of any at all. She was adjusting and getting back to her usual playful, loving, spunky self. I was so pleased with her progress. I had put her on a strict raw meet and sometimes cooked, diet along with phenobarbitol meds prescribed by our vet. Again, Ozzy's healing was remarkable!

Well, I decided that surely it wasn't the dog food that caused her seizures in the first place and maybe her problems where inherited. No sign of anything in the pups family. Then I thought of a brain tumor. Again my vet didn't think so. So then I though maybe it's just plain epilepsy. I have been working crazy hours at work so I decided to pick up a box of the beef and cheese flavored morsels, Ole Roy Brand, to make morning feeding quick and easy. Wow, was I ever wrong! I am so sad to report. One bag later, Ozzy fell over dead from a grand-mal seizure.

I will never buy this junk again! Please, do not feed this food to your pets. It cost me my dogs life. I love and miss you so much already girl. R.I.P Ozzy, my companion, my Best Friend.

The fish in this WalMart store were extremely neglected. A lot of them were dead. Even more were pregnant. Why do you need to have more fish that you can't take care of? The tanks need to be cleaned and the fish need to be fed and tended to. If you can't take care of the fish, don't have any! It cruel and unjust.

Went into this Walmart #709 on Sunday Oct 10, 2010 around 6:30 pm, my husband and I were shopping and decided to buy some guppies. I went back to the fish department and what I saw was horrible!

The tanks were so dirty and not taken care off the tank glass were not wipe down and I saw so many, I mean, many fish dead in tanks that I was just so overwhelmed by the conditions. There were all whole bunch of goldfish that were trying to catch their breath and a whole bunch were dead on the top and bottom. This wasn't only in 1 tank. This was in a lot of tanks! I couldn't believe that this store didn't have the respect for these fish and you want us to buy from this store? Do you not know that when they die, they produce diseases to the other fish and which makes them sick and you go buy these fish and I bet you, my bottom dollars that they aren't going to last and we just paid you money for them and you cant take care of them? They don't have voices, we do!

I was so angry and upset seeing this. I called a women to go get the manager ASAP! This women came over and ask what was the problem I told her and I show her how this store could let this just simply go without care and notice of these fish! She told me in a not caring word that when she walks by them from a far, they look OK. What? You are getting paid for doing this? I told her "so if you let your child out on a playground and they look good from afar not knowing that these kids are eating poison?"

She didn't seem to care on the condition of the tanks. She told me that a man comes in once a week to take care of them, not! These fish are neglected and Walmart doesn't seem to care. Since they don't have a voice, I will do it for them! I have never in my years going to Walmart and getting fish see how bad this store is taking care of the tanks and fish! I always go in other stores at Walmart and they have very nice tanks and like I said, in all my years of shopping at Walmart, I have not ever see this.

This store has no compassion for these fish. And stand there and want to charge you full price for them swimming in dead fish? Trust me, I would and never will go back to this store and I have told my friends and neighbors on the horrible way and condition of the fish and tanks. And plus, if you have sick fish like this manager said, Then why don't you put a sign on the tank saying these fish are not for sale. She pointed out that 2 goldfish that have white, orange and black big ones were sick and that there were no sign on the tanks. I think that they shouldn't be allow to sell the fish unless you have someone there to feed and take care of them! Please take this seriously. I would like to hear back from you and hope you take care and see this problem through. I ended up buying fish from this store and wasn't even given a discount for noticing this problem. Manager there didn't care and no heart!

There were stacks of Betta fish stuck on a shelf in tiny cups, one fish per cup. Many were dead and the others almost dead. They were pushed in beside of some fish food on a shelf, obviously forgotten.

I tried talking to someone in customer service as I could not find anyone else to express my horror of this cruel treatment. The lady tells me, "We don't sell fish here." Well, I guess not as no one would buy these poor dead fish.

She did say that she would have someone check on it. Was I the only one passing by these poor creatures that thought this was horrible cruel treatment? Is it okay to just see something dying like that and go on your way and not speak up? What is the matter with people?

These animals keep the fish in the worst conditions possible. They don't have a clue on how to care for pet fish and they have no business selling them! This is so cruel! They have so many fish in every single tank that they can barely move. They don't take dead fish out. Instead they let the other fish eat them. There are overcrowded tanks full of sick fish and they don't even treat their illness, they simply let them die slowly and painfully. They don't even feed them, so the fish eat each other alive!

Betas don't get water changes ever! There are just a few ounces of dirty rotten water with bunches of smelly stuff on the bottom. These fish are suffering a slow painful and depressing death, that is animal cruelty! I talked to the employee after 40 minutes of waiting for her to assist me and all she did was blame the night shift person, whatever! I forced her to change the water for one fish that was in awful conditions and talked to the manager and all he said was that it was the fault of the people who bring them too many fish.

Yeah, right! Like I'm stupid, someone in Walmart has to do some kind of inventory and order them. They simply are a bunch of lazy heartless ** that don't care about the well-being of pet fish. The fish section should be a place where I can take my children to look at fishes and relax and pick a happy pet fish. But here, it is a scary place for kids. All they see are dozens of dead and dying fish eating each other and swimming in their own feces.

Someone please do something about it! I just asked Animal Services and they told me that they can't do anything there. All complaints have to go to the State Department of Agriculture. The more complaints they get, the sooner they will have to respond and do the right thing. Walmart already has enough money selling everything under the sun; they don't need to sell fish especially if they can't keep them in healthy conditions.

These animals keep the fish in the worst conditions possible. They don't have a clue on how to care for pet fish and they have no business selling them! This is so cruel! They have so many fish in every single tank that they can barely move; They don't take dead fish out. Instead, they let the other fish eat them. There are overcrowded tanks full of sick fish and they don't even treat their illness; they simply let them die slowly and painfully. They don't even feed them, so the fish eat each other alive!

Betas don't get water changes ever! There are just a few ounces of dirty rotten water with bunches of smelly stuff on the bottom. These fish are suffering a slow, painful and depressing death, that is animal cruelty! I talked to the employee after 40 minutes of waiting for her to assist me and all she did was blame the night shift person, whatever! I forced her to change the water for one fish that was in awful conditions and talked to the manager. All he said was that it was the fault of the people who bring them too many fish.. Yeah, right! Like I'm stupid; someone in Walmart has to do some kind of inventory and order them. They simply are a bunch of lazy heartless *** that don't care about the well being of pet fish. The fish section should be a place where I can take my children to look at fishes and relax and pick a happy pet fish. But here, it is a scary place for kids. All they see are dozens of dead and dying fish eating each other and swimming in their own feces.

Someone please do something about it! I just asked Animal Services and they told me that they can't do anything there. All complaints have to go to the State Department of Agriculture. The more complaints they get, the sooner they will have to respond and do the right thing. Walmart already has enough money selling everything under the sun. They don't need to sell fish especially if they can't keep them in healthy conditions.

Like most, I have been to Walmart 1,000 times and like many, it interests me to look at their fish department. I'm only 14 and even I know that blood parrots shouldn't have black spots or ammonia burns. I find that Walmart does not provide a proper amount of information about their fish nor do they have the proper staff to inform potential buyers about the fish. Some of these fish are kept in conditions that are considered uninhabitable to the species.

I have only bought Walmart fish on one occasion and that was an hour after they restocked the tanks. I did this in hopes I could save at least some newcomers (I did, 6 danios and 4 coreys were all still alive). If Walmart can't take proper care of their fish they should lose their license to sell live animals. I can only hope someone steps in soon to change this hellish fish business.

I bought my beautiful red betta from Wal-Mart a couple weeks ago, this morning woke up it was dead. It got sick, had fin rot. My kids were really upset and I was out of money. I am an experienced fish owner.

Bought my beautiful red betta from Walmart a couple weeks ago. This morning woke up it was dead. It got sick, had fin rot. My kids were really upset and I was out of money. I am an experienced fish owner.

Yesterday, me and a friend were walking around the local Walmart. As always, we went to look at the local fish department to see what they had. The conditions of the tanks are always fairly deplorable and I certainly would never buy any fish there, but it always was a cursory thing to see what they had. It always amused me they kept cichlids there, seeing as the water parameters for cichlids are very different from that of their regular stock. However, this time, things were much much much worse than I had ever seen before. This was an understaffed section of Walmart. I have never seen an employee there doing anything and I have lived by and gone to this store for almost twenty years.

As such, there's usually one or two dead fish in the tanks. This time, however, there was a sign on the front of all the sections of the tanks: "Fish are not for sale, Do not feed". In every tank there was an epidemic of fin rot, and at least 5 dead fish. I understand that diseases can come in from the distribution center, but there should be medication in the tanks to counter this. Not feeding the fish and not treating the illness is cruel. Leaving the fish in there for so long after they die is only worsening the situation. Today, me and my friend shall be going back and will be talking to a manager. Today, we will also be treating their tank, whether they like it or not. If they don't do it, then I might call the district manager, etc. Things will be changed.

The Fish Department, more like where they come to die a slow painful death, is horrid! I mean awful. I made the mistake of getting some Fan Tails, a Calico and a Coy. They are dying as I speak despite doing everything correct. The day I got them, they seemed fine! Yes, I'm not an expert but I know the rest will soon die. 2 already died within about 4 days.

I recently went back to get food for my cat and decided to walk over there and look at the tanks and in about 5 days since. I got them there was at least 15 to 19 maybe 20 in one tank (that's the only dead ones I actually counted). That was all like stuck together and then in a tank below that there was between 1 and 5 dead lying on the bottom and with other fish feeding on the dead ones! Ugh, I was so mad and sad. I threw the cat food literally and left and got in my car and bawled to be honest. And yes they also keep the Betta fish in almost 2 inches of water. Dear God it is so inhumane!

I have another Wal-Mart near me in Weirton, WV. I've only been to the fish section 4 times but it never had any dead fish (yet) in it in any of the tanks but they do keep out one Betta fish in 2 inches of water. My store had about 7 or 8 Betta on display. The boy-20's at the one in WV told me that he's "supposed" to keep more out but he, "don't". I told him don't and to put more water in there, etc.He just rolled his eyes and said, "Yeah I know they need it. I only bring one out and I leave it up here on this table because the manager told us to display it on the shelves next to the tanks."

I'm going to cry again thinking about the ones I'm going to be tending to tomorrow dead. There is no way I'm taking back there. At least here they can pass in *Some* kind of "Peace". Tomorrow, I'm calling them and telling them exactly what I think of them, and this guy there that likes me is going to get an earful too-if anyone ever has anything that needs my signature on it look me up. I will be the first to sign it or write to whoever you write to? People please pray that this stops asap. Damage that resulted was innocent living creatures died due to severe neglect and millions more are dying everyday at America's Wal-Mart.

While I have been generally appalled by the service, rather lack thereof, in Wal-Mart, I have to point out that the fish department in Marshfield Mo doesn't seem to be that bad. Even though our Wal-Mart is grossly understaffed (not the employees fault), it appears someone cares enough about the fish to at least keep the tanks clean. I usually see one or two dead fish but nowhere near what I have seen in other Wal-Marts. It's the only Wal-Mart in a small town so maybe that helps. The Bettas look fairly healthy and have plenty of water. The tanks aren't usually overstocked, even the crabs look healthy. I have seen a couple spots of ick, which is unfortunate, and I have no idea if their puffer fish are in brackish water. Probably not, but at least the puffers are never overcrowded. I have a comet, a pleco and a fantail all purchased from here at different times, all of which are getting old enough they're outgrowing their tank.

Yes, I've bought fish from Wal-Mart only to have them die in a week but considering that the tanks in Marshfield look clean and undercrowded, I would tend to suspect Wal-Mart's supplier, rather than Wal-Mart themselves. I mean, think about it, the ick had to come from somewhere, it didn't just appear. It came with an order of fish from the supplier. I have heard that practically all gold fish in the Midwest come from a single hatchery. They sell to both pet stores and Wal-Mart. I'm sure they are reputable, it's just that any fish with ick that go to a pet store get scooped out of the tank and treated. I hate to see and hear so many incidents of animal cruelty at other Wal-Marts.

Clearly contacting Wal-Mart head quarters about it isn't the answer (and a huge waste of time). You'd do better to contact the fish supplier and petition them not sell to Wal-Mart or possibly get a hold of your congressman. Just because our Wal-Mart seems to not be the holy hell of fish doesn't mean any Wal-Mart is staffed or equipped to sell live merchandise. I always look at the fish department when I go and I know they stock the tanks on Tuesday and by the next Monday they're all nearly empty, so at least most of the fish probably only stay in the store for a couple of weeks at the most. I would sincerely like to know if the thing about the door sensor is true, and if it is, how that could possibly affect a fish, or how it could possibly affect a human. I always hold the fish over my head, just in case, and wonder what sort of radiation I'm getting pelted with.

We have a fish tank set up in our living room and after it had been going awhile (to properly age the water), we decided to get some fish for it. The local pet store was closed that day so we went to Walmart. We feel sorry for those poor fish and decided to save a few. It took almost half an hour to find someone to catch the fish for us; apparently no one is in charge of the pet department. We got some goldfish: two black moors, two gold fantails and two calico fantails. We also got a leopard plecostomus.

Things seemed to go well at first. Within a week, all the goldfish were showing the characteristic spots of Ich, which they could only have had when we got them, as there had not been any fish in the tank before we put the goldfish in it.

I went back to Walmart and bought the Ich treatment, and while I was there, I noticed that other fish from the same tank we got the goldfish from were also sick. The two gold fantails have died from the disease, and the rest are barely hanging on. At least, they will die in a loving home and not in a heartless corporate "super center". I was in Walmart this morning and while I was there I checked on their goldfish; the poor fishes now have fin rot, too. Any fish that gets put into those tanks at Walmart are also at risk for infection because Ich can persist in a tank as long as there are fish for it to infest.

Also, the same net gets used in all the tanks for all the fish, spreading the ich parasite through all the tanks. Sadly, the fish at the St Mary's, Georgia Walmart are in much better shape than the ones at the Walmart in Yulee, Florida. Those tanks are just horrifying. Walmart should not be allowed to sell live fish at all. There is no one to properly take care of those little living beings who just suffer and die from lack of proper care.

I have a dog who takes the adult vitamin everyday. I am running low and can not find anywhere to get another bottle. My dog will not take just any vitamin pill. He is really picky. How long before they refill the shelves? I have a bottle with expiry date of 02/13.

I bought a Betta. He seemed very healthy but when I got home, he was missing a fin. Most of the Bettas were sick or dead but the actual fish tanks were clean and there were no dead fish in the tanks. Even if my Betta dies on me, at least he'll die happily instead of in a yogurt container. I also bought a goldfish and some Danios which are fine and are living in a different tank. So I give the store 3 stars out of 5.

I always shop at this walmart and have always noticed that the fish tanks were in terrible shape but this last time,,6/14/2010 was the worst, most fish were dead and or dying, the lights were off which tells me they didn't want people to see the horror, I did complain to the manager who could have cared less, he said that they ship the fish from NJ and that is why they look so bad. exuse me. I am an avid fish keeper and can get a large lion fish from California to RI in great shape? This one particular fish belongs in brakish water, I told him they needed salt he we don't add salt, I asked if they were puppies or kittens would he treat them with the same disrespect and let them die? Please contact this manager and complain, he was outside smoking a cigarette and was not concerned about these poor fish!

I explained to her that I had never seen such poor living conditions for any living creature and wanted this to be fixed imidiatly! She said that she would "try" to get someone to fix it, but we all know that she probably just went on a cigarrete break and completly forgot about it. I am really unimpressed with this Walmart's service and the way treat their animals. I will NEVER buy another fish or other animal from Walmart again!

I had a beautiful female collie Shepard mix dog named Dana; we had her for 7 years. She died this Wednesday, 6 days after I purchased from Wal-Mart a large bag of Ol Roy dog food and served it to both my dogs. The day she died, I found out the dog food was on a FDA recall list from Aug 09. The UPC code, brand and size were exact. The second day of serving this up, my two dogs stopped eating the food. I tried dressing it up with chicken broth.

My female fell over on Saturday morning and had problems getting up and walking after that. I thought that maybe she had been bitten by something. We bathed her, gave her Benadryl and aspirin and shaved her to check for any bites or mites. She continued to get worse. Second thought was maybe Parvo as my son's girlfriend's dogs had caught Parvo recently. The girlfriend had not been over but my son had been around her. After calling a veterinarians office and determining that Dana could have Parvo and I could not possibly afford the treatment. I went out and purchased from a Feed store on Monday a bottle of penicillin (PEN G), a syringe and needles and four bottles of Pedialyte to start administering and nursing my dog back to health. She did not have classic symptoms of Parvo other than she could not stand, had vomited once, was keeling over and would not eat.

Tuesday evening she had progressively become worse. My other dog Marley still was not eating the dog food. We fed and he ate table scraps (which we don't usually do). This made me suspicious of the dog food. I stayed up all night until morn pushing the fluids on Dana. Wednesday morning she had urinated bloody red urine all over my room. At that moment I knew this was something else and pushing the fluids had only exacerbating her (obvious signs of renal failure). She was taking in more than she was putting out and it looked bad.

The night before (Tuesday) I took the bag of dog food back to the store because my younger dog still had not eaten it and I needed to get him fed. I kind of had a fleeting thought that it could be the food. I took a picture of the UPC and the bag. Then with receipt in hand, I traded for something they had eaten before. I usually feed them Kirkland Lamb but have been trying to stretch my dollar so bought Wal-Mart. On Wednesday when Dana took for the worse, I had the thought to check the UPC online and low and behold, with just the number I punched in up pops the FDA recall list that included my UPC. I purchased this dog food on 4/22/10 and on 4/28/10 my dog died.

I called Wal-Mart early morning on Wednesday and told them about my situation. I was so distraught to watch my dog laboring for breath. I was in tears. I pleaded with them to foot the bill for my dog's treatment so that I could save her. They probably thought I was crazy and hung up on me. They kept dropping my calls and referring me to different people to call. I tried various measures out of despair to get my dog to the vet. I called the vet and the gal there said that it sounded like renal failure very similar to the food poisoning from the recall. I asked friends for help. By the time friends arrived, we went in to Dana in my room to lift her and get her into the car. She had expired just moments before. We took her body and my other dog to the vet. I couldn't afford the tissue sample test needed to rule out the dog food had poisoned her. I did pay Parvo test to rule out Parvo. I obtained medication for my male dog to encourage him to eat. I couldn't afford the hydration treatment they suggested. I told them I could do that my self by purchasing the intradermal IVs and administer them myself. The veterinarian instructed me on what to do and watch for. I am so sad. My children are very sad.

I am so unbelievably appalled by the fish department at all of my local Walmart stores. This particular company should not sell living things, as they never have anybody to work or staff that department. I have visited the Walmarts in Brunswick, ME; Falmouth, ME, and Scarborough ME and all of them stock fish. If any Humane Society saw how these tanks and betta cups were being kept, they would probably shut the place down for good. I went to purchase/save some fish from the Brunswick Walmart the other day and there was nobody there to help me. Someone from their security department came to help me get fish out of the tanks after waiting almost 15 minutes for someone to come and help me.

Not only do the tanks look horrible at all times, but last week, I found something that looked like big bunches of electrical tape inside of one of the tanks that had several fish inside. Most of them dead probably because of whatever this stuff was. It was disgusting. Another time I purchased fish, the girl that finally came to help me didn't even know how to retrieve fish from the tanks for customers. She told me that she had never worked in that department before nor has she had any experience with fish. I was mortified. This company is renown for its reasonable prices and wide array of available items to purchase, which is great and I am a big supporter of that but we are talking about live stock here and nobody ever seems to know how to take care of this department.

I've been told in the past that nobody has worked the department in days to weeks, which means the fish aren't even being fed. I'm sorry, I know Walmart is a very busy place, but if they can't keep their departments staffed and it's to the point that inhumane treatment is becoming a problem then this company should no longer be able to sell fish or any other live products! Who can I contact about this? I know I am not the only consumer with concerns. It seems as though your website has been swarmed with complaints similar to mine. When is somebody going to step in and try to do something to stop this?

I went to Wal-Mart to get an accessory for my fish tank, and as always, the tanks looked horrible. This time, the tanks were the worst I had ever seen. Almost every fish tank had at least one dead one in it, while others had as many as 10. The fish were starving to the point of eating the dead ones. It's the first time I have ever seen a goldfish eating another goldfish.

The algae was a thick green coat on the glass, and you couldn't even see through it. The bettas were in little, dirty water, and a couple of them were dead as well. The goldfishes were overcrowded in their tank. I am extremely disgusted. Something needs to be done about their "live" fish section. It's not humane!

I could not imagine any person, child, or adult, wanting to buy a fish from their tanks. Those poor fish deserve better treatment, or Wal-Mart should just leave the live pets to the pet stores. The dead, sick, and starving fish... Thanks to the lack of competence at Wal-Mart, not to mention the fact that the customers have to look at that disgrace when they walk through the store.

The treatment of my fish by the employees was very harsh. They were shaken and rough handled by the cashier and pet department staff. The little girl in "Finding Nemo" instantly came to mind. My kids were very upset.

Yet again the Wal-Mart pet department's ill treatment of fish strikes again. I was in the store today and saw several of the tanks had several dead fish in various stages of decomposition. Some of the crabs in the tank were feeding off the dead fish. It was disgusting. At least 4 of the tanks hadn't been cleaned in a while and one display tank had a very pathetic looking fish in it. It was barely covered in water but the water was very dirty.

On Jan 2, 2010, I went to Walmart to buy my family some fish and it was heart-breaking. There were several dead fish stuck on the filter. The area stunk from the dead betas that had died from not having enough water to live in. The fish that had survived had ick. It was awful. How can they sell fish?

In the past I have spoken to various employees at Walmart, asking them what they can do about more humane treatment for the beta fish and tiny frogs they keep in tiny cups of water with lids... the water level is maybe 3 inches high... the cup width maybe about 2-1/2 to 3 inches. These poor creatures are obviously despondent... always floating against the bottom of the cup since there is absolutely no room to swim. The tiny frogs just float in place, never moving unless you jiggle the cup. They do NOT look healthy or happy and it breaks my heart each time I walk past that area. Surely Walmart cannot make enough income on selling these creatures to feel it is necessary to even stock them. I know beta fish tend to fight with one another, thus the isolation. But this is simple cruelty. I don't know who else to speak to that would have the authority to make a decision to stop this practice amongst all the Walmart locations.

They also tell you to keep a cup of aquarium salt in the tank at all times, which only kills them. They say, "These fish die all the time", "if you return them we will only flush them down the toilet and issue you a refund". The rest of the tanks are always dirty with dead fish floating all around. They do not know how to take care of fish and have no right to sell them. Im shocked that no one has stepped in yet.

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Shopping in Walmart about a week ago and I noticed the clerk putting out sealed plastic containers with a Beta fish in each. They all looked pathetic but one had only about 1/2 inch of water in it (the rest were certainly not much better). When I called it to his attention, he smirked and said they breath air. From the looks of the entire fish department, I don't believe they have any business selling fish.

Just a few comments about the Pet Depts. at WalMarts. I am the Department Manager over Pets at my WalMart. The reasons why the fish and tanks are in bad shape at some stores are many. You may get a "bad" order from the hatchery.I've had customers tamper with my tanks, putting Bettas in with other fish, moving some fish into tanks with aggressive fish. The main reason is that there are not enough associates to keep up the responsibilities. As of right now I am the only person operating the pet department. I have to keep up the responsibilities of a Dept. Manager as well as what any of my associates would do, including stocking, and cleaning the fish tanks. I take pride in my department and wish i had more help, but until I do i will strive to do the best I can. Please, if you have any complaints, talk to the store manager, then go above them to the district manager, then above them. There are plenty Walmart associates who care about doing a great job for our customers!

I was shopping for pet fish that day,Feb07, as I approached the pet section, I see the fish tanks are filthy , some fish were floating around dead and some of their water haven't been changed in so long the water was extremely low,I went and got an employee she looked at the situation and went to get a manager,the manager had an attitude,like it was no big deal and said,"Ok, we'll deal with this later","I said ,wow!, you're just going to leave it like this!" she told the employee to clean it up,I just left the store in discuss and purchased my fish some where else.

how is it possible that Wal-Mart is allowed to sell Hartz flea control drops for cats, after the Department of Agriculture has deemed this product toxic and unsafe and numberous lawsuits have been filed against Hartz? I feel not only is Hartz responsible for adversely effecting dogs and cats but Wal-Mart is also reponsible for continuing to stock and sell these deathly products.How can Wal-mart be held responsible and be made to do the ethical thing and remove these products from their shelves. My cat is only one of thousands who had negative reactions to this product and i want more than my money back from wal-mart. i want justice.

Uh, 2 of my cats were murdered by there SPecial Kitty cat food. What is going on with this suit? Extreme emotional stress resulting in disability, plus vet bills.

The total cost of the lost fish was $7.95 tax included.It is not the lost cost,it is the fact of what the clerk wanted her to do.

Very disapointed about loss of the aquarium fish. This store had healthy, disease free fish and a good selection to boot. Myself and my many fish keeping friends are praying for their return. The prices were pretty much unbeatable also!!!

we have 3 ponies- family pets, and some how they got into the cat food (special kitty) when we were gone. This has happened one other time and they were just fine-nothing happened, so we thought nothing of it- well this time, a day later, one of the ponies died. There is nothing else that they got into and this just doesn't seem possible. We even talked to the vet when she was acting weird and they weren't even worried until we called them back saying that she died! My daughters and wife are very upset.

I went to the pet department one night to purchase some joint supplement for my dog. There were only two bottles on the shelf, the first one I picked up the cap was very loose so I put it back and took the other one. The next morning, when I opened the bottle, it was half empty. I counted only 28 out of the supposed 60 pills were in the bottle. These pills are $14.95 a bottle, which I consider to be a fair amount of money to spend and only get half a bottle. I returned to the store that same day with my receipt, waited in line for about 10 minutes only to be told that they could not take back an open bottle. I did not argue, and disappointed, I walked away.

The store greeter who had checked in my package on the way in asked how I had made out, and I explained my problem. She said I should go back and ask to speak to a manager. I did, and I waited in line another 20 minutes and had to leave for an appointment. I guess my point is there is a definite problem with this product on the shelf, which the girls at the service desk did not even address. I did not open this bottle and use any, someone must be taking these pills right from the bottle and returning it to the shelf. Who knows what else they could be doing,and I think this is a problem. It's probably not the only product it's happening to. I know I won't be buying them there anymore.

Last week we bought a new bag of Iams mini chunks and both of our dogs have been having diarrhea for the past week. I narrowed it down to the food as our big dog stopped wanting to eat his food and he NEVER refuses to eat. Our poodle has had diarrhea for the last 3 days. I am taking the food back to Walmart and will be letting them know my findings.

I have been returning a lot of dead fish over the past 2 months. i have always been treated with respect until today. a lady named brenda was extremely rude to me when returning my fish. the fish in this store are pitiful and ate up with fungus. the fish tank are filthy and uncared for. something needs to be done or wal mart has lost my business. brenda should not be over the fish if she cannot properly take care of them or the customers. she is the rudest employee i have ever dealt with. what happened to customer service?

Bought two fish yesterday, as we were leaving the store two women that were also leaving the store approached us, telling us our fish would be dead in the morning because we has carried our plastic sack of fish through the scanners as we left the store. They said the exit scanners damaged the ears of the fish which would result in death. We laughed about it the entire afternoon, but this morning our fish are dead. Does anyone else know about this, or have you heard of it, we thought it was a joke, and maybe it is. One of the ladies that told this said she was a former Walmart employee.

In one of the goldfish tanks, we were appalled and saddened at the number of dead fish which out numbered the living. In one tank alone, we counted a minimum of 58 dead fish and only 23 remaining swimming live fish. Most of the surviving fish appeared weak and sick with abnormal eyes and skinny bodies.
It was ours (and another two customers) belief and knowledge that most of the dead fish in all the tanks had been there for quite some time as they had been decayed to the point where only skeletons remained and live fish were feasting upon any remaining flesh.

There were so many dead fish in one tank, that the water filter intakes were jammed with dead fish bodies. (I have pictures) There were fish skeletons, floating fish with white eyes, decaying fish on the bottom of tanks, and mounds of dead fish clustered into groups. It was apparent that all their fish had not been fed in days if not weeks.

I explained to them that as a pet fish owner, my observation is that the fish are not being cared for properly nor being fed regularly. Pams attitude and demeanor changed and she proceeded to inform me that they clean the tanks daily. I proceeded to inform her that fish dont just die overnight and turn into skeletons nor clump into groups with decaying eyes and bodies. Furthermore, most of the pet fish Walmart sells do not eat dead carcass unless they are really hungry or starving. Becoming more defensive, Pam stated that they have to report the number of dead fish they find (Im unsure of this and curious) and proceeded to delegate someone to immediately clean and remove the dead fish from the tanks.

Later, as I was checking out at a cashier, Pam and her cronies, approach and inform me NOT to strike any conversations with the cashier and threatened to remove me from the store. I informed her I was only making casual conversation about the weather, and why did I have to leave the store? She again reiterated, to not make any conversation with the cashiers and to finish my transaction (in excess of $100 that day) and to leave the store.

I did not feel I had done anything to merit such action, other than to identify a form of cruelty and inhumane action for LIVING creatures being sold in a national chain store classified as pets. I informed her that I would be contacting Corporate and also post my concerns along with the pictures I took on the internet. If Walmart chooses to sell pets, they need to ensure the well being of any living creatures albeit fish. I am very disappointed at Walmart's policy and behavior towards customers who identify such issues and then are thrown out of the store. More care and compassion should be provided to fish as many young children visit the pet section to view the fish and also consider them be pets. Young children should not be subjected to see such neglect happening in a public environment such as Walmart.

I have bought fish and accessories from wal-mart before because that usually where I go since I am a mother of three and have no time for going all over the place. I have bought fish and they have dies but just last week I bought two of those minature catfish. The next thing I know all my fish are covered in Ick. I had to treat the aquarium and my fish are still looking bad. Not to mention the two fish I bought from Wal Mart dies. Also as mentioned here, the conditions are terribble. SOMTHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have witnessed on many occassions where the fishes are dead or dying and left in the tank. There are so many issues concerning the improper handling and care by Walmart employees. I am not however putting a blame on the employees. It's Walmart itself that chooses to sell but don't have the people necessary to care or handle this department.

The manager's solution at one point was to just pour more water into the cups and I had to tell him that you have to add a water conditioner to remove the harmful chemicals for the fish. My point is, Wal-Mart is not a pet store and should not cary live animals that they have no idea how to care for.

Walmart tanks are using one filter so thats always bad for CICHLIDS (IN TROPICAL TANKS) GOLDFISH AND TROPICAL FISH. they had plecos in very clean tanks and the VERY DIRTY tanks were just fish suffering. lots of dead fish ate and dyeing not to mention all going threw the same filter. BETAS are in these tanks. there ethier dead or trying to kill the other fish. i'm about ready to work there for free and clean the tanks and give the fish's second chances. Please only go to walmart for fish chemicals or filter stuff NEVER FISH!

I rescued one that would have died a horrible slow death. Most associates know nothing about what to tell customers about these fish either. Having all the tanks on one filter system is horrible for all the fish - tap water should never be used either. The betta fish sometimes many are dead or have 1/2 inch of water (polluted ) to live in. Please do something. I don't feel the customers should see this kind of abuse.

I went in and got some fishes and some fish stuff and I had no cash on me to pay for it, so I gave the cashier my credit card and my ID and they refused. I mean like it was a valid credit card and a valid ID and they wouldn't take it and they refuse to sell it to me. I mean I think walmart has taken advantages on certain things. I think that they should of let me use my credit card I mean I see no reason not to.

I've always had great experience with our Wal-Mart pet department. I've bought several betas there and they've all lived happy and healthy lives (some for years!) I was very sad to see our local Wal-Mart remove their fish recently. Owning a fish was a very inexpensive pet and there was always plenty of selection. I never saw dead fish floating in their tanks and the greeters always carried the fish over or around the exit sensors for me. I may not like the way the stor can drive out smaller business, but as far as the store management being concerned about the quality of their merchandise - it's always been top notch in Montgomery, Texas.

One night my husband and i went to wal-mart to get fish for our 200 gallon fish tank we started out with a coy fish and a plocostamus they both lived ok two weeks later i bought 2 angel fish and 6 gold fish there ok still two more weeks later i bought two more coy fish and 8 glo fish it has been atlest two months know and my fish are doing wonderfull the manager was very cutious and friendly told us an exceptional amount of information about the fish and said if we have any die they would have no problemb replacing any fish that die they are all healthy and there was no dead floating fish so to all that have complaints i feel for you but ill recomend Wal-Mart in Ottumwa Iowa

None my fish are great thanks for listening

When i went to walmart one day, i went to look by the fish section because the time before it was all empty ( which i was grateful for cause there was always dead fish in all tanks from before) so when i passed it i saw they had more fish. Thinking it would look alot better due to they had none before, i yet saw again in every tank there were at least 2 dead fish. Then i passed the Betas and i saw a dead one and his bowl was really brown like he had been there for awhile. Obviously Walmart does not check up on their fish whats so ever.

i saw the thermometer on the tanks and they were well over 80 degrees. Now i am no fish expert but i know that those tanks were way too hot for them. So while i was looking at the dead beta, an employee walked right on by, saw what i was looking at and yet did nothing. The other betas that were left looked in horrible condition and their water was so dirty and gross.

So i, feeling sorry for the rest of the betas, bought the 6 that were left and brought them home. I even told the lady at the register the reason why i was buying them, and she said nothing!! Nothing!! She did nothing at all, not even caring!! When i took them out of their water, i tell you, the smell that came out of that bowl was so foul. It had Obviously not been changed in a very long time!!! This has got to stop, there have been so many complaints about Walmarts and how they fail to keep the fish in good condition. Walmart needs to not be able to have fish at all!!! They obviously do not care whats so ever what happens to them.

One day when i was at walmart with my mom and sister and we went back to the fish department.OMG those fish were in horrible condition and I was not going to let this continue.So I bought a beta fish and he lived for 3 mounths (prettyy good).Then he died.So we went back and bought some small tropical fish and they died within two days.Then I went back with my dad and the assistant said the fish were stresed out(as if).Then we bought another fish hopeing it would live.So we bought a Molly(the ones with the BIG eyes).So when we were driving home I didnt jnow the fish was dead so we put it in the tank and it WAS JUST Lyeing on the rocks.then The next day i went back to walmart to talk to the idiot who works back there.So stupid didnt do anything and now we know not to buy fish from walmart.

When I went in to walmart one day my dad and I went back to the fish section. I had bought my first fish then we took it home and the fish was ok...FOR THREE HOURS. Then we went back to buy another fish they died with in a week that fish was a molly it was in its bag when we were driving home and guess what? that fish died before we put it in its fish tank. Then we went back and this time i looked at all of the fish in the tanks they were all eather dead or dieing.

the beta fish were the worst their tails were all shreaded in pieces. I know im only 11 but SOMEONE SHOULD DO SOMETHING. They should hire some who knows what their doing not someone 16-18. SOme one who will care about those fish and will give them food everyday, and someone who will give them new water everyweek. If I were old enough to be employed I would LOVE to do the job. Fish are pets not stuffed animals, one minute you want them and the next you don't. I'm not just talking about adults but KIDS TOO you should care for your fish or what ever pet you have. NEVER BUY FISH FROM WALMART!

When i went in to walmart one day my dad and I went back to the fish section.I had bought my first fish then we took it home and the fish was ok...FOR THREE HOURS.then we went back to buy another fish they died with in a week that fish was a molly it was in its bag when we were driving home and guess what?that fish died before we put it in its fish tank.Then we went back and this time i looked at all of the fish in the tanks they were all eather dead or dieing.OMG the beta fish were the worst their tails were all shreaded in pieces.I know im only 11 but SOMEONE SHOULD DO SOMETHING.

They should hire some who knows what their doing not someone 16-18.SOme one who will care about those fish and will give them food everyday,and someone who will give them new water everyweek.If I were old enough to be employed I would LOVE to do the job.Fish are pets not stuffed animals,one minute you want them and the next you don't.I'm not just talking about adults but KIDS TOO you should care for your fish or what ever pet you have.FYI NEVER BUY FISH FROM WALMART!!!!!!!

when are you people going to stop selling fish from china. you have lost my food business. if you continue you will loose my business altogether

I went to WalMart because I was bored. I decided I'd buy a fish. The conditions were terrible! Now, I know they're FISH but it's just disgusting...and has to be against SOME health code for fish to be dead and decaying in the tanks. There are enough pet stores in the US. WalMart should'nt sell fish if they're not going to take care of them.

I bought a fish but it won't eat the recomended food and I knew in the store that it would die regardless of the fact that I was trying to 'save' it. The beta fish were the worst, two teens thought it'd be fun to put two betas together and just watched them kill each other. The beta's fins were shredded and they had no water and were surrounded by grime. I was disgusted at the entire experience.

The only Walmart store in that i have ever seen that take care of their fish and the tanks are pristine clean is the Silsbee, tx walmart. The guy who is in charge of the fish is always there everytime i go and he is knowledgeable about the care of his fish. At this walmart the people are also very nice and helpful.

I visited Walmart late at night (probably 1 or 2 am) with a friend, just because we were bored and there isn't much to do in Santa Clarita at night. We were wandering around the store when we ran into the pet department. It was absolutely appalling. There were dead fish in every aquarium, and I know that fish die, but this was like carnage. There were dead fish all over the tanks. There were also a lot of fish flailing around, suffering a slow and painful death. Next I saw the betta fish in their little plastic jars (customary because they will attack each other otherwise.) They were literally rotting alive in their containers, surrounded by weeks if not months of their own feces. Several of them looked torn up and mangled-- someone probably put them in the same container and had them fight.

I immediately opened the cupboards above the fish looking for bowl conditioner for the bettas so I could change their water, but I found nothing. There wasn't an employee in sight. I understand that this was late at night, but this was at least weeks of buildup, and no one had changed the water. I grabbed a double betta tank and took the two fish who looked like they had a fighting chance, paid for the fish and the rest of my merchandise, and left the store. I got home, cleaned the new tank, gave the bettas some fresh water and food, and they seem to be doing okay now. I won't be surprised if one or both of them die soon, though.

I do not always shop at Walmart, but severe mistreatment like this makes me not want to shop there ever again. I am so disgusted and saddened by the treatment of these fish. If Walmart is not willing to hire someone knowledgeable (or at least not stupid) to take care of these fish, they should not be allowed to carry them at all.

When I was at walmart the other day i went back to the fish department. When i was back there i noticed that sevreal fish where dead and most where dieing. i took pictures with my phone and im going to send a letter and a patition to walmart notifing them about the problem. i have my dad to help me with this and most of my friends and teachers will (hopefully) be willing to sgin the petiton. Also when i was there i really wanted to buy a little goldfish but i knew that it would be no use because it would just die(poor thing). Their fish are sold for really high prices ( walmart promises low prices, yeah right) and then people take them home only to find them dead the next morning. Hey, i may be only 12 but i know i can make a diffrence!

My Walmart isn't horrible. But the pet department... A mess. I was there 2 weeks before Christmas and then there again a week after. NOw I understand it's the holidays... but first off.. not one person even straightened out this section.. open boxes and product everywhere. The same as almost 4 weeks prior. What really was horrible was the condition of the fish tanks. Now as someone pointed out, yes they are fish.. but MY walmart the fish aren't taken care of. There are 12 tanks and every single one had fish in them dieing.. dead.. stuck to the filters.. horrible. Not one fish healthy enough to purchase.

I have been in pet stores with fish and I have NEVER scene anything so.. morbid. The fish DIE and get DISEASED because no one takes proper care of them and I think they should not sell fish anymore. The poor beta's were over the sink.. some in barely enough water to even move in. There was a plastic bag FILLED with dead fish in the sink. Most of the time the tanks are empty.. awaiting the next shippment of fish ready to die because no one takes care of them.. the tanks are dirty to. I am sadly a person who rescue's the betta's from walmart. I hate to know they will just die in there bowls because no one bothers to change their water...or at least add fresh water to them..so I am sure they will have them again. But I don't think that Walmart, specially the one in Monticello NY should continue to sell fish if they can't properly care for them.

On Tuesday November 30,2008 I was in one of [their] stores in the animal department, and I saw 2-3 dead fish. Not only dead but decaying. This was one of the NUMEROUS occasions that I had seen dead fish in [their] stores. I once bought 2 fish in one [their] stores, while driving home 1 of the fish died. Later that day the other fish died. I understand fish die, but not like this.

I really don't see what you people are complaining about. I go to Walmart all the time and yes, there are dead fish, not all of them are going to stay alive, ok? Fish fight. Yes, they FIGHT. Sometimes, they KILL each other. I bought an African Chichlid EIGHT years ago and guess what? He's still alive! If you plan to buy a fish from ANY store at least open your eyes and actually examine the fish before you decide to blame Walmart for the mistreatment of fish.

They feed them at our store and with the bettas? They keep them in their own separate container so they don't FIGHT and KILL one another. Did you know that when fish fight and there's an open wound that they start to sometimes grow a fungus infection and die? Well that's not Walmart's fault and quite frankly they can't sit there and tell each individual fish hey don't fight, it'll make us look bad. I get my fish from Walmart and they are still ALIVE because when I purchase them I OPEN my eyes to look for disease and infection and I LOOK to see how many other fish are dead in their tank. My advice: Stop COMPLAINING and OPEN your eyes.

My wife recently bought a siamese fighting fish (Betta) from Wal-Mart, and though I suspected that this was probably not wise, she pointed out that the only other store in town that sold fish and other pets had recently gone out of business, so Wal-Mart was the only option for buying a first pet for our 2 year old daughter. All my fears were confirmed when she brought home the fish, she told me about the appalling conditions of the tanks at Wal-Mart...dead fish floating all over in the tank. She said she had picked out the most active fish in the tank. We researched how to properly care for the fish, and did everything right, but the fish died of some disease within a week and a half. Wal-Mart should be forced by regulators to shut down its live animal sales, as they cannot properly care for them prior to customer purchase. I don't understand why with all the complaints about this nothing has been done yet....This seems like a pretty easy cruelty case, not to mention gross negligence, and at the very least a consumer rip-off.

One very heart-broken little girl

We go to walmart constantly sometimes 3 or 4 times a week but, every time we go there and are getting our fish food for our goldfish we look over at all the real fish they sell for to expensive of prices, and there will be many many dead fish floating or at the bottom of the tanks, and it's such ashame and disgrace for children to have to see such a thing everytime they go there and their have been a few times we purchased fish from the same walmart supercenter and finally we gave up on buying them their to save their little lives because not even after having them for 3 hours at the most they would die and I know it's from the poor living conditions they were encountering there at that store.

the betas are also just left there dieing and no one trying to clean it out or help reduce the risks for the rest of the fishes from dieing also.someone needs to do something it's not right and very nasty for children to have to see at such a young age.

Also, there respect and manners for their customers is terrible they have none, very snotty and just trying to rush customers through the store or gives a run around of who can help you with assistance you need or want, the door alarms going off all the time for no reasons and people with receipts, older and full baskets being stopped and searched while young empty handed kids and teens walking pass as their searching laughing and not being stopped while the alarm goes off on them because their busy harrassing innocent people, they always have not enough registers open having 26 registers, 8 self check outs, only opening 3 or 4 registers at a time and shutting self check registers down at 7pm and your left standing in a mile long line with children sometimes just for one item and in line for 1 or 2 hours, it's crazy when they refuse to open more but the employees are just standing around while your in that long line laughing, talking, eating and ignoring customers.

Poor little fish died and it could be easily for them to prevent that, kids seeing those poor things floating and at the bottom making parents have to explain how some people have no heart for little things such as those fish, making customers such as my self very late at arriving home to their families or work, giving them less family time and late eating for their family whose waiting to eat dinner for them. And anger raged from being harrassed at door, or disrespected by employees which makes people think if they really want to shop in a place like this, I would rather pay more than be disrespecting because of employees thinking it isn't their obligation to help and serve us.

Our Bassett Hound was in good health. within days he was sick. The Vet could not figure it out. THEN we heard about the Pet Food. After months of doing 24/7 with him, we had to put him down. we still don't know how he went from being a healthy dog to being so weak and he could not stand on his own. We believe in our hearts that it had something to do with the Pet Food, but of course, we can't PROVE it. That is what is so sad for us. Were WE killing our dog but feeding him?

I did miss work. We cancelled out on mnay family things as we had to be with Charlie all the time. I have a steam vac, so I was able to clean my own carpets due to his sickness. We have vet bills-when he was sick and then from after. sob sob

Am concerned on recent recall of the special kitty gourmet cat food. Only involving eastern states. I am in the midwest,and my cat has become ill this week and Walmart in sapulpa oklahoma had zero stock of just born formula on shelf that I have had to start using just this week due to my 20 year old cat becoming ill. I am trying to keep her hydrated till I can get money to take to vet. Her age is against her. I am losing a beloved family member. Have had my calico since she was a kitten.

Loss of family pet. Distressed

Up to date only 3 fish are remaing with me and those 3 also suffering Ich and fungus. all the other fish has already died. I checked same walmart branch yesterday too. There are many Gold fish/ Common Gold fish affecting the same problem. It is ridicouls and very very unfortunate situation.

Today I went to Wal-Mart and purchased four fish, and a betta tank. I got a black neon tetra, a red eye tetra and two columbian sharks. When I got home, I looked into the bag, and I noticed that the red eye had some sort of fungus growing on him. So I set him aside in his own one gallon bowl. I had to leave after I put the fish in their tank and bowl, and when I got back, the red eye was dead.

A few hours later, I checked the remaining fish, and the black neon was dead. And now one of the two sharks are dying, and the other shark will die soon too, as they did not inform me that these sharks need TEN GALLON TANKS and MARINE SALT WATER.

They are keeping these sharks in HUGE groups in a five gallon tank of freshwater! AND SELLING THEM TO CHILDREN! On top of that, I went to wash out the betta tank, and the thing was melted in the corner, and did not hold water. So my betta has no home right now but a different one gallon bowl I had.

I bought a Betta fish and a dojo loach from Wal-Mart, as well as a five gallon tank and everything I need for it. I also bought a few chemicals I would need (pH and all that) and a substance to clear the water called Clear Water. When I cleaned my fish tank and used the Clear Water, I followed the directions and it killed my Crowntail Male Beta fish. I was distraught, as I thought it was something I had done.

The dojo was just fine, thank goodness, but when I tried to return the Clear Water to Wal-Mart, they told me that I had used it, and I could not return it. So I ended up with a bottle of Clear Water I could not use, and a dead fish. I replaced the Beta, and the new one is living just fine. I disposed of the Clear Water, and I have never used it since, and the new beta and the two new dojos, as well as the original, and an algae eater, are all fine.

I purchased the Petjet washer from Walmart for about $25.00 and it worked fine for several weeks, then I noticed that I had to squeeze the trigger harder and harder each time I used it to dispense water until eventually the unit would not dispense water no matter how hard I pressed the trigger. The trigger is the culprit. It is made of a soft plastic that deforms easily and becomes so flexible that it does not actuate the internal water valve. After 6 weeks of use the Petjet washer would not dispense water and is totally useless. I e-mailed M2PETS 2 months ago and have not heard from them yet.

I purchased a pet safety harness for the car. ASPCA sells them through WalMart and at their website. I bought mine from WalMart. I put it in my car and buckled it into the seat belt buckle. When I tried to remove it the harness strap would not release from my car's seat belt. I have taken it to several auto repair shops and they could not remove it. I will have to replace the seat belt and have it installed in my car. WalMart told me to contact ASPCA but ASPCA has not done anything about this problem.

The left rear seat belt in my 1999 Subaru Forester cannot be used. I have to buy a new one for about $125 and havde it installed. I have not gotten an estimate of the installation as yet.

I bought a molly fish and a sucker fish a couple of months after I had bought two other fish. They both died a week later. My two other fish are still alive so there must have been something wrong with the Molly and sucker fish. We also bought a snail and it died after giving birth to a baby. My kids were really upset.

My girlfriend and I went to buy pet food. When I walked to the wall section of the pet department, I noticed dozens of fish tanks, which I naturally looked into. I noticed dozens, if not hundreds, of dead fish. Some had been dead for quite some time. There were so many dead fish in a couple of the tanks, the water filter intakes were jammed with the fish bodies. There were fish skeletons, floating fish with white eyes, decaying fish on the bottom of tanks, and mounds of dead fish that were clustered into groups.

The smell was apparent over three aisles away. The aquariums also had not been cleaned in months, gauging by my experience owning fish. There were dark algal growths on the glass, and in some of the tanks that didn't have their water filters jammed with dead fish, the water filter was simply not on or working. There were no employees anywhere near the vicinity; we had to go to the registers to find one.

The conditions for their upkeep of fish, which they consider pets, are deplorable and would not be seen in the worst pet stores that I have visited. It is obvious that the following has or is occurring:

1. The fish are not fed or maintained properly. 2. The tanks are not maintained or cleaned. 3. Some of the fish are diseased.

Knowing these facts, the following can be inferred: 1. Purchasing fish gives the consumer a high risk of infecting other fish at a home tank, or that the consumer's newly purchased pet will die prematurely. 2. The definition of pet is: a domestic or tamed animal, bird, or fish kept for companionship or pleasure and treated with care and affection. Wal-Mart has grossly violated that definition. 3. The health risks are unknown, but decaying animal matter can harbor disease and harmful bacteria.

I purchase my pet supplies every month at Walmart. On July 3rd, 2008, I made my regular purchase, only the product I use in my Fish tank, Aqua Safe, was not in stock at the time. I approached your sales clerk, who has been working there for quite some time, and asked if there was another product I could use instead of Aqua Safe, that would preform the same functions. I showed her a bottle of Easy Balance and asked if it was the same as Aqua Safe.

She replied, That product does exactly the same thing Aqua Safe does, it's just a different name on the bottle. I said, Are you sure it won't hurt my fish? She replied. I'm positive. Knowing she had been employed there for a long time I trusted her and purchased the product.($3.96 for a 3.38 FL. OZ. bottle) I went home and the following Wednesday I cleaned my fish tank using the product your sales suggested.

Within minutes of using the product your sales person told me would not harm my fish, the fish started to die off rapidly. I lost all nine of my fish. This was gross negligence on the part of your employee.

First off I would like to point out that Wal-Mart doesn't allow pets in their stores because they also sell food, which becomes a big issue. I bought my Betta from Wal-Mart, which yes he was in a small little cup, their department manager kindly told me that the vendors send them in cups because they'd kill eachother if put together, fair enough, it was true. He didn't know alot about the fish, he was new to the department, understandable everyone has to learn, but his fish tanks looked amazing, there were a few dead fish but he was taking them out and he did explain that the vendors bring them in bags and a 2 hour drive in a very small bag with 6 others, that was his thoughts, I agreed.

I also bought a algae eater, he gave me a paper to read on because he wasn't positive, which was the best thing to do instead of lie, which buying from pet smart they told me 2 Bettas would be okay together in my 10 Gallon tank, that was a lie. So all in All, I think this walmart associate was great with what detail he knew. I am [angry] at Pet Smart for the death of my 2 Bettas I bought from them a few months ago.

I have a puppy that is eight weeks old and I bought her four toys from Walmart two days ago, one was a rubber squeekie toy and the other was a package of three rubber toys. My puppy has been fine until today. she woke up and within a few hours she lost use of her hind legs, stopped drinking and is very lethargic. she is just laying there and has developed a severe rash. I took the toys away but kept them for evidence, I noticed all of this happening to her and within hours she is breathing funny and cannot walk, I am afraid she is dying. I am heartbroken, I don't think she'll make it till morning. it's really bad.

I am so sorry I bought those toys. I know they made her sick. I don't know what to do, I have the toys where do I go from here. china has to pay for killing our pets and walmart should pay for selling the toys still! I don't have any money for a vet bill and she is dying as we speak. please tell me who I should contact. please help me.

So, here is the letter I have been trying to send to Wal-Mart:

I already called customer service after two failed attempts at using this email service, and I was told that I would receive a call back, but so far I have not received anything.

I am usually the first one to praise something good, and the last to complain, but I am extremely angry with Wal-Mart and its carelessness at this point.

I have had two experiences purchasing fish at two different Wal-Mart locations, and both were bad. The first was about 2-1/2 years ago at the Boynton Beach Wal-Mart, where I was told that the Tiger Barbs were great for the community tank. At the time I didn't know nearly as much about fish as I do now, so I got the cute little things and put them in my tank. Now I know better, after having to purchase a second tank to move all my other fish into, because Tiger Barbs are extremely aggressive! They killed both my Bala Sharks in the first night, and then within two weeks all but one of the Tiger Barbs were dead.

I have had fish for years, and I currenly have 3 aquariums, all my fish I have had for over 3 years, and none of them came from Wal-Mart.

Also, when I got a puffer (healthiest one in the tank) and the catfish, the attendant wouldn't put them in separate bags, even though I asked that they be bagged seperately because the puffers are very aggressive.

As 4 days went by, I noticed that the sand-looking white spots were still noticable on the puffer. It wasn't sand at all, this puffer had Ick! The next day, the puffer died, and the following day, the catfish died.

I am extremely angry, and as much as I hate to be the negative one, there is no other way for me to be at the moment. Wal-Mart sold me a fish that was completely riddled with Ick, and I have done some research, I am by far not the first person to have this problem! I have read countless other consumer reports that all state the same things, the fish are dead in the tanks, damaged from fighting, kept in horrible conditions, or...HAVE ICK!!!

I do not expect a refund or money of any kind, but I will do everything in my power to stop the sale of fish at Wal-Mart. I mean, what would you do if you walked into a pet store and saw dead puppies and kittens all over the place, and the ones that were alive were sick and dying...come on, people!

I am so angry that I plan to not shop anymore at Wal-Mart, not that anyone cares, because I have not even received the call as promised in the first place. You NEED to get rid of the fish departments!

I had A mini schnauzer that was only 16 mths old recently die, for no apparent reason..he had been getting ill for a month or so and I wondered if it was something that he had eaten or perhaps played with as he loved his toys.

while researching this.. his toys each one I came upon the green monster that walmart recalled for amts of chromium,lead and cadmium. I was utterly Shocked..My preciousCOCO loved his little monster, always chewing on it and licking it,he has had it since he was a puppy..I now know what killed him, extreme exposure to something that I had no idea was putting him literally at death's door everytime he played with it. He loved his toys, slept with it and it was his favorite. I am ENRAGED at Walmart for taking such a sorry attitude to this Infected toy.

I guess to those people at Walmart it's all about saving them a few bucks not if this is safe ,they don't care if it hurts or kills our families or pets..Thay think we will believe there claims that these green monsters were safe, Frankly don't think I will purchase anything at all for my animals again there, as they have totally let me down and broke my confidence I placed in them.

I feel that the fish tanks need to have plants in them. These fish may not ever be sold. They need plastic plants. That is the right thing to do because these are living creatures. It didn't look like they were being very well taken care of (e.g. dead fish, fish being sucked into some sort of vent that circulates the water). Suggestion: Why don't [Walmart] just stick to selling non-living things. Pets belong in pet stores!

I went to WalMart to purchase a fish for my new aquarium. I was appalled to find a number of dead fish floating in the majority of the tanks. The pet department is typically unattended and I waited quite a while for somebody to show up and assist me. After I picked out the fish I wanted to 'save' I asked if he could tell me anything about it. His response was simply I don't know anything about the fish, but I can put it in the bag for you.

Only after I got home and did my own research did I realize that not only would the fish I purchased grow quite rapidly, but it would reach an excess of 10 inches. I would need to purchase a much larger tank, and a much larger filter to care for this pet. I pass through the pet department every time I go into the store now, and it is always unattended, and there is always a number of dead fish floating in the tanks. WalMart should clearly not be in the business of caring for any animals.

One day,I was looking at Wal-marts discusting fish and I asked a lady,Why is there so many dead fish? The lady answered Oh, thats so and so's job to clean it up. When I took a closer look, I noticed that the fish were covered in Ich.

Also, they used to carry hermit crabs and took horrible care of them. Hermit crabs need heaters, humidifiers and substrate to molt. They were in cups with a few pebbles!! Not to mention, they used to carry frogs but they were also in tiny cups with nothing to stand on! Most probably drowned. I'm NOT buying any pet things from Wal-mart!

As I was standing in line at Walmart, I noticed a boy and his mother with a one gallon fish bowl and all the things to put in it. The fish in the bag was a large catfish, one that certainly needed more water than that and a heater as well.

I asked them if the salesperson told them that fish was ok for that bowl, and they said yes. I warned them that it would not survive in a bowl, but they said they'd just buy a new one if it did.

Walmart should not sell fish if this is the way they are doing it, and after seeing this I will no longer shop at this store.

I have not had a positive experience when I purchased the Midwest 1642DD Life-Stages Folding Double-Door Metal Dog Crate, X-Large. I left my 95 lb dog in his crate for 45 minutes only to come home to the wire on the door having broken welds and the wire bent up at my dog's eye level. I understand that some dogs will be able to damage their crates, I just feel that the crate should withstand my dog trying to reach a toy that ended up outside of his crate. This damage has not only made this brand new crate unusable, my dog could have been seriously injured had he been left for a longer period.

No parts are replaceable,except the tray, and it is not possible to order a new door. I was told to go purchase a new crate at full price. I spent $74.99- This crate didn't even last me a whole day!

Apparently the warranty is void once your animal has been inside the crate. When I brought it back to exchange, or get my money back I was told that there was nothing that could be done for me. I was told I should have inspected the crate for any defect before leaving my animal in it.

Yesterday I walked into the brand new super Walmart in Morehead, KY. This store has only been in business approx. 3 weeks. I went back to purchase some new fish. I am a fish enthusiast so needless to say I love them! I was appalled by what I saw. They had several tanks of goldfish. I counted 75 dead before I just gave up trying to count, and several that were on the bottom of the tank were gasping for air. There were also several other various dead fish. I then looked at the Spotted Puffers which should never, ever be kept in a 10- gallon tank with more than 2 or 3 at the very most. There were around 20 puffers. These fish had nipped and gnawed at each other until almost every fin was gone. I don't even know how the poor things were swimming. I then decided I was going to buy as many fish as I could afford to get them out of these conditions. I could only afford to buy 14 fish since I would have to buy two new tanks as well to house them. Some could go into pre-existing tanks, but at least 5 would have to have a new home altogether. The lady took my order and started bagging the fish when she reached into the top tank and caught one of the smaller fish. It jumped from the net as she removed it from the tank. Without even attempting to see if the fish was okay she just gaped at it.

My son reached down and picked it up to see if it was okay. Which of course after that fall...would you be okay? The lady placed it back in the net and put it in the bag for me to take home. I figured it had a better chance with me than being put back in the tank to just die! We packed our fish home and placed them in either their new tanks or in a holding tank until I fixed their new tanks depending on where they would end up. Before the night was out I noticed the Albino Dojo Loach I had bought was in bad shape. He was barely breathing. Upon closer inspection I saw that his top fin had been ripped nearly completely from his body. I guess with so many in the tank at Walmart I hadn't noticed this. I tried everything I could, but he passed two days later.

Also I had purchased three glofish/zebra danios. Two of these died within two days as well for no apparent reason. I figure it was stress from the previous tank at Walmart with so many fish, or a disease. I kept the third quarantined and treated him the best I could. He is now thriving. We almost lost the Albino Oscar as well, but with a lot of TLC we were able to keep him alivel. The two puffers are thriving now and repair has begun on their poor fins. I cannot explain what this experience was like. Never again will I even be able to go to the fish dept. at Walmart. I cannot believe any person could see this happening and not want to fix the problem. What is wrong with these people?

I didn't even attempt to take the dead fish back to Walmart. Why would I have? After see what they lived in...death with me was probably at least a better way to go. (I am not interested in money or legal complaints, etc. I just want to know what to do to stop this from happening, but after reading all the complaints against Walmart I guess there is no way to stop it! Walmart can probably say that fish will die, and sometimes it can't be prevented. I understand this is the case...sometimes, but go into a REPUTABLE pet store, and you won't find this happening.

They have a lot of dead fish in their tanks all the time. We have told them about this problem often and they tell us they make it a priority to fix it. I waited around for 45 min to see if any would come and take out dead fish but no one showed up. I left came back next day and the dead fish were still there in the same spots. It took 2 days before cleaned out and they received a new shipment of fish next day and that evening there were more fish dead. This time it took 5 days before the dead fish were cleaned out. They need to get rid of all fish in walmart. Bad service and sick fish don't work together very well. I am very disappointed at walmart's policy

We took our 7 week old puppy (who was only 2 lbs or less) in to try sweaters on him. then when we where checking out one of the sales assoc. said he wasn't allowed in there. that is totally understandable.

Here is my complaint. Don't carry dog clothes unless you are ready to have the dog come in to try it on. We, along with thousands of others, think or our pets as children. We have to try the clothes on them just like we do with our human children. As a Result of our experience my husband and I went to Pet Supplies for all of our puppies needs.

If you want more pet loving customers Please allow small dogs. Restrictions can apply. None of us want hairs in our food. OR TAKE OUT THE PET CLOTHES DEPT, ALTOGETHER. We can't buy clothes for our pets w/o trying them on first. Just like our children

Wal-Mart is a disgusting place for fish. We have two Wal-Marts in my town and one of them doesn't even have anything in their tanks any more because they have all died. The one nearest to my house isn't as bad. I have noticed they have kept the tanks marginally clean for the most part, but the fish are still sick. Overcrowding is a big issue. I have only ever bought one fish from Wal-Mart as young child.

I fed these to my dog which has caused her to have kidney failure,she was in hosp. 2 times and it it is costing me a lot of money to keep her alive,I have all my recipes together to present to Walmart soon

On 6/24/07 I purchased at Walmart Ol' Roy Dog food, took it home, sniped off a corner of the bag and scooped out a cup of the food for my dog. I left for the evening upon return, my dog had thrown up and moved his bowels all over my dining room. I opened the bag all the way and immediately smelled a rotten odor; the dog food was green with mold and fungus. I returned the bag to the store, and the manager noticed the expiration date was a year prior to my purchase. They submitted a claim to the dog food company, which I felt was wrong, because they are not in charge of the quality control and removal of expired items; but I filled out forms as requested by Foods of Del Monte and was told by them a couple of months later that they were not responsible.

I want my veterinarian bill paid and lost wages compensated (total of $294.22) for taking my dog to the vet. I am having a difficult time getting an address for Wal-Mart, to submit my bill. I'm told to call 1-800 Wal-Mart. I get a recording telling me they are in meetings and to go on-line. This is ridiculous; I would like to have it resolved. My next step is to contact my attorney.

Walmart Latex Pet Toy.

In 2005, we lost a 3-month well-bred Rottweiler to an unknown cause. She played with this Green Monster Toy repeatedly. This latex toy was purchased at Walmart. She died suddenly one Saturday and we were never able to determine the cause of death. We were able to rule out choking and other forms of trauma. I have two photos of her with this dragon in her mouth. She was bred from an extremely reputable breeder and the sire and dam had health clearances. To this day, we don't know why she died.

He stopped eating and drinking in early July. Our first trip to he vet was July 13th.

Walmart quietly removed the treats from their stores on July 26th.

We found out about these treats from CNN and immediately connected the dots.
While we don't have the treats we do have a copy of the receipt and the Bestro treats that we bought were the ones that were pulled by Walmart.
Our vet bills so far are about $5,000.

We are lucky our dog is still alive. He is undergoing treatment and we really don't know how long we will have him with us.

Fish Department

You should be ashamed of yourself.

friends to do the same.

Dead fish 4-5 floating in large tank along with the presently live ones.
The unspeakable poor conditions of numerous too small bowls for the
Siamese bettas. It's disgusting that
you have so little regard to maintain
the Fish Department in such poor
conditions. The only way You can get
me back and others would be to entirely
drop all live organisms in regard to fish, frogs, etc.
It's ruined my day and you should never
be allowed to create this situation

anywhere.

We visited the store at 10pm on Sat 11/11/06. In the pet department, we noticed that every single fish was either dead or dying. Out of about 25 tanks full of hundreds of fish, only about 5 were still alive and they were fading fast. It appeared that someone had forgotten to de-chlorinate the water. We spoke to several stock people, asking that they get the living fish out of the poisoned water for us. (we planned to buy them). They paged the manager multiple times during the next 30 minutes w/o any response. I left & went to the customer service department, advised them of the problem and asked that they contact the manager.

They contacted her via a walki-talki. I waited 20 minutes for her to come to the service desk. She said she had not been notified of the problem. I advised her that she had been paged multiple times in the past 45 minutes. She said she was working in an area where she couldn't hear any of the pages. Although she said she would have someone check into it, her attitude & demeanor told me differently. All that was needed to save these poor living creatures was to add a few drops of a dechlorinator to their water. They all died needlessly. Walmart needs to make a decision. If they choose to sell pets, they need to make sure they are willing to accept the responsibility that goes along with it.

Every fish in their store died needlessly and they lost a loyal customer.

I bought over a $120.00 of fish and rock to put into my tank about 3 wks ago. since then I have had to return to the store five different days with dead fish. I spoke with several people about this problem, they all had suggestions that cost me more money.I have tested the ph of the water, check the temp. of the water, added aqu. salt to water, added protective coatting solution to water, all based on the information of the staff. Then I spoke to a staff memmber named Jason who explained that the fish had Ick a fish cold that is deadly. I treated the water with another product from wal-mart for Ick. Now I think I have about $160.00 tie up in this mess and my fish are still dying. At least 1 a day. I am returning all the remaining fish tomorrow. By the way, it is clear to me that wal-mart is okay with selling contaminated fish to their custumers.