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A Blaine pet store fired Hannah Grell an hour after hiring her upon learning she was pregnant, leading to a discrimination case settled by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights. The pet retailer will be under state supervision for three years and pay Grell $22,000 as a result of the settlement.
A TikTok video from Aquarium World has gone viral, featuring a pet store employee narrating a strange encounter with a customer who wanted to buy the entire stock of fish, amounting to over $1,000, and insisted on paying in cash. The video has left viewers curious about the customer's intentions, with many speculating that he hoped the store would price match the fish, resulting in a significantly lower cost. The lack of a follow-up video has sparked discussion about the nature of storytelling on TikTok, where creators often leave viewers hanging without a definitive ending.
Pete Davidson disappoints PETA by getting a cavapoo puppy from a pet store instead of adopting from an animal shelter. PETA urges him to adopt in the future, citing the overflowing shelters across the country. Davidson had recently lost his dog Henry and picked out the new puppy from Citipups' website.
A raccoon brought to a pet store in Maine for a nail trim was euthanized and tested negative for rabies after customers kissed it, potentially exposing them to the virus. It is illegal to possess wildlife in Maine, and raccoons are one of the most common carriers of rabies in the state. The raccoon did not have rabies, but officials reminded residents not to handle, feed or attempt to move a wild animal.
A raccoon brought into a Maine pet store for a nail trim was euthanized and tested for rabies after customers kissed it. The raccoon tested negative for the disease, but raccoons are one of the most common carriers of rabies in the state, and bringing the wild animal into a pet store constituted an unnecessary risk to public health. Customers who touched the animal should still contact their health care providers as a precaution.
A woman in Maine brought her pet raccoon to a pet store for a nail trim, which is a service the store does not provide to raccoons. Several people handled the animal and some even kissed it, prompting the store manager to ask the woman to leave and contact the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The raccoon was tested for rabies, which came back negative, but was euthanized due to the unnecessary risk it posed to public health. Customers who touched the animal should contact their health care providers as a precaution.
A raccoon brought into a Maine pet store for a nail trim was euthanized and tested for rabies after several customers kissed it. The raccoon tested negative for the disease, but raccoons are one of the most common carriers of rabies in the state, and bringing the wild animal into a pet store constituted an unnecessary risk to public health. The woman who brought the raccoon into the store has not been identified by authorities.
A raccoon brought into a pet store in Maine for a nail trim was euthanized and tested for rabies after several customers kissed it. The raccoon tested negative for rabies, but raccoons are one of the most common carriers of the disease in the state. The woman who brought the raccoon into the store has not been identified. The store's manager asked her to leave and contacted the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Customers who touched the animal should contact their healthcare providers as a precaution.
A raccoon brought into a pet store in Maine for a nail trim was euthanized and tested for rabies after several customers kissed it. The raccoon tested negative for the disease, but raccoons are one of the most common carriers of rabies in the state, and bringing the wild animal into a pet store constituted an unnecessary risk to public health. The woman who brought the raccoon into the store has not been identified by authorities.
A raccoon brought into a Maine pet store for a nail trim was euthanized and tested for rabies after several customers kissed it. The raccoon tested negative for the disease, but raccoons are one of the most common carriers of rabies in the state, and bringing the wild animal into a pet store constituted an unnecessary risk to public health. The woman who brought the raccoon into the store has not been identified. Store customers who touched the animal should still contact their health care providers as a precaution.
A baby raccoon brought into a Petco in Maine to have its nails trimmed was handled and kissed by multiple customers, potentially exposing them to rabies. The raccoon had to be euthanized to test for rabies, which came back negative. It is illegal to possess wildlife such as raccoons in Maine, and Petco does not trim raccoon nails. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife reminded people to "Keep Wildlife Wild" and "If you care, leave them there."