Protesters Rally Against Pets at Home Sales

0:00Protesters gathered outside of pets at home store in Leicestershire to push back against the sale of live animals. The event at Grove Farm Triangle near Fosse Park was part of a bigger nationwide push by the group Rescue Not Retail. This campaign kicked off around the new CEO, James Bailey, starting his job on March 30th. The group formed last December and focuses on getting folks to adopt pets instead of buying them from stores. They sent an open letter to the company, backed by big names like Chris Packham and Dane Joanna Lemley, plus 29 vets and 29 animal. Rescues. Activists say the UK shelters are swamped right now, so big retailers should switch to promoting adoption. Pets at home fired back, stressing their strong welfare checks, round the clock vet care, and training for staff. They point out they're the top re-homer of small animals in stores and gave more than 4.6 million pounds to rescues last year through there.

1:01Foundation. As this debate heats up, it spotlights the tension between retail pet sales and the push for better animal welfare across the board. That wraps Lester News today, brought to you with AI, I'm Corey, with the story.