San Diego, Jan. 14 -- When sales of Petco stock opened today, PETA was one of the first buyers, snatching up enough of it to be able to attend annual meetings again, submit shareholder resolutions, and speak directly to Petco executives to urge the company to stop selling live animals, including betta fish, whom customers have found dead in plastic cups right on store shelves. PETA previously owned stock in Petco the last time the company was public and pushed it to end live-animal sales.
"PETA members have protested Petco's live-animal sales online and in the streets, and now we're heading back to the boardroom," says PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman. "Petco needs to stop treating vulnerable fish and other living beings as dispo...