I frequently shop at Whole Foods in Cincinnati, Ohio USA. I was leaving the store yesterday 5/21/12 and on my way to the car I noticed a yellow Labrador retriever inside a hot car. I wrote down the license plate and went back into Whole Foods to ask that they page the owner. I was told they do not page people for animals in cars. I then asked to speak to the manager and they said he would be up front shortly. I was worried about the poor do so I bought some cold bottled spring water and took it out with a cup and gave the little pup a drink. The windows were down enough on one side for me to get my arm in to give him a drink. He was starting to pant heavily now and I was getting concerned. I called 911 since no one at Whole Foods seemed to care about the poor dog. I told the police I would wait with the dog to make sure he was ok. It was about 15 minutes later that the owner of the dog (older female) came out with the store manager "BEN" and another guy. I told her I had called the police becuase it was too hot to leave an animal in the car. She was very flippant and did not care. She told me she has had dogs all her life. I told her I would take the dog if she did not want him. The manager Ben told me that he had paged her (even though they told me they weren't going to) and that I needed to leave before he told the police that I was the problem. His words to me were "If you do not get into your car this will have a very different outcome for you". I have many problems with this
I was told by Whole Foods employees they do not page for animals in hot cars.
The manager who came out with the customer who left her dog in a hot car took her side completely.
The manager never sent anyone out to let me know he had decided to page the person (which left me to think I should call the police).
I was rudely told to leave the parking lot of Whole Foods.
I called corporate and they basically told me that Ben can do whatever he wants.
This type of person does not need to be running a store that is suppose to be ethical in their choices. Whole Foods needs to step up and protect animals because many of their patrons are vegetarian/vegan.
Please join me in boycotting Whole Foods until their policy is changed and the manager "Ben" of the Cincinnati, Ohio, USA store is dismissed.
Thank you friend!
