Maybe you would be interested in this:

A report has been published on an in-depth investigation of animal
welfare problems in Scottish pet shops (which includes garden centres).

Advocates for Animals, Scotland's leading animal protection
organisation based in Edinburgh, commissioned this report to me in
2003. The main conclusions of the study are that the majority of the
Scottish pet shops:

* Kept animals that displayed abnormal behaviour (which suggests
animal welfare problems)
* Kept animals in enclosures/cages that were either too small or
overcrowded
* Gave inappropriate advice to customers
* Seem to have breached the pet shop regulations

Over 100 pet shops (more than a third of the pet shops in Scotland)
were visited. As a result of the study, Advocates for Animals is
launching the campaign LIVES OVER-THE-COUNTER, aimed at highlighting
the plight of animals in pet shops, as well as lobbying for a radical
reform of the relevant legislation.

You can find information about the campaign, and the CAGED TO SELL
report, at Advocates for Animals website
(http://www.advocatesforanimals.org/petshops)

Thanks

Jordi Casamitjana
Independent Animal Welfare Consultant & Investigator
UK