stating that a store like Animal Company could sell more consumables if their customers were Mickaboo-educated, because these customers would be more likely to buy more toys, better food, play gyms, etc.
We can show our own decimated credit cards to document how much an educated bird owner will spend on his/her loved bird(s). Seriously, show them what kind of sales they could be making for quality stuff.
One talking point for the meeting might be that Mickaboo has been around for a long time, and has rescued thousands of birds (at least, over a thousand) and is not going anywhere, and that the handwriting is on the wall about the bird overpopulation crisis. In short, Animal Connection and others should, for their own good, stop being stubborn and seriously consider alternative business plans that don’t involve the sale of live animals and which favor rescued animals and strategic partnerships with rescue organizations. This is only going to become a bigger deal and I think that, whether they admit it or not, they know it. Will this sound like we are holding them over a barrel? They might perceive it that way. As others have stated here, our organization is being challenged and, well, the truth is on our side.
and remember what happens to people who don't read the writing on the wall - it falls over and smashes them