Harrods luxury department store in Knightsbridge is now home to over 5,000 brands, selling designer clothes, fine jewelry, food, furniture and more. However, it was once the home of a legendary Pet Kingdom, selling all sorts of exotic animals such as lions, alligators and elephants. Fittingly, this cruel practice of selling wild animals as pets […]
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Almost anything is possible when you step into The Pawtio, D-FW’s first “pet restaurant” which will feature live music, a mini bar, an art gallery and, of course, gourmet cuisine from quality for pets and, occasionally, their humans. Located on the corner of Frisco Square Boulevard, The Pawtio opens March 12, 2022 and will offer […]
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If only she could talk, what stories the giant Cabbagetown lizard could tell. With a picture-perfect view of Parliament Street, for the past 30 years the 25ft green iguana sculpture named Lizzy has seen it all from her perch above the Menagerie Pet Shop. “Cabbagetown used to have a bit of a rough reputation around […]
This is dog heaven, perfect for pooches, doggie delight, female dog – you get the picture. But The Doghouse is truly something special for the little (or big) four-legged friend in your life. There is nowhere like it in Cornwall and I dare say the rest of the country. The Doghouse is a pet store […]
A pet shop owner has held a session after CCTV captured what is believed to be a ‘bored’ resident ghost throwing dog toys – leaving staff too fearful to work alone. Rebecca Harrington has been forced to call in ghost hunters to investigate a series of unexplained incidents at Purdy’s Pet Shop in Coventry. Eerie […]
A pet shop owner in Coventry, England has had ghost hunters investigate his store and hold a seance after CCTV footage showed various objects flying from shelves and orbs floating around the store. Rebecca Harrington, 43, who has run Purdy’s Pet Shop for more than two years, said the strange activity started just two months […]
I can’t remember a childhood when our family didn’t have a pet. My first memory was around the age of 3 or 4 when we had a cocker spaniel named Brownie who liked to chew on my little rubber cars. When Brownie passed away, my parents thought it best to have smaller, less dependent pets […]
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) – A puppy was stolen from a local pet store in broad daylight Friday and the brazen crime was caught on surveillance camera. After nearly a week apart, the pup and pet store owner were reunited on Thursday. The fluffy white Maltese was just 14 weeks old when he was stolen […]
Oliver, an 8-month-old Hoffman’s two-toed sloth, hangs out at GP Zoology. Donnie Cook, owner of Lou’s Pet Shop and GP Zoology, provides a perch for Skittles, a panther chameleon. Educational presentations and school programs are nothing new to Donnie Cook, owner of Lou’s Pet Shop in Grosse Pointe Woods. He transported turtles, snakes and assorted […]
Image: Pixabay Fire in a Spanish pet store. The majority of animals inside the store were killed in the shocking fire which also left people injured. On Monday evening, January 24, a fire broke out at a pet store in Barcelona, Spain. The store was located on Rambla de Nadal in Barcelona. Unfortunately, most of […]
Enlarge / Employees of the Hong Kong Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation inspect the Little Boss pet shop in Hong Kong, China on Tuesday January 18, 2022. Covid-19 coverage See more stories Hong Kong authorities plan to cull around 2,000 small animals after a pet store worker and several imported hamsters tested positive for […]
Hamsters at the Little Boss pet store have tested positive for coronavirus after a 67-year-old employee and customer were diagnosed with Covid. (To file) The Hong Kong government will kill all hamsters sold in pet stores after several hamsters at a pet store in Causeway Bay tested positive for Covid-19 – the world’s first such […]
Health authorities have found evidence of possible animal-to-human coronavirus transmission in Hong Kong for the first time at a pet store where a worker was confirmed as Delta’s first untraceable infection in three months, after several hamsters have tested positive, the Post has learned. . Officials, however, are still determining the route of transmission and […]
Hong Kong authorities said on Tuesday they would kill around 2,000 small animals, including hamsters, after several tested positive at a pet store where an employee and other people were infected, the Associated Press reported. . In a statement from the Hong Kong Center for Health Protection, the agency said a 67-year-old woman visited a […]
File photo of Little Boss in Causeway Bay Little Boss sells rabbits and chinchillas Previous Following A worker at a pet store in Causeway Bay has tested preliminary positive for Covid-19 and is suspected of being infected by a previously unidentified route of transmission. Hong Kong reported 11 additional confirmed cases of Covid-19 on Sunday […]
Paws on Track, which will be in Unit 13 from February 1, is the new venture of experienced dog trainer Jacqui Wingfield. Jacqui, 50, told the Middy: “It’s an all-natural pet store, so I sell natural food and all-natural treats, as well as accessories like toys, collars, leashes, harnesses and beds.” She said her pet […]
A world-renowned pet groomer is accepting more clients than ever before as the pandemic has led to a surge in pet ownership. Since the start of the pandemic, there has been a huge spike in new pet parents across the country. According to the 2021-2022 National Pet Ownership Survey conducted by the American Pet Products […]
More than three years after notification of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Pet Shop) Rules 2018, making it compulsory to register pet shops in Delhi and other states with the State Animal Welfare Board (SAWB), no only one pet shop in Delhi has registered so far, according to a Right to Know (RTI) response […]
The owner of an exotic and specialty pet store is set to tackle a slew of animal cruelty charges. ichard Potter faces 15 counts under the Animal Welfare Act relating to his Cloughmills-based Jungle Pets business. Court documents indicate that the 39-year-old is accused of violating the conditions of his pet store license by failing […]
The mysterious murder of a 27-year-old man from south London has baffled Metropolitan Police detectives, after being shot six times while sitting in his car. Police found nothing in the background of pet store owner Andre Aylward to suggest a motive behind the brutal murder, and more than 20 years later, a number of questions […]
A “Karen” in Palm Springs, California went viral in late December 2021, after a store employee uploaded a TikTok of her extreme efforts to enter a pet store. Footage uploaded by Aidan Bearpaw shows the woman calling 911 after being refused entry, only to remain red-faced after the dispatcher sided with Aidan in the argument. […]
Find out where you can get mAb therapy, vaccines and testing for COVID-19 this week, based on information provided by the Joint Information Center. Elyssa Cuevas/PDN After more than 38 years of operation, local pet store Feathers N’ Fins has announced that it […]
Dave Zanoni cuts the ribbon at his new pet store in downtown Hartsville. Beside him is his wife, Tracy, holding their rescue dog, Vinny. Tony is their other dog. Holding the ribbon, Murphy Monk, left, president of the Greater Hartsville Chamber of Commerce, and Lauren Baker, director of tourism and communications with the town of […]
Four months after first reporting that Addy’s pet store was on his way to the 11th / Henderson, he’s about to open. We stopped as the owner David Leischner worked to put everything in place this weekend. When we spoke to him in August, he had hoped to open the store in October, but as […]
What’s the best Littlest Pet Shop toy? Littlest Pet Shop is a cartoon series and toy franchise. The TV show follows the life and adventures of five miniature animals who live in a pet store on Littlest Lane. Inside the pet store, they have their own treehouse. The pets at Littlest Pet Shop are characterized […]
The owners say the employee has wanted to own a pet store since she was in elementary school. Now his dream is coming true. LEESBURG, Virginia – Nancy Guinn has owned Dog Krazy Inc. since 2006. She and her husband Chris own and operate seven Dog Krazy stores in Virginia. Today, they are giving one […]
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FREEPORT – As a young girl growing up in Wisconsin, Chandra Cearns learned early on that she had a passion for animals. Her mother was a veterinary technician and when Cearns was a teenager she volunteered at the local humanitarian society where she became active in animal care. “I quickly learned that I had this […]
We bet you love to be pampered. Who doesn’t? A busy day at the spa or salon with a full body massage or facial can turn even a soaking day into an enjoyable day. It relaxes us and rejuvenates us. Likewise, our pets also need a regular grooming session to maintain their well-being and hygiene. […]
22 November 2021 through Mike Sunnucks Bird is the word. Image via Ettore Balocchi via Flickr / CC 2.0 An exotic bird torn from a pet store in St. Petersburg has been found unharmed, police say. A rare red-fronted macaw was recovered from Animal House Pet Center on November 3. The South American bird is […]
STEVE Sims, a member of our We Grew Up in Newport Facebook group recently asked other members this question: “Who can remember the Maindee pet store?” His question received 162 responses from some of the 12,700 group members who remembered the store, which was called Norths. Tina Kerslake: “I loved going there, I was always […]
BOCA RATON (CBSMiami) – Boca Raton Police released surveillance footage of a family working together to steal a $ 7,000 puppy from a pet store. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, a family of four was visiting the Puppy Buddy Pet Store on the evening of October 30. READ MORE: What did you […]
As the holidays approach, the Humane Society of the United States has launched a new advertising campaign to warn the public about the risks of buying puppies at pet stores. HSUS It’s a sad truth that the cute puppies frolicking in pet store windows so often come from the creepiest facilities: puppy mills, where their […]
Curiously Posted A pet store owner in South Korea made squid game-themed dog treats on Tuesday, October 26, to get into the Halloween spirit. Curiously Pet Store Owner Prepares Squid Game Dog Treats Hungarians build one of the largest nurseries in Europe Can Astrology Help Dogs Find New Owners? Saudi artist paints city walls on […]
Through Express news service VIJAYAWADA: A fire broke out on Sunday evening in a decoration and pet store, Ghar Sansar, in Governorpet, Vijayawada. In the accident, birds, ornamental fish and other pets were charred to death. Governorpet Police Inspector MVS Nagaraju said the fire started around 11 p.m., possibly due to a short in the […]
Luke Johnson is the owner of Luke & Co. Fine Pet Supply & Outfitters. (Images courtesy of Luke & Co.) Luke Johnson was not going to let his local pet store get bogged down by rising rents. After four years of research, he purchased a building last year from Luke & Co.’s current Fine Pet […]
An EBBW Vale pet shop owner has been ordered to pay almost £ 15,000 to trick customers into selling puppies. Jayne Bowerman, 60, of Tyr Meddyg, pleaded guilty to nine offenses in Newport Magistrates’ Court, following an investigation into her pet store by the Blaenau Gwent Trading Standards Service. Hayley Hawkins, representing the Blaenau Gwent […]
An independent pet store in Kirklees has been nominated for a corporate dog-friendly award. Located in a former mill, Holme Valley Pets & Supplies, in Holmfirth, Thongsbridge, is a pet shop selling food, supplies and accessories. The venue, beloved by customers for its wide range of pet products, dog-loving staff and dog-friendly attitude in the […]
Staff at a pet store in Ilkeston explained why no animals were inside when the building caught fire. The 1st 4 Pets store, in Bath Street in the city, caught fire on Saturday afternoon (October 9). The owner of the business and his family first attempted to put out the fire and went to safety. […]
No animals were inside a pet store in Ilkeston that caught fire, but the owner and his family managed to escape. Firefighters were called in for a “major fire” at 1st 4 Pets in Bath Street just before 5pm on Saturday 9th October. Incident commander Steve Ratcliffe told Nottinghamshire Live that there were “no pets […]
A man from Passage West opens a brand new pet store in Ballyvolane after giving up his job as an IKEA courier to make his dream come true. Aaron Dunlea O’Brien, 21, says he’s been “obsessed with animals ever since I got a lizard for my First Communion,” and after three years delivering flat furniture, […]
SINGAPORE: A man who wanted a dog for companionship adopted a Jack Russell terrier for free before selling it for S $ 1,000 because he damaged his furniture, he said. He then adopted two more Maltese dogs, but lost one while transporting them home, and the second two days later. Steven Seah Shao Yi, 42, […]
CONCORD, NH – Fire and rescue teams from Concord were dispatched to Fort Eddy Road for a store fire that was quickly put out on Monday. Just after 8:30 p.m., the Capital Region dispatcher received a report of smoke in the Petco building on Fort Eddy Road. A fire team arrived about three minutes later. […]
A business that had just started to expand at the start of the pandemic begged customers to show up for appointments. James Worman-Blackburn runs PJ Pet Supplies and Wag ‘n Wash in West Earlham and fights with four-legged friends who don’t show up for dates. The 29-year-old said the problem was exacerbated by shoppers moving […]
Setting up a pet store might be ideal for animal lovers with a creative and entrepreneurial orientation. A pet store can be a very profitable business, along with the fun and emotional gratification of dealing with a clientele of fur, beak and feathered animals. Starting a pet business is not only a great way to […]
A frozen in time pet shop in Edinburgh scares locals, with the interior exactly the same as when it closed more than a decade ago. ‘Pet & Things’, on Duke Street, Leith, last closed in 2008, but it again sparked interest with a recent social media post. The store has shutters over its main entrance […]
An Edinburgh pet store in Leith, which closed more than a decade ago, is invading the premises after the interior remains completely unchanged. “Pet & Things,” on Duke Street, closed in 2008, but a recent social media post got people talking again. The store has shutters on the main entrance and the window, without any […]
A stray cat found a perfect job at a Co Down pet store and became so popular that it took over their Instagram account. The wild red tom arrives at 8:30 a.m. daily and joins Deputy Manager Alex Livingston for a cup of tea and paperwork before the store’s doors open to the public. And […]
Beco, the UK-based sustainable pet brand, announced the launch of the first Beco Independent Pet Shop Awards to “champion the brilliant people who work tirelessly to run the independent pet stores we love across the country” . Beco will honor these workers by asking people to nominate their favorite independent pet store. A jury will […]
Nervous new owners, swearing parrots and breeding rabbits – independent pet stores have seen it all and now is the time to celebrate the wonderful work they do. This year, sustainable pet brand Beco is launching the first Beco Independent Pet Shop Awards to champion “the brilliant people who work tirelessly to run the independent […]
A Gillette man has been charged with drunk driving after apparently losing control of his vehicle on Saturday and crashing into a local pet store, Gillette Police Lt. Brent Wasson said. Officers were dispatched to the 600 block of S. Butler Spaeth Road at around 7:10 p.m. after receiving a report that a vehicle had […]
The owner of Puppy Experience spoke at a public hearing in September and said his business is already subject to frequent inspections and does not deal with puppy mills. (Credit: Joe Werkmeister) A proposal that one stakeholder said would “cut the pipeline to puppy mills” has drawn criticism from pet store owners, one of whom […]
A Somerset post office has finally reopened in a permanent location after months of certainty – inside a pet store. The Wells Post Office has been operating from a temporary home at Wells Bus Station since January when a search for a new permanent location was undertaken. Wells’ former permanent post office was closed in […]
Authorities are calling an exotic pet store a “house of horrors” after finding more than 150 neglected animals. Southern Kentucky police seized the animals after a raid on Tim’s Reptiles and Exotics Wednesday morning. Inside, authorities found dozens of lizards, snakes, hamsters, gerbils, fish, rabbits and turtles living in cruel conditions. “It was deeply disturbing […]
Posted: Sep 2, 2021 / 6:53 AM CDT / Update: Sep 2, 2021 / 8:18 AM CDT BURNSIDE, Ky. (AP) – Police and members of the Humane Society have removed 150 neglected animals from a southern Kentucky pet store. Local authorities in Pulaski County, including the Burnside Police Department, served a search warrant against the […]
The Marquand Brothers, which operates Pets Paradise, filed a petition last week claiming that a proposed new road in the People’s Park area would remove all customer parking areas directly outside its premises, as well as additional unloading docks. The family business traded through the Occupation, but added, “This is going to ruin our business. […]
A PET store in Chadderton was targeted by thieves described as a “thong carrying garbage and its companion”. At around 4 p.m. on Thursday August 26, two men were captured on CCTV dragging a kennel outside the Rawsome Pets store on Neville Street, Chadderton before putting him in a white van and fleeing the scene. […]
Opening a new pet store during lockdown restrictions was the job of a former police officer. After spending 13 years in the police force, animal lover Laura Beal changed careers, first becoming a dog groomer and then a pet store owner. The 37-year-old had detected that there was an opportunity for an all-natural pet store […]
Pet store owner Rachael James packs so much stock in her tiny store that customers describe it as an Aladdin’s pet cave. Rachel tells Justine Thompson how she’s making the most of her space When the owners of a Sheffield pet store closed the business in 2002, one of their employees, Rachael, took the opportunity […]
An 80-year-old Surrey pet store owner made the sad decision to close her 34-year-old store after a fall that broke her ribs. Maggies is an independent pet and gardening supplies store based in Stoneleigh, northeast of the Borough of Epsom and Ewell. But the owner, Maggie herself, fell in mid-June, breaking her hip and preventing […]
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A former pet store and grooming salon could become Nuneaton’s last takeaway pizza. Plans have been revealed to transform the former lounge at 13 Bull Street in Attleborough into an Italian take-out pizzeria. According to a request submitted to Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, take-out would become a traditional Italian take-out pizza. READ MORE: We […]
Most afternoons, Gretchen Spitz will be in her new living room on West Highway 30. Its customers come in all ages, sizes, colors and breeds – dogs, as well as cats. But its clientele does not stop there; she “cut birds’ nails, bathed ferrets and rabbits”. Gretchen said, “I like animals, they don’t respond. Although […]
Get your dogs groomed for the summer with a new business in Cullompton. Former policewoman Laura Beal opened Naturally Pawsome in Fore Street, offering a natural selection of pet foods and products. Not only did the 37-year-old, who was in the police force for 13 years, have to deal with a pandemic when opening the […]
IPOH: Many pet store owners were happy to hear that their businesses are allowed to operate during the total lockdown. However, most have turned to the Internet to sell their products to customers. A store manager, who wanted to market himself as Tam, said the experience of first-order movement control had driven him to go […]
By the Nisqually Valley Press Team Sirens – Yelm Police Department Pre-purchased kitten stolen from a pet store Mindy Renee Kuenzi, who owns a pet and grooming store, called police on Tuesday May 4 to report the alleged theft of a Maine Coon kitten. The feline was allegedly stolen from the unsecured display case, the […]
“I think we must be crazy, but we have to go.” That was Aiden Shade’s defiant message as he prepares to open his new pet store on Wishaw’s main street. Many commentators believe the COVID pandemic will be the final nail in the High Street coffin. But the new business is determined to turn the […]
R&R Country, a local horse and country store based in Hemingbrough, is set to unveil its latest retail business this holiday weekend, with the launch of a new pet store. On May 1 at 10 a.m., the doors will open and all customers will be greeted with a 10% discount on all dog products, with […]
A couple from North Staffordshire who met for the love of animals have opened their own pet shop in the Moorlands. Emma Wilkes and David Gunn met in college – and now Dave’s cat, Tiberius, lives in harmony with Emma x Jack Russell’s pug, Darwin – after the couple bonded over their animal worship. company. […]
A Farmington family has taken up the torch of local animal lovers, after the company-owned Pet Valu closed in downtown Farmington Center. Mom Angela Tolonen said there is no firm opening date for Tolonen Family Pet Shop, but the company’s Facebook page already has 500 followers. Customers also use the self-service dog wash stations left […]
Creatures Pet Shop moves from downtown Madras to a new location on Southwest I Street If you’ve recently driven south through Madras, you’ve probably noticed the new red niche on I Street. The bright yellow place that housed the Sunny hair salon for 35 years is getting a makeover and becoming a larger-than-normal niche. Creatures […]
When the Tolonen family moved to the area about eight years ago, Angela, the mother, remembers walking through downtown Farmington, looking around and wondering if the town center could accommodate a pet store. Turns out she wasn’t the only one. Pet Valu, a corporate chain of pet stores, would open in 2018. She was, as […]
Detroit pet store adds grooming after pandemic causes hardship for mobile groomer A pet groomer was in trouble during the pandemic. Now she works at a pet store in Detroit. DETROIT (FOX 2) – Latonya Smith’s business, LC’s Mobile Pet Spa, was hit hard when the pandemic prevented her from entering its customers. She provided […]
A pet shop owner kept a Marmoset monkey in a cage designed for guinea pigs in his apartment and fed him dog food before he was injured by falling from a balcony, said a tribunal. Joseph Ghessen, 39, owner of Cally Pets in Islington, north London, reportedly housed “Nicky” in a cage that night which […]
Roxy Tector of Pooches Pet Store, which opened in Nansledan, in January 2021 (Image: Hugh Hastings) A natural food pet store has opened in the new town of Nansledan. Pooches Pet Care, run by dog trainer Sharon North and dog groomer Jackie Seymour, opened just before the last coronavirus lockdown, but is cleared to trade […]
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SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Garbage bags now cover windows to hide damage inside Pet Stuff after Summersville Police Chief Jay Nowak said the small business was vandalized Saturday night. Tennile Martin owns the store next door. She says Pet Stuff employees worked on the store every day, preparing to open their doors for the first […]
BizHawk is published weekly and includes material of interest to the business community. Share your company’s news, including employee announcements and staff movements, via email [email protected]. The house is where the hamsters are. And thanks to Andrea Navarro, this place is still the Pet house in Goleta. Navarro bought the iconic Goleta store, 5781 Calle […]
Helpless animals have been left to die in freezing temperatures after callous thieves broke into a pet store to steal turtles. The burglary took place after the window was smashed in the End Room on Albert Street in Motherwell at some point on Friday night. The stolen animals included 15 turtles, which sell for £ […]
D’Luxurious Paws opened at 924 Light St. in Federal Hill. The new pet store, which offers pet grooming, dog day care and dog obedience school services, is taking over a space that once housed the Pawtimore pet store before it closed in January. D’Luxurious Paws is owned by D’Andre Lewis, who has been a pet […]
A POPULAR new pet store in Bidford specializing in horse products could create four or more jobs by next spring. Bidford Pet Co on the Bidavon Industrial Estate on Waterloo Road opened during the Covid-19 lockdown in July. The pet store and farm food retailer welcome in-store customers but will also take orders by phone […]
The Leader continues to spotlight local independent traders and street heroes across Wrexham and Flintshire. If you know or are a business that goes above and beyond, we want to hear from you and celebrate our local independent traders and our street heroes. Email [email protected] for more details. CREATURE CONFORTS, Connah’s Quay On paper, taking […]
A high-end pet store and grooming salon in Clifton is closing, less than a year after opening. BARC Clifton is operated by the Bristol Animal Rescue Center and was launched in February to support the work of the organization, the proceeds of which are donated to the charity. The Portland Street site offers a range […]
Cats and dogs hold a special place in the hearts of their owners. Nothing can replace a warm fur ball full of love and appreciation after a long day. Unfortunately, sometimes pets can find themselves in tricky situations and need extra care. A new pet spa has opened to deliver just that. Bailey’s Pet Spa […]
A Huntington Beach woman will be opening a pet store next month where owners can wash their dogs, have them professionally groomed or purchase specialty food, treats and toys. Three-year-old resident Katie Randall plans to open EarthWise Pet at 8901 Atlanta Ave. in mid-September. The store is part of an Oregon-based national chain, founded in […]
Deborah Austin’s customers inside her shop may walk on more than two legs, but make no mistake, she certainly doesn’t think of herself as an ordinary groomer. “I consider myself to be a stylist,” she said. Since Austin’s Paw Spa opened to the public on April 1, salon co-owners Deborah and Carla Austin have served […]
Saratoga Pet Salon, 14440 Big Basin Way, Suite 10, is owned and operated by San Jose resident Toni Webster, a professional pet groomer. The business was previously owned by Erin Bane, who sold it to Webster last April. The shop, formerly known as The Pawsh Pet Boutique, was once a pet store and dog grooming […]