Sentences with phrase «than other pet stores»

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And other than those elements, the rest of the story is, according to the New York Times, exactly the same: Peter Hodgson later discovered Silly Putty in a toy store and ran with it.

The preeminent study by Cornell University on the health of puppies from various sources demonstrates, on average, pet store puppies are as healthy as, or healthier than, those from any other source.

These features can help retailers become more than just a pet store, but a place for entertainment and other necessary services.

Even the customers of full - line stores, in for their dog food or kitty litter, will take an extra few minutes to peruse the exotics section, if for no other reason than to consider what kind of person could possibly find satisfaction in owning such weird pets.

The National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy report found that 96 percent of relinquished pets came from somewhere other than a pet store, and 70 percent of the time the reasons owners relinquish a dog or cat to a shelter could have been prevented with consumer education.

Many suspect that the suppliers and stores that are likely to be most vulnerable to this fate will be those that specialize in small animals, aquatics, herptiles and exotic pets — basically, any category other than cats and dogs.

Pet stores and breeders are more heavily regulated than other sources of pets.

There is more oversight of breeders who sell their puppies to pet stores than any other type of breeder, shelter or rescue.

But many pet stores get their pups and other animals from mills where they're often abused and treated like baby producing machines rather than as loving creatures.

In this and other ways, it becomes more likely that people will adopt dogs in need rather than purchase them from pet stores or breeders.

New York City pet stores sell more puppies than any other city in the country.

If you obtained your kitten from somewhere other than an animal shelter or pet store, and you have other cats in the home, then you may want to have your kitten tested to see if they have one of these diseases, both of which can be passed onto them from their mother.

A few ZIP codes quickly emerged as areas of extreme need, and WHS staff found that 53206 topped that list because it had no pet supply stores, no veterinary clinics and no big - box retailers — in fact no retail options other than corner stores, which often have limited if any pet merchandise, Kline notes.

Humane Canada condemns puppy mills (see definition) and opposes the sale of cats and dogs in markets or pet stores other than satellite adoption centres and also disapproves of large - scale commercial breeders and «backyard breeders».

By supporting these types of pet stores, you are adopting an animal, saving a life and sending a clear message to other pet stores that the humane option is to operate a satellite adoption centre rather than selling animals.

Humane Canada believes that the sale of puppies and kittens in pet stores (other than shelter adoption centres) promotes impulse buying and is an outlet for puppy and kitten mill animals.

Some pet stores, he said, have realized the money lies in the toys and other pet supplies that owners buy rather than in the animal itself.

In a study published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association and led by Dr. Frank McMillan, researchers found dogs acquired from pet stores were 30 - 60 percent more likely to show stranger - related aggression, aggression to and fear of other dogs, and separation anxiety than dogs acquired from non-commercial breeders.

Other findings included that sexually intact dogs from pet stores were three times more likely to be aggressive toward their owners than sexually intact dogs from non-commercial breeders.

Dogs were acquired from a variety of sources; the most common were friends or relatives (30 %), breeders (25 %), public or private animal shelter (15 %), with the remainder (less than 10 % each) coming from a breed rescue group, a newspaper advertisement, found as stray, being born at home, acquired from a pet store, and rare other sources (Fig. 1).

Consumers may find it's cheaper to browse other retailers» pet - supply aisle than make a trip to a dedicated pet store.

Adopting a pet from an animal shelter or rescue group is much less expensive than buying a pet at a pet store or through other sources.

Other than personal reasons why you champion for adoption vs. purchase from a pet store or breeder, you should consider your budget when it comes to getting a dog.

Gov. Jerry Brown last Friday signed into law bill A.B. 485, making it illegal for pet stores to sell dogs, cats, and rabbits from any source other than a shelter or rescue group.

Adopting a homeless pet is much less expensive than buying a pet at a pet store or through other sources.

I have always known about puppy mills and pet store puppies but have never shared my home with anything other than rescued animals.

According to the Humane Society, more than 200 localities have passed «puppy mill» laws in the past two years that sometimes make it illegal for pet stores to source dogs anywhere other than shelters and rescuers.

Miami comes in a third overall, but it ranks at the top when it comes to what a pet needs: there are more pet stores and veterinarians per capita than any other city we analyzed.

A 2017 story quoted her at a pet - store protest in Omaha telling the media that she and other rescuers had to «fight for those dogs» inside because the shop bought puppies from «less than desirable breeders.»

The modest bills introduced in Oregon and more than 30 other states this year are aimed specifically at puppymills, seeking to establish basic care standards and limit the number of breeding dogs in facilities that churn out animals en masse for sale to pet stores and on the Internet.

As with many products, price comparisons confirm that pet owners can find these fourth best healthy dog treats for a better price on Amazon and a few other online retailers than in a lot of brick and mortar pet stores.

What's more, the Gibbstown store will join the ranks of more than 2,000 other pets stores across the U.S. that have signed the HSUS» Puppy Friendly Pet Stores pstores across the U.S. that have signed the HSUS» Puppy Friendly Pet Stores pStores pledge.

There were 6 of them in one cage at the pet store and I randomly picked two of them to take home and the pet store people said it would be okay to put them in the same cage so I did and less than a week of having them they got in a fight and now one of their legs is hurt pretty bad and the others face is all scratched up.

Adopting a pet from the Jersey Animal Welfare Society is much less expensive than buying a pet at a pet store or through other sources.

Also, it is estimated more than 90 % of dogs sold in pet stores come from puppy mills, and the Commission's plan is an acknowledgement that pet stores may often times be a front for unscrupulous breeders and distributors profiting from breeding and selling other animals as well.

It seems like you can't go more than a few blocks without passing a pet store, groomer, doggie daycare, vet office, or some other kind of..

According Brian Shapiro of the Humane Society of the United States, «New York City pet stores sell more puppies than any other city in the country.

The bill requires registration of all animal rescues including foster homes but does not apply to any breeders other than high volume breeders and dog retailers; hobby and show breeders, sporting or hunting dog breeders, pet stores and small «backyard» breeders would not be subject to any regulation under the bill.

But as increased competition from other retail channels and a turbulent economy have raised the stakes for these often relatively small retail operations, it has become more important than ever for pet store owners and operators to identify the latest and greatest merchandise to hit the market.

Store - level workers seem to stick around a bit longer than at other chains, probably because of a combination of great work environment and a commitment by these workers to the pet category.

Treats also demand less shelf space than many other pet store products.

There is a further analysis in the study — a large part of which shows that dogs that are bought from pet stores have significantly greater issues than dogs that were obtained from other sources.

Individual collections include: African art and samurai armour owned by Arman; examples of British vernacular culture from Peter Blake; the eclectic contents of two rooms from Hanne Darboven's family home in Hamburg; Edmund de Waal's Japanese netsuke; Damien Hirst's skulls, taxidermy and medical models; Indian paintings from Howard Hodgkin; Dr. Lakra's record covers and scrapbooks, Sol LeWitt's Japanese prints, modernist photographs and music scores; 20th century British postcards and Soviet space dog memorabilia from Martin Parr; Jim Shaw's thrift store paintings; Hiroshi Sugimoto's 18th century French and Japanese anatomical prints and books; Andy Warhol's cookie jars; more than 1,000 scarves and other textiles by the American designer Vera Neumann from Pae White; and a collection of thousands of objects assembled by Martin Wong and subsequently acquired by Danh Vo.