pet store

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A pet shop or pet store is an essential services retailer which sells animals and pet care resources to the public. A variety of animal supplies and pet accessories are also sold in pet shops. The products sold include: food, treats, toys, collars, leashes, cat litter, cages and aquariums.

Pet shops may also offer both hygienic care (such as pet cleaning) and aesthetic services (such as cat and dog grooming).{{Cite book|title=BSAVA Manual of Veterinary Care|last=Dallas|first=Sue|publisher=Wiley|year=2000|isbn=0905214498|pages=7}} Some pet stores also provide tips on training and behaviour, as well as advice on pet nutrition. Some pet stores provide engraving services for pet tags, which have the owner's contact information in case the pet gets lost.

Online pet stores

Many pet stores also offer retail products online. Citing convenience as the key motivational factor for purchasing from online pet stores, the number of United States households that shopped online for pet care products in 2018 was 13 million."Topic: Online Pet Care Market". www.statista.com. Retrieved 2019-11-29. Other stated advantages for online shopping include competitive pricing and good value due to free shipping offers. {{As of|2017|post=,}} North America has the largest online pet care market of any other region. In the United States, more than 1/3 of all purchases from online pet stores were made at PetSmart with the most popular item purchased being dry dog food. In 2017, the online sales of pet care products grew by about 3.4 billion dollars, while traditional brick-and-mortar stores reported only about 317 million dollars in sales growth.

{{As of|2018|post=,}} millennials are the biggest pet-owning generation.{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2018/10/18/the-pet-retail-market-is-hot-and-getting-hotter-by-the-day/|title=The Pet Retail Market Is Hot And Getting Hotter By The Day|last=Danziger|first=Pamela N.|website=Forbes|language=en|access-date=2019-11-29}} Seventy-seven percent report that they prefer to purchase pet products like toys, accessories, and food online, but favor in-store shopping for treats, bedding and clothing.

Countries

= Brazil =

In 2023, the Brazilian pet store trade had an estimated income of {{BRLConvert|70|b|lk=on|year=2023|showdate=no}}.{{Cite web |title=Crescimento do mercado pet e oportunidade de negócio |url=https://sebrae.com.br/sites/PortalSebrae/ufs/al/artigos/crescimento-do-mercado-pet-e-oportunidade-de-negocio,021731b7fe057810VgnVCM1000001b00320aRCRD |date=12 August 2024 |access-date=20 September 2024 |website=Sebrae |via= |language=pt-br}}{{Cite web |title=Pequenos negócios dominam mercado pet, que está em expansão e fatura bilhões |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/mpme/2023/07/pequenos-negocios-dominam-mercado-pet-que-esta-em-expansao-e-fatura-bilhoes.shtml |date=25 July 2023 |access-date=20 September 2024 |website=Folha de S.Paulo |via= |language=pt-br}} According to the Brazilian Association of the Pet Products Industry (Abinpet) and the Instituto Pet Brasil, Brazil is considered the third largest market (4.95%), behind only the United States (43.7%) and China (8.7%).{{Cite web |title=Qual é o impacto da fusão entre Petz e Cobasi nos pet shops de bairro? |url=https://economia.uol.com.br/noticias/redacao/2024/04/19/fusao-petz-cobasi-consequencias.htm |date=19 April 2024 |access-date=20 September 2024 |website=UOL |via= |language=pt-br}}{{Cite web |title=Brasil é o terceiro país em faturamento no setor pet |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/patrocinado/dino/noticia/2023/10/23/brasil-e-o-terceiro-pais-em-faturamento-no-setor-pet.ghtml |date=23 October 2023 |access-date=20 September 2024 |website=O Globo |via= |language=pt-br}}{{Cite web |date=20 September 2023 |title=Brazil Pet Sector |url=https://www.trade.gov/market-intelligence/brazil-pet-sector-expected-grow |access-date=20 September 2024 |website=International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=27 June 2024 |title=Paw-sitive Outlook for the Pet Food Industy in Brazil |url=https://apps.fas.usda.gov/newgainapi/api/Report/DownloadReportByFileName?fileName=Paw-sitive%20Outlook%20for%20the%20Pet%20Food%20Industy%20in%20Brazil_Brasilia_Brazil_BR2024-0015.pdf |access-date=20 September 2024 |language=en |via=United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS)}}

According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), 44 out of every 100 families own a pet.{{Cite web |title=Lares brasileiros já têm mais animais que crianças |url=https://brasil.elpais.com/brasil/2015/06/09/opinion/1433885904_043289.html |date=10 June 2015 |access-date=20 September 2024 |website=El País Brasil |via= |language=pt-br}}{{Cite web |title=Animais são cada vez mais parte das famílias brasileiras |url=https://crmvsp.gov.br/animais-sao-cada-vez-mais-parte-das-familias-brasileiras/ |date=7 December 2018 |access-date=20 September 2024 |website=Conselho Regional de Medicina Veterinária do Estado de São Paulo (CRMV-SP) |via= |language=pt-br}} It is estimated that there are more than 168 million pets in Brazil (of which more than 100 million are dogs and cats), with at least 56% of households having at least one dog or cat, within this data, 44% are inhabited by dogs and 21% by cats, an average of 1.72 dogs and 2.01 cats per household.{{Cite web |title=Hábitos mudam e Brasil já tem mais de 168 milhões de 'pets' |url=https://valor.globo.com/brasil/noticia/2023/08/13/habitos-mudam-e-brasil-ja-tem-mais-de-168-milhoes-de-pets.ghtml |date=13 August 2023 |access-date=20 September 2024 |website=Valor Econômico |language=pt-br}}{{Cite web |title=Tendencias do mercado Pet Vet para os proximos anos |url=https://www.gov.br/agricultura/pt-br/assuntos/camaras-setoriais-tematicas/documentos/camaras-setoriais/animais-e-estimacao/2022/34a-ro-27-07-2022/tendencias-do-mercado-pet-vet-para-os-proximos-anos.pdf |date=28 July 2022|access-date=20 September 2024 |website=Sindicato Nacional da Indústria de Produtos para Saúde Animal (SINDAN) |via=Ministry of Agriculture |language=pt-br}}{{Cite web |title=Descubra quais são os principais perfis de tutores de pets no Brasil |url=https://sindan.org.br/release/descubra-quais-sao-os-principais-perfis-de-tutores-de-pets-de-acordo-com-pesquisa-radar-pet-2020/ |date= |access-date=20 September 2024 |website=Sindicato Nacional da Indústria de Produtos para Saúde Animal (SINDAN) |via= |language=pt-br}}

A license is required before being able to manage a pet store, with laws varying by state, although the sale of animals in pet stores is not prohibited.{{Cite web |date= |title=Venda de animais em Petshop é proibida? |url=https://www.jusbrasil.com.br/artigos/venda-de-animais-em-petshop-e-proibida/2020847341 |access-date=20 September 2024 |website=Jusbrasil |language=pt-br}}

= Germany =

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The largest pet store in the world is located in Duisburg, Germany. Zoo Zajac is located in a 130,000 square-foot warehouse and houses more than 250,000 animals from 3,000 different species. The store has become a tourist attraction, with visitors interacting with it like a zoo.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2015-08-19/the-world-s-biggest-pet-store-has-250-000-animals|title=The World's Biggest Pet Store Has 250,000 Animals|last=Crair|first=Ben|date=19 August 2015|work=Bloomberg Business|access-date=30 November 2019}}

= United Kingdom =

In 1987, the British pet store trade had an estimated worth of £150 million.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O_0WVw6k1asC&q=british+pet+stores&pg=PA92|title=Animals and Modern Cultures: A Sociology of Human-Animal Relations in Modernity|last=Franklin|first=Adrian|publisher=SAGE|year=1999|isbn=1446222969|pages=92}} The largest pet store chain is Pets at Home.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5040140.stm|title=Pampering pets for profit|last=Bolakee|first=Nishi|date=8 June 2006|work=BBC News|access-date=30 November 2019}}

In the United Kingdom, pet stores are prohibited from selling puppies and kittens less than six months old. The ban was announced in 2018 following public pressure to improve animal breeding standards.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/dec/23/pet-shops-to-be-banned-from-selling-puppies-and-kittens|title=British pet shops to be banned from selling puppies and kittens|date=23 December 2018|work=The Guardian|access-date=29 November 2019}}

= United States =

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In 2004, according to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association, in the pet industry, live animal sales reached approximately $1.6 billion.{{cite web |date=9 November 2005 |title=Ten Fast Facts about Pet Shops |url=https://www.bornfreeusa.org/2005/11/09/ten_fast_facts_about_pet_shops/?more=1 |access-date=3 April 2014}} In the United States, pet sales make up only 6% of the market, with most sales comprising accessories and merchandise. In a 2003 survey, 38% of U.S. pet shops claimed that they did not sell any live animals.

In 20 states and Washington, D.C., a license is required before being able to manage a pet store. There are 16 states that have laws which mandate veterinary care for animals being sold at the store.{{cite web|last=Duncan|first=Ashley|title=Brief Overview of Retail Pet Stores|url=https://www.animallaw.info/article/brief-overview-retail-pet-stores|access-date=3 April 2014}} In some states and cities – such as California and Atlanta – the sale of common pets such as dogs, cats, and rabbits, is prohibited except for those from animal shelters, in an attempt to curb poor standards of animal breeding.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/02/us/california-pet-store-rescue-law.html|title=California Forces Pet Stores to Sell Only Dogs and Cats From Shelters|last=Hauser|first=Christine|date=2 January 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=29 November 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/atlanta-bans-pet-stores-from-selling-cats-and-dogs/njUh1fdSiciwmL38DPilkN/|title=Atlanta bans pet stores from selling cats and dogs|last=Godwin|first=Becca|date=14 November 2018|work=AJC|access-date=29 November 2019}}