by Mira P.
I've been to both PetCo and Petsmart multiple times, and while neither of them is my preferred petstore, I thought I'd compare the two to see which one is better overall.
Here's my opinion of each store, though you probably already know my opinion of PetCo:
Petsmart - While the prices are a bit more expensive than PetCo, the employees are friendlier and the animals appear to be happier than the ones at PetCo. Their store is bigger, which, in turn, is less claustrophobic. The cages are probably the same size as the ones at PetCo, however, they do seem more cheerful. The employees there seem to care for the animals, and they have a safe area where you can hold the small animals (such as rats).
PetCo - The store is pretty dark and not very welcoming. Like I've said before, the rodents section is awful. It feels like they don't care about the animals whatsoever. The whole store kind of has that feeling. I don't believe there's an area where you can take out the animals. I asked at another PetCo and they said there wasn't, so I assume it's the same in all PetCo's, but I could be wrong on this. It would be better if you could take them out, like you can at Petsmart, so you can get a feel for your potential pet's personality before buying it. Sadly, a lot of animals get returned or abandoned because owners did not get to know them before buying them. This PetCo does have okay prices, and I'm sure the employees are friendly. I, unfortunately, did not get a friendly one.
Though I would definitely prefer that people not shop at petstores that sell animals, because it's uncommon the animals get treated correctly in that situation, out of my two local ones I would vastly prefer Petsmart. I strongly suggest you check out your stores, especially ones that sell live animals, before you buy from them. Check them out, see how they treat their pets, then make your decision - do you want to support them with your money?
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