| Pet Supplies Article | Pet lovers should keep reading for more information look below A pet store or pet shop is a retail business which sells a number of varieties of animals, including fish for home aquariums, small birds such as parakeets, small mammals such as fancy rats and hamsters, and small reptiles such as lizards and snakes. Mice, small goldfish, and other animals that serve to be live food (called feeders) for reptiles and fish are also usually sold. Pet stores also sell a range of food, supplies, and accessories. Pet stores that sell puppies and kittens are commercial businesses. Many animals are purchased from a pet store on impulse (especially as pets for children); these animals suffer when the novelty of the new pet wears off. Animal shelters and rescues take in many store-bought pets whose owners have lost interest in them. Some reputable pet stores attempt to screen customers, and offer to take back pets that do not make a successful transition to a new home. However this screening depends on the honesty and cooperation of the customer.
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