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Mom takes child to PetSmart for ‘low maintenance’ pet. Then she buys a betta fish—making everyone furious: ‘I hate when I have to agree with PETA’

By Apr 9th
Woman sends husband to pick up dog at groomer. Then she sees what they gave him back: ‘I would be getting a divorce bc what’

By Apr 3rd
Cat owner’s $1,500 vet nightmare ends with the most ridiculous diagnosis imaginable

By Mar 19th
Iran war forces couple into a desperate flight with their dog, but their real nightmare began on the road

By Mar 18th
Chicago woman drops off Pomeranian at Petco for grooming. 8 hours later, she’s still not allowed to pick her up: ‘I can’t stop crying’

By Mar 5th
Chicago woman goes to PetSmart. Then she sees someone abandoned a puppy and left it in a shopping cart: ‘I hope the store has good cameras’

By Mar 2nd
Woman buys dog food bag from Rural King. Then she realizes there’s something alive inside

By Feb 28th
Man leaves specific instructions for Amazon driver. Now she’s demanding answers after her dog destroyed package: ‘Why bother giving us the option?’

By Feb 19th
‘Apparently, I’m a horrible dog mom’: Woman takes her Australian shepherd to the pet store. Then a stranger says she’s ‘cruel’ for docking her tail

By Feb 9th
Woman says Amazon driver delivering cat treats accidentally ran over her cat—but the internet isn’t on her side: ‘I fear I’d be jailed’

By Feb 9th
California woman goes to the pet store. Then worker talks her into adopting an unlikely animal: ‘Meet Wallace’

By Jan 26th
‘I now have glass stuck in my thumb’: PetSmart customer buys Playology cat toy—then claims its dangerous material became embedded in her finger

By Jan 19th
‘Petco what the actual hell?’: Woman goes to the fish aisle at Petco. Then she sees something disturbing happened to one of the fish

By Jan 14th
Woman takes cat to PetSmart Hotel. Then they give her cat to the wrong family—who ends up losing her: ‘The lack of empathy is concerning’

By Jan 5th
‘This is why there are so many fake service dogs at the airport’: Tampa man calls out Delta after getting stranded with dog

By Dec 30th
‘His owners must be so heartbroken’: Woman attends Petco adoption event with boyfriend. Then she learns why one cat was separated from its owner

By Dec 20th
‘They’ve been known to kill pets’: Florida woman walks into PetSmart. Then she issues PSA after seeing this brand on the shelf

By Dec 6th
‘Isn’t this a crime?’: California woman goes out for a walk with dog. Then she catches neighbor trying to unalive dogs by putting this on the street

By Nov 28th
‘Y’all really don’t care about the no-fly list’: Woman sees $125 pet fee to bring dog with her on plane. So she takes drastic measures

By Oct 31st
“Getting a ‘hey girly’ dm over your cat is diabolical”: Texas woman’s cat wanders outside every night. Then he returns with a note

By Oct 5th