Newsweek

Woman Goes to Petco for a Fish Tank—Ends Up Leaving With a Cat

A woman who visited a pet store looking for a fish tank walked out with a much-bigger surprise—a new feline companion. The TikTok video, shared by user Kadrien (@k.e.t.a_), shows the 21-year-old ...
MediaPost

Petco Launches Educational Fish Campaign

Petco is urging parents to resist the hype surrounding the upcoming “Finding Nemo” 3D movie and consider a freshwater fish first. An education campaign coincides with the availability of "Finding Nemo ...
The Daily Dot

TikToker calls out Petco for alleged mistreatment of betta fish, putting 2 males together in viral TikTok

In a viral TikTok posted on Jan. 7, TikToker Madelyn Reisch (@theirworthmore) said that a pet supply store put two male betta fish in a plastic cup together—male betta fish “should never be kept ...
Los Angeles Times

Hamsters, reptiles, fish saved from Petco fire in Westchester

It’s still too early to estimate the damage to the Petco building … but they saved the hamsters. Los Angeles firefighters made quick work of a fire at the Petco store in the 8800 block of South ...
Newsweek

PETA Calls for Betta Fish Boycott After Undercover Video Shows Tropical Fish Kept Inside Small, Dirty Bottles at Breeding Farm

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is urging people to boycott the sale of betta fish after an undercover video from a breeding farm in Thailand revealed serious acts of abuse and ...
Los Angeles Times

Petco launches PetCoach, a higher-end store centered on pet services

Petco, he said, is trying to get up to speed digitally (launching store pickup for online shoppers, for instance) and leapfrog its competitors. The latter is where the mostly unrecognizable Petco ...