Comments on: Petco Moving Into Old Blockbuster Space on North Decatur Road

By: DecaturCyn

DecaturCyn — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:41:51 +0000

Also … here’s a nod to our favorite daycare, Pets Playhouse on Ponce, which also carries food and supplies. And, for wild bird food, I’m a huge fan of a newish little shop called “The Garden Enthusiast – Backyard Nature Station” on Main Street in Tucker.

By: SR

SR — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:30:58 +0000

Thanks! It looks like I may have a cat with special dietary needs so it will be handy to be able to ask for that personalized attention as we figure it out.

By: heather

heather — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:57:07 +0000

Right in the Decatur city limits there is no indie pet supply however there is: Kirkwood Feed & Seed on Hosea Wms, Inman Park Pet Works (very easy to get to off Dekalb Ave), Tucker Pet Supply on Main St. in Tucker and don’t forget the plethora of daycares in Decatur with nice retail action – Camp Woof, WagALot, etc. These stores all have good foods and experienced employees who can answer all kinds of questions and help you get what you need!

By: SR

SR — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:41:26 +0000

I may be too late to this post to get a response, but I’m curious what mom ‘n pop pet supply stores there are in the Decatur area. I’ve generally gone to PetSupermarket because it was the only store I knew of close by and I was excited by the thought (as mentioned above) of being able to buy people food and pet food with just one park of the car with the new PetCo. But I’d love to support local b’nesses if someone can point me in the right direction.

By: 10 x 10 In

10 x 10 In — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 03:57:36 +0000

Thanks to everyone for their input… I have a much better understanding of the complexities of the situation now. Still can’t say I would be able to clearly assess blame. I’m sure there are things each party might have done differently in hindsight. I just find it odd that Pet Supermarket would just ignore gaggles of rats running wild through their store every night and choose to do nothing about it. I mean, if they were breaking into bags of food and causing damage to the store that’s lost revenue for them as well.

I can see how a reasonable pest control program would be the responsibility of the tenant, but if they are getting inside the store, that’s a structural issue with the building. We also had to have an “exclusion” done for our attic and crawl space (thank god not inside the house). We’d never had a problem until I made the mistake of leaving a bag of bird seed out just ONE time. Even with the food source removed, there was no amount of pest control (traps, bait etc.) that was stopping them until the company finally found and closed off every single entrance point. The tenacity of those vermin was really amazing! My point being, I have some level of sympathy for anyone dealing with an infestation. It can be a really difficult problem to solve and can get out of hand in no time.