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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.
Puppies and kittens
Less common in pet stores are larger mammals such as dogs and cats.
There are many small, privately owned pet stores that carry puppies and kittens, maintain a superb level. In the UK and many other countries dogs and cats are not sold at pet stores.
Exotic pets
Exotic pets like sugar gliders, large snakes and large parrots are available at some pet shops. Because the care of these types of animals is difficult and expensive, usually only stores that specialize in exotic animals carry them as regular stock.
In computer science
In computer science, a "pet store program" is an example of how to use a particular software framework or set of libraries to build a real program. Its concept is similar to the Hello world program. It has been made popular by Sun Microsystems for illustrating J2EE, and many other vendors followed.
Related Links
External links
- Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council - Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) is the world’s largest pet trade association, representing all segments of the pet industry.zh-yue:寵物店
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