Pet Photo Contest — 30th Anniversary Celebration
Happy Pet Owners It's hard to believe, but The Animal Store has been serving pet families in greater Chicagoland for 30 years! We opened our doors on [...]
Fall is for Ferret
OK, we're about a week early (fall officially starts Tuesday, September 22), but we're really excited about ferrets. So excited, in fact, that for every ferret we sell between now and October 8, The Animal [...]
Animal Store Gift Card Winner Donates to Red Door Shelter
Hey, everybody, did you know that Kenn's wife, Susan, has a blog called Two Kinds of People. Each year, she runs an essay contest complete with prizes. This year's winner, Norine Dworkin-McDaniel, donated one of [...]
Halloween Sale — 20% Off Storewide
I knew something big was brewing around here. Fish can sense these things, you know. And now, the big secret is out. We're having a sale! Not some little run-of-the-mill, take-a-few-pennies-off sale. A BIG [...]
Help Ernie Pick His Halloween Costume
So, I decided I might dress up for Halloween after all, since we're having a party this weekend. But I need your help. I can't decide which costume to wear. Help me pick by voting [...]
Outside Looking In
I, Ernie Gourami Fish, am the ruler of all I see. Which means everything on the west side of The Animal Store. I've been here in my big tank at the back of the store [...]
2 Happy Girls, 1 Happy Bunny
Any guesses as to what brought these giant, gorgeous smiles to these two sunny faces? That little furball in the middle — their new bunny. They have chosen to name her Amelia. It's a nice [...]
Surfin’ the Web
So, Kenn's been at the Backer show for two days, stocking up for the holidays. You know how it is when the boss is gone, you tend to slack off a little. So I took [...]
Song of Joy
Good gag. Maybe I'll get Kenn to buy me a baton and see if I can get our birdies to sing in harmony. Or maybe the fish. That would be a good trick. And I [...]
Love this Video
Some people like reading poems. That's great, but I love a good performance, don't you? Check out this great rendition of our favorite poem — The Animal Store by Rachel Field — from a little [...]
