UGH! I would have done the same thing. What is that mother teaching her son about how to treat animals?

I LOVE going to Petco because it IS where the pets go. At our local Petco I love seeing people bring their pets in, especially the dogs. They're SO happy; like little kids set loose in a candy store. The people who work there even have sample stations just like in grocery stores, except they hand out samples of food to the animals. It's so much fun.

Quite often I'll go there just to cheer myself up. I don't consider it a petting zoo, but it is fun looking at all the different animals available. Mine used to have birds, but I guess that stopped a few years ago.