We adopted Bijou from a rural rescue after seeing her on Petfinder, and Bonnie, our first cat, was adopted from a shelter that has adoption days at Petsmart. Levi and Charity were fostered through a shelter and then we adopted them through the kitty adoption center that is housed at Petsmart.

We did purchase a pair of parakeets at a pet store - one lived for about five years, the other about seven years. They were healthy while we had them but they didn't quite live their full expected lifespan.