PJ’s Pet Centre

I’m kind of uncomfortable with how they treat their pets. They are kept in very small cages. There will be like five hamsters (mixed genders? who knows?) in one cage that is smaller than my hamster cage — which is for one hamster. Hamsters are not supposed to be together in a cage because they aren’t social animals.
The employees here … some are really rude and seem like they don’t care about the animals at all … and others are cheerful and helpful and seem like they do care.
I bought one of my hamsters here a while back. (I was sad because my other hamster died and I just needed another hamster to make me feel better … yeah I’m not proud of it but it happened.) The way the employee treated the hamster just wasn’t pleasant.
I buy all my hamster and guinea pig food/​hay/​supplies here, just because there isn’t a good store for small animals close to me, close to my work, or on the subway line. This is the only pet store on the way home from work.

I have never bought any pets here, but come by the store to check out the kittens once in awhile. I agree with my fellow Unilocalers that the kittens are way over priced (ie. $ 999 for a Persian), I suggest you to get a kitten from Toronto Animal Rescue — they have tons of cats needing a good home.
Now that puppies aren’t allowed to be sold at pet shops, the variety of pets sold at this location has gone down drastically. They still have a good amount of lizards, amphibians and other creepy crawlers. I witnessed the feeding, and was absolutely disgusted. The staff member was feeding crickets to one of the lizards, and he picked one up to drop into the cage, but the cricket got away and this happened 4 – 5 times before the staff member successfully fed the lizard. Now, I’m not speaking for the general public, but I’m pretty sure nobody would feel at ease with crickets jumping around the store freely. I felt itchy all over right away, and had to leave the store.
As a result, I tend to just stay by the entrance, which is where they keep the kittens anyways. I definitely don’t feel comfortable buying anything from a store infested with crickets.

Another conveniently located store. It’s right on the subway line & so easy to find. The selection in this PJ’s isn’t the best, because of the small footprint of the store. But it seems to have the essentials for stocking up or when you are getting your first pet.
They have many adorable puppies & often kittens for sale in the store. Though I would never buy one here so as not to support any puppy or kitten mills. Also, their prices for these puppies & kittens are ridiculous. $ 1900 for a kitten? Even if it is a pure breed, there are so many animals in shelters looking for homes. I recommend anyone interested in getting a pet to visit a shelter or a store (like Pet Smart) that partners with pet rescues & adopt instead of buying. We got our cat through adopting & he’s the most affectionate, smart, polite cat I’ve ever had!

i hate to say this too, i also got my dog from here. it was totally unplanned, i was meeting a friend in the area, once i got there she told me she was in the pet store playing with a puppy. anyways of course i totally fell in love with the puppy, and couldnt leave without her. and that was that. shes the most loving dog ever, and im so glad i got her. im aware of what goes on in puppy mills, and i really never intended on supporting them. but now that i have my dog and have gotten this attached to her, im really glad i got her. she still deserves a good home no matter where she came from.
so about the pet store. so they lied to me about the breed of my dog. they said she was a boston terrier/​french bulldog mix, and shes actually a boston terrier/​jack russell mix. im not sure if they were aware of her breed and lied on purpose because frenchies are more expensive, or if they were told that was her breed. anyways thats a pretty big mistake, but my fault for purchasing animals from a pet store! she also came with a parasite, but that was easily treated. shes actually healthy (knock on wood), we haven’t had any problems with her health (its been a year). but she has some behavioral issues, the main one being separation anxiety. which im sure has to do with her past.
there were also other things that the pjs staff were not honest with us about, but i wont get into that.
anyways even though i love my dog and cant imagine my life without her, i really dont recommend this place at all since they don’t even know the breeds of the dogs they are selling (or are lying about them to make more money).

I hate to say it, but this is where I got my dog… and he’s really the best thing ever. I got very very lucky with Finn. The fact that he’s well behaved, healthy and has never shown any signs of a puppy mill is excellent and made me believe in «pet stores» if only for a fleeting second. I will say that I’m not a fan of their other locations — specifically the Square One location… the dogs are to many in a window. When I got Finn he had his one cage/​window and the staff was very good with him, and his area was very clean.
The staff seem to care a lot about the animals there and they did a check on me and I had to fill out forms to make sure I was a suitable owner, and they were extra vigilant because it was around Christmas. They also mentioned that they refuse to sell or even carry black cats around Halloween and bunnies around easter to assure that the animals are going into the right homes.
When I was ready to take Finn home, they gave him a bath and put a free dose of revolution on him. They also helped me pick out the correct crate for his training and threw in some items I would need. He still has his first toy from there — albeit it’s beaten up — as that was 3 years ago.
As bad as this is going to sound, Finn also came with a «warranty», but it covered any health problem he was born with or anything that he picked up in their care. He also came with a record of his shots and such. I will admit, that warranty came in handy since he was born with a cherry eye that needed surgery and he had picked up a parasite as well as dog lice… yes, he had some health issue, but nothing life threatening, more just annoying.
I’m not going to suggest you buy your pet here, or from any pet store… but I will say that pet store animals need good homes too. If you do decided to get your pet from a pet store, this is the one I would go to.
On top of selling great animals — they have pictures of all of their animals they have put into good homes around the puppy area as well as at the front cash area — they sell great food, as well as all the supplies you will need.

I am torn because I really do not like supporting stores that sell animals — but it is one of few stores in the area that sell quality foods. In fact, I think it is the only store in the area that sells Wellness, which is what my cats eat. If anyone knows differently, help a Unilocaler out!
With that said, this place does have friendly staff and decent prices. The location is convenient and the store is clean. Your SPC card gets you 10% off.