Pets at Home, Vets4Pets, JunctionNINE Retail Park, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK, WA2 8TW

Pets at Home is a British pet supplies retailer selling pet products including food, toys, bedding, medication, accessories and pets. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. Founded in 1991, the company operates 453 stores across the UK, as well as an online store. Pets at Home also provides a range of services such as grooming, veterinary care and dog training. History The first store was opened in Chester in 1991, by Anthony Preston. In December 1999, Pets at Home acquired Petsmart UK, [3] bringing a chain of 140 stores under Pets at Home branding. Pets at Home was sold to Bridgepoint Capital for £230 million in July 2004. In November 2007, the 200th store, Barnstaple, opened. On 27 January 2010, Pets at Home was sold by Bridgepoint Capital, to United States-based investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) for around £955 million. The 17 September 2012 episode of BBC consumer affairs television programme Watchdog included a report on animal and fish welfare conditions at Pets at Home. The programme had visited eight stores, as part of an investigation which included Mike Jessop, former president of the Small Animal Veterinary Association. The programme discovered evidence of mistreatment of small animals, dead fish being left to rot and be eaten in tanks, and sick small animals up for sale