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1040 Us Highway 1 N Woodbridge NJ 07095
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26 000 sq. Foot megastore35 000 gal. Of fish on displayeveryday low prices169950attr:foods170190attr:reptilesaquariumsbirdsfoodsmall animals

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20

This place absolutely broke my heart every time I walked in. Although it was clean, you could tell the animals (especially the puppies) were not living...

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20

Please don't go here. It's very depressing. I wish I could buy all the animals just so I can get them out of there. They are neglected, caged for weeks, and...

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20

Please if you love animals call the ASPCA and get this place shut down! Here's the # 800-582-5979 or you can email a complaint on their website at...

horrible

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40

I bought A guinea pig there and he died the next day then I bought two more guinea pigs and they must of just got there cause ive had them for a year myfamily had a boxer for 10 years before but the employee hAD A ADDITUDE

LET ASPCA KNOW AND REPORT THE ABUSE!!!

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20

Disgusting.. sick shivering dogs in cages.. small enclosers.. DIRTY. Store tries to pass mixed bred dogs off as purebred. Cant not believe this store is still standing.. dead and dying fish in tanks. Write a review yes but PUT A COMPLAINT ...

Horrible

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20

I went in there today to buy some small fish. I knew they wouldn't last long considering they were a form of gold fish, but I did think it would be more then 6 hours.... I bought two, and they're both dead already. There were many dead fish...

CLOSE IT DOWN

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20

The animals are living in dirty and disgusting conditions.The ASPCA should close them down !!!!!!!!!

when i bought my guineapig the...

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40

when i bought my guineapig there i didnt notice it but there is a tear in his earbut my other guinea pig is healthy and happy

what an absolute disaster

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20

I have been shopping here on and off fro years. I recently decided to stop in and i ended picking up some fresh water shrimp. I spent good money there only to have almost all the shrimp die off in the first week. I decided i was stuck now b...

If you love animals, stay away!

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20

DISGUSTING PLACE! Please, if you love animals, don't buy anything from there or support their operations. I bought a 3 month chocolate lab on Saturday, 8/11, and from day 1 something seemed wrong with him. He wasn't active, was barely eating, sleeping all the time, etc. By Friday, 8/17, when I got home from work, the pup's nose was completely dry, he had very labored breathing, and a lot of...

Attitude from hell

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20

Im going to keep this short and sweet. The staff animals fish and products are all disgusting. That place is disgusting. I hope they get shut down and thrown to all the poor animals they have abused. Workers are the pits. The oldest manager...

Please Read This Sad Story

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20

Good: Nothing from here is good! I was lied to, ignored and now I am left paying expenses for a dog I love with so many problems. Please do not support this place and read my horror story. I do not want this to happen to anyone else because...

unethical

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20

Do not support this place. The animals are bought from anyone and anyplace for almost nothing. They do not stand behind there gaurantees, and manufacturers are poorly portrayed. Warantees do not exist, even company tells you to return item ...

Animal Graveyard

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20

I went to this place once, and that is all it took. Their isles were lined with cages filled with different types of fancy chicken-type birds, and more than one of them were dead. They had been dead for a while by the smell. Their puppies w...

Yelp

I give two stars only because of their selection in supplies and variety of dog food. However, aside from this massive selection and great prices, The shop definitely needs a makeover. They claim to…

dog with parasites

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20

we had bought this beautiful neo. mastiff in june, 2010. finding out days later that this poor puppy could possibly die from stage 4 giardia.I had spoken and left messages for the store owner gordon but unfortunately received a responce 1.5...

most disgusting, vile pet store

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20

the only good thing is prices on supplies.otherwise this place sucks.95% of the employees you feel like kicking their a** because of unfriendliness.dirty and filthy, this place needs to be shut down.I figured a pet store like this would car...

Concerned Pet Lover & Consumer

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20

Sad to say this but you should check out the REVIEWS online about your business. I've been there and sad to see a potentially large business in a very good location have to be in such poor conditions. I'm not writing to you to degrade you b...

Do Not Shop Do Not waste your Time

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20

DO NOT SHOP - ESP if you are a New Yorker please do not waste your time traveling out to this place from NYC it is not worth it... Majority of the fish are SICK and DEAD in the tanks... just sitting there. The customer service is bad because mostly teenagers work there... They have a BS 2 week return policy which make no sense because you can buy the exact same stuff at petsmart etc and return it within 90 days... Please do not waste your time the management is clueless esp Gordon... I honestly think the owner can no longer manage to run this business because it's a big dusty dump inside...

Do Not Shop Do Not waste your Time – DO NOT SHOP - ESP if you are a New Yorker please do not waste your time traveling out to this place from NYC it is not worth it... Majority of the fish are SICK and DEAD in the tanks... just sitting there. The customer service is bad because mostly teenagers work there... They have a BS 2 week return policy which make no sense because you can buy the exact same stuff at petsmart etc and return it within 90 days... Please do not waste your time the management is clueless esp Gordon... I honestly think the owner can no longer manage to run this business...

so siad

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20

i got a dog it has had bloody stool and vomiting for 3 days now. i just drooped the dog of at the vet. i hope the dog makes it. i am going back to animals and things on Sunday i hope they do the right thing.

Dirty, Poor, Un-KEPT Facility

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20

There wasn't a single thing that I like about this place. The management has no social skills what so ever. Their return policy is absolutely horrible. After losing my baby boy turtle I went back wanting to exchange both light tops that ...

Death

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20

My friend had bought me a bunny for a present. It died within 48 hours. We called Animals and Things and were given a hard time and had to drive there with the body to the store. They did let me get a new bunny but what pissed me off the mo...

DONT PURCHASE AN ANIMAL FROM THIS PLACE

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20

They have no idea about their animals for sale. All they care about is making the money off the animal. If you check further into this store, you will probably find that that most pet sores fuel the puppy mills. Instead of buying a animal...

nice

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100

Beautiful.

Fake Reviews on Animals & Things

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20

I'm sorry, but I don't know who would ever rate Animals & Things as a decent pet store. Anybody who does, is clearly a part owner or manager because in no way, is Animals & Things an acceptable pet shop. Their "puppies" are no longer pupp...

poor sick animals

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20

the poor sick animals are locked up inextremely small cages, half of them have diseases\infections the beagle all the way to the top right poopoed, half went to the bottom and he ate the half that stayed on top. Also the cages look so uncom...

Dirty and Sad

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20

I went to Animals and Things recently with my husband and children. From the moment we walked in I was disgusted by the smell. The dogs were sad and unclean. I was HORRIFIED at the smell of urine and feces and even more horrified when I ...

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20

This place is disgusting. Their cages are dirty and filled with feces. They have "blowout" sales on animals like they are not LIVING creatures. The people that work here are to put it nicely, not "professional" looking at all and not very approachable. When they are approached they are rude and act like they know it all.

They are claiming they do not take computer printed anymore because...

Worst Pet Store Ever!!

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20

DO NOT BUY A PET FROM THIS PET STORE EVER!! I just bought a kitten from here two days ago and it is still int he emergency room with god knows what wrong with itI spoke with the manager and he acted as if he didn't even care of my situat...

Are you serious?!?!

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20

Everytime I visit this store I have to pinch my nose before I enter it. It stinks of animal odor beyond what it's susposed to smell of. There's ALWAYS dead fish in the tank. The puppies Always look dirty and well over priced. My husband is an animal expert and when he has questions for them they never seem to have the answer except for this older guy who works in the fish department. I have to...

Awful Customer Service

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40

This used to be one of the best stores in the area for pet supplies. Now the products are dusty, unorganized, and you can never find a sales associate in the fish department to by fish. This is a shame that the owner doesn't use a good tr...

Average Rating
20

This is the worst pet store ever! The animals in there have fleas on them, the dogs eat their own fecal matter, and no one seems to really care for the animals. Its disgusting, and they shove the animals together in a single cage from time to time. Its so disgusting.

Animals N Things

Average Rating
100

This is one of the best pet stores that i have been to in New Jersey. The workers have answers to any and every question one might have to ask. I highly recommend this store, weather you are an experienced pet owner, or are getting your f...

shopped there for years

Average Rating
80

Good: Loved their selection, prices were the best. Purchased a blue Doberman pup about 12 years ago. Healthy with the acception of kennel cough, the vet said it is the equivalent of the human common cold. Contagious like it, too. Lighten...

Yelp

Is there a way to give this 0/5 stars? This place needs to be shut down by the Board of Health ASAP. The initial smell as you walk in is overwhelming, only to get worse while walking through the half…

Do NOT support this industry!

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20

I was curious about a non-"commercial" pet store that has existed in the area for such a long time, and decided to visit. I was horrified by the conditions in which the animals were kept. The puppies were all covered in feces, the small ani...

Consistent low prices & good supply

Average Rating
100

They always have what I need for my dog at the best prices anywhere. (Batter than Petsmart) With the coupons in the local flyer, I save even more. I can't comment on the animal purchases, but I would never buy a pet from a pet store anyway.

Beware Puppy Mill Pups

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20

I purchased a puppy from Animals and Things which was a huge mistake. Two days after I bought my Morkie she was diagnosed with two serious illness, Kennel cough and the parasite Gardia. Both these diseases are highly contangious which most likely all of the puppied that are in that store are infected. After much research and contacting m states ASPCA i found out that they receive there puppies from Labriar Kennels who receives there puppies from a known puppy mill. All I can say is please do not make the same mistake I did and purchase a puppy from this store or any pet store. ADOPT, or you...

Beware Puppy Mill Pups – I purchased a puppy from Animals and Things which was a huge mistake. Two days after I bought my Morkie she was diagnosed with two serious illness, Kennel cough and the parasite Gardia. Both these diseases are highly contangious which most likely all of the puppied that are in that store are infected. After much research and contacting m states ASPCA i found out that they receive there puppies from Labriar Kennels who receives there puppies from a known puppy mill. All I can say is please do not make the same mistake I did and purchase a puppy from this store or any...

PUPPY MILLS

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20

I purchased a puppy from this horrible disgraceful store. Two days later my puppy was diagnosed with Girdia and Kennel Cough, two very serious and highly contagious dog illness. Chances are all the puppies are infected. I filed a state comp...

Yelp

Worst petstore I have ever been to!The dogs were filthy, the fish tanks all had "floaters", the rats had massive tumors and needed medical attention and had no right to be on the floor for sale as…

Great Place! Annoying comments

Average Rating
100

Seriously, why would you write a bad review about this place if your dog died or something was wrong with it, its not thier fault? Everyone knows any pet store's animals are not 100%, also the sales staff has to make you aware that animals ...

Arrogant Sales people

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20

Arrogant Sales guy made a fool out of himself today.I went in there to buy a Colombian Red Tail Boa. I saw that the sign said ColUmbian instead of Colombian, so I mentioned it to the sales person.For some reason he got jumpy and told me tha...

very pleased

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100

My family purchased a West Highland Terrier at Animals & Things in 1999. We've never had any problems and our dog just turned 10 years old recently! We also used to purchase fish there and we always buy dog food there. We're big fans and wi...

2 animals with problems.

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20

My family bought a "golden retriever" here. On top of various health problems(mainly awful skin problems our vet said were not our fault. Especially on her poor paws), she isn't a golden retriever at all! She is a Chesapeake Bay retriever. ...

Horrible.

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20

This store is absolutely horrible, I went there to buy a rabbit and they sold me a sick one. I brought it back 24 hours later and they said they'd treat it. They refused to give me a refund, and stated "policy is policy" and all i could get was store credit. I shouldn't have even been in that situation, because I should not have been sold a sick rabbit. The place is dirty, their associates...

I <3 Animals N Things

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100

I absolutely love Animals N Things. Growing up, we bought our Pug from this store and had no problems. I've also purchased both of my chinchillas from Animals N Things, and the staff was very helpful about giving advice on how to care for...

Stay Away!

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20

Do not buy any animal from this disgusting place! My friend bought adog for his son for Christmas here. It is a 12 week old Dachshundthat he picked up this past Saturday. However, he ending up bringingthe dog to his vet yesterday only to fi...

Dirty, Filthy Mess insiderpages.com

This dump should have been shut down years ago by the Department of Health. It's so dirty in there that I have to clean my hands several times before I can touch anything else. The animals are from mills and...

Animals n Things puppies come from puppy mills!!! insiderpages.com

Animals n Things puppies come from puppy mills!!! Please, do not buy a puppy from them! If you are tempted, first go to youtube.com and search for "puppy mills". That will give you some idea on where their...

Horrendous Store

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20

Animals & Things on Rte. 1 in Woodbridge, NJ is a horrendous store. They sell kittens for $800, when there's tons of strays that could be rescued & adopted out.

They sell dogs that live in dirty small cages, with no toys or social interaction.

I was there once, and there was a cockatoo all white, bleeding, dripping blood from a wing or nail clip. I know certain birds can bleed to death...

worst store ever

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20

I just checked it out and it was wall to wall dirt, the poor animals in dirty cages no food or water, filled with their own fecal. A couple was having one of the horrible employees show them a dog, he grabbed the dog by the neck and pulled...

Do not buy pets!

Average Rating
40

Being a vet tech in the area for several years, I have seen many an unkempt animal from here. Their domestic cats are soo overpriced and they are sick on top of it. If you buy them it only leaves room for someone else to breed more dogs to ...

Animal and things is the perfect name

Average Rating
20

First let me start by saying the name fits it alright.. The owner's a Damm animal . He refused to take back this retreiver we bought because the VET said it was BLIND.... 2 days after we bought it.. Now we are in small claims court waiting for the animal to stop missing his court dates.. The Owner is the Animal his employees are the things

Terrible customer service and poor animal conditions

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20

I bought a rabbit there and it died in 5 days. I wanted my money back for everything I purchased and they said no. On top of that I had to pay for the vet for an animal that was unfit to be sold. I would not recommend this place to my worst enemy.........By the way this is not the first time that I have had a problem with this store.

Animals N Things is a good store....Stay away from Petsmart

Average Rating
80

I have purchased MANY pets from Animals N Things...from mice to dogs. I have NEVER gotten an ill pet from them. Ive never had a problem...and would recommend to anyone. Petsmart around the corner, on the other hand...I would never purcha...

We purchased a Cockerspaniel puppy in August 2006. At the time the pup had a droop in it's left eye. The vet, who examined the pet, Dr. Anant V. Joshi (Another rip off in cohoots with Animals and Things) rendered the pup "unfit for sale". The pup was sold to us anyway with conjuntivitis of the left eye. I took the pup for the free check up's and the pup had conjunctivitis at least 5 times since...

Poor Service

Average Rating
20

I recently went to Animals & Things to buy a cat carrier. I found the one I wanted and it was in a stack above a tag maked $25.99. When she proceeded to ring up the carrier it came up 49.99. I told her it was above the tag marked 25.99 she sent someone to check on this. The associate came back saying they have smaller carrier for the 25.99. I informed her these were placed with the tag...

NEVER BUY ANIMALS HERE!

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20

i bought a puppy there. it was very very sick. i had her in my home for 4 days. the next week and 1/2 it spent in the vet. then, i had no choice but to return. they didn't even care about the dog. then, they didn't even refund me all of my money. they say i can return the supplies to them if they weren't used. how could they not have been used... i did have the dog in my house for 4 days!...

Good and bad points

Average Rating
60

This is a huuuuuge pet store. They have a great fish selection, and even carry saltwater fish, coral and invertebrates. I am a betta fish afficiando, and the fish here are beautiful, but not necessarily well taken care of. I have bought ...

Avoid

Average Rating
40

As a fish afficiaonado, I travel to many pet stores in NJ. Animals and Things is a very large pet store with good and bad points. They carry a wide variety of supplies which are well-priced. However, their livestock is below-par. The fish are often ill and in dirty war. The puppies are from puppy mills and over-priced. The kittens are pure-bred and listed at $500-800. There are plenty of...

Not to bad

Average Rating
80

They have absolutely everything you could ever image here for your pets. Its a pretty big place. the largest pet store I have ever seen. They have a lot of animals there but quite often they look dirty. It ooks like they may be understaffed...

Animals & Things

Average Rating
80

This is a very good pet shop. I go here for all my pet food and supplies. It has everything I need at a good price. The customer service is also pretty good and I am happy to go there. I have 2 dogs and some fish and they have everything i need.

SOLD ME A KITTEN WITH LEUKEMIA

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20

The owner, Gordon McKay, sold my family a kitten with Feline Leukemia. The kitten was in a cage with other kittens and the cage was located next to other cages with more kittens ... all the cages were open ... LEUKEMIA IS SPREAD THROUGH SALIVA. He has done NOTHING with the other kittens. They are STILL AVAILABLE for sale!

Good For Pet Suppies!

Average Rating
40

Animals and Things is a good place to go to get food or a toy for your pet but not buy a pet. The pets didn't look healthy at all. It broke my heart seeing them there. The prices on the food were higher than the larger chains but for a quic...

I wish

Average Rating
40

Upon arrival at Animals and Things there were two things i noticed, one being the smell, two being the listless sickly animals.
The puppies in particular were very sad/mopey/sick looking.
Having worked in a veterinarian these puppies, and all of the other animals for that purpose looked as if they needed medical attention. They were very overpriced, and not very concerned with the well being...

Fair Selection!

Average Rating
60

This pet store is centrally located and has ample parking. The staff seemed friendly though it took a bit to get someones attention. They had a fair selection of supplies. I wouldnt go out of my way to come here unless to pick up a quick item. They laso have small animals as well.

Good for accessories, not pets

Average Rating
40

This place is pretty good if you are just going for some dog food, or a toy for your pet. However, I would never actually buy a pet there. The animals always seem unhappy, they don't look healthy, and the cages smell like they haven not b...

Great Fish

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100

We have bought many different fish from many different pet stores and followed all of the directions but they all died! We went here because we had heard they had a huge selection which they did. We decided this would our last try to have a...

I love this place! I can go in there and just browse all day and never get tired. Being a technology freak that I am, I love the digital cameras, computer equipment, and other knickknacks that they sell. The salespeople...

Animals & Things

Average Rating
80

Animals & Things is a great store for all your pet needs. I go to this store for all my pet food. I have fishes and a dog and I go there for everything. I highly recommend this place to everyone if you have any type of pet especially fish.

Best place for pets

Average Rating
100

This is one store to go if you want to buy anything for your pets. they have a huge collection of things and foods for pets. Each well kept in seperate aisles. you name it and they have it. The shop is really good and with a reasonable pric...

Animals and Things

Average Rating
60

Shop is maintained very well with all the pets for grooming and can find all types of foods for all different species. We can find lots and lots of fishes for pets and most of all large variety of styles for dogs and cats grooming. Recomme...

Great Pet Store.

Average Rating
80

Whenever I need something for my fish tank or my dogs I come here. They have a very wide selection, great prices, and quality merchandise. They also have workers who know about their business, more than once I've called them with questions on equipment or suggestions and they are always willing to take the time to help.

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Business description (3)

Animals And Things, Inc. is located at 1040 Route 1 N in Woodbridge and has been in the business of Pets since 1971.

Animals & Things can be found at 1 North Cir, 1040 Us Highway . The following is offered: Pet Supplies. The entry is present with us since Sep 8, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 12, 2013. In Woodbridge there are 2 other Pet Supplies. An overview can be found here.

Animals and Things is a sizable facility with 26,000 square feet of space. Not only do they have a large selection of animals, A & T also has an extensive stock of pet supplies. The staff is knowledgeable and can satisfy all of your needs. This facility is also animal-friendly so bring your pets!

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