I’m not sure why, but I have a funny feeling this is no longer a pet shop.
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I used to live a couple of streets away from this shop. I would walk past it every day going to and from school. I once bought a pet mouse, gold fish and also a blue budgie from here. In the backyard they had a ferocious dog that would bark every time someone walked past.