Har Mar Pet Shop

This is the most depressing pet store I’ve ever been in. All they care about is $ $ $. Do not go here unless you feel the need to feel like shit. All the animals are kept in tight, hot kennels. You can see how miserable the puppies are because they are so cramped and hot. I hope this place gets shut down because all they care about is money and not the well being of the animals.

Small, over priced, pet mill pets and unfriendly. I walked around the entire store and the crabby teenage employee made it very clear that I was no priority to her

Walking into The Pet Shop last weekend, our noses were engulfed with a terrible smell. The experience didn’t get any better when walked further into the store. Our hearts broke when we saw the conditions the puppies are kept in. Such cramped quarters. One of the staff members who was overseeing that area felt comfortable enough to share her opinion on the Humane Society, and went on to verbally bash them. Not only was that unprofessional and in poor taste, but it was sadly comical considering the conditions these animals are kept in. Toys displayed on the wall – especially those higher up – were dingy and faded. We were disgusted and walked out. It is quite unfortunate that the Animal Welfare Act excludes pet stores.

I wanted to give this store no stars but couldn’t…I went there today and the cages are crammed with puppies. One of the puppies was being bullied by the other 2 in his cage but the clerks were too busy collect $ 1 from people who wanted to hold the dogs. Several of the clerks explained that the puppies were «nervous» so that’s why they weren’t enjoying being held. It stinks to high heaven in there and you can smell it halfway down the hall in the mall. DO NOT BUY HERE!!! This place really should be shut down!

Was on my way to the St. Paul Humane Society to adopt a cat and decided to swing in here to compare prices, etc. I asked to hold a kitten and she said it’s $ 1.00 to hold a pet and they want my id. Okay, no big deal. My kitten seemed very distressed and I asked if this is his normal mood or was it just bad timing? The young gal said this kitten did not like to be held from what she has witnessed. The owner happened to walk by, I said hello to him and asked if he knew any background info on this kitten, and if he’s noticed if it likes to be held or not?” His rude response was, «I don’t know, I have too many kittens here and don’t pay attention» Then he literally walked away from me. What a way to treat a customer! I abruptly left and would never buy anything here. My heart ached for all the puppies crying too.

We wish there were negative stars to rate this establishment and are in hopes that buyers BEWARE and that animal regulations come and are strict on places like Har Mar pet shop. These people do not care about you, the animal and it’s well being.
We stopped into the Har Mar pet shop to take a look at the selection of puppies/​dogs they had and we were so thrilled that they had an English Bulldog puppy. His coloring was beautiful and he had such a great build!
Har Mar’s pet shop advertised him for $ 2,300 but was willing to sell him to us for
$ 2,000. We inquired on his age and the puppy was 5 months old. It seemed odd to me why would he be advertised so much when he is 5 months old and Bulldog breeders’ newborn puppies go for $ 2,500. They told us it was for vet fees, etc. The English Bulldog puppy interacted with us and other customers enthusiastically and energetically. We had doubts about his age and price. But we looked past that and took the pet store’s word on him being a healthy puppy. Har Mar told us that they own and «breed» these puppies.
The puppy’s eyes were bloodshot red and he had a sore or some sort on his face. The convincing sales person told us that «Oh, they get that when dogs play bite with each other, it should go away very soon.» Thinking nothing of this we took her word for it. She also told us that he has been having some diarrhea lately and it should go away in a day or two. Again, thinking this is normal and that once he gets into a clean home, everything should be fine. The only health condition that Har Mar disclosed to us was that he eventually would need to get a nasal procedure done to open up his nostrils so he could breathe better and that the store would reimburse us for it.
We took our new puppy home, played with him, bonded, cared for him and followed directions to take him to a vet to get checked out within that 10-​day period. The vet informs us that the «sore» on his face was an infection and that it had some sort of skin mites living in it. Not only that, but he had ear infections in two of his ears. What kind of breeder lets this happen to their puppies, not address the health issues and would put them on display like this? We were given medication and was religiously taking care of him hoping to cease or slow down the infection. Har Mar claimed he was healthy and ready to go. It gets worse from here, on the 9^th day he still has perfuse diarrhea and vomited five times. This is odd and we also noticed a large mass that was black and blue growing on his tail. We wonder could this be a corkscrew tail condition that has gotten infected? If so why would the store not address this or disclose this?
Approaching our 10-​day window of having him and being within store policy if there were anything wrong with him, we had to make the sad decision to take our puppy back to Har Mar’s cramped, dingy and disgustingly kept store. We contacted to the owner of the store and raised our concerns to him regarding the puppy’s health conditions, the owner showed no interest nor did not ask about the puppy. He simply said just bring him back and we will give you your money back.
To us, it wasn’t about just getting our money back, it was about Har Mar selling us a puppy they claimed «healthy» and decided to sell him at a ridiculous price. We were appalled that the owner of the store did not ask us questions or would inquire about what was going on. Nothing. We are upset that Har Mar has wasted not only our time and the puppy’s time, but all of our emotions as well. It is not fair to the bulldog puppy. When we brought the puppy back to the pet store, the staff members were absolutely rude, the were rash and quick to strip him of the harness we bought for the puppy, took the puppy and pushed him with their feet to the back of the store. We did not get to say goodbye or anything.
Now that we review the events that have happened we wonder if Har Mar may get their dogs from puppy mills, the dog cages are cramped and there are too many of them to one.
With our review hopefully pet buyers will take the time to do research and not support pet stores that do business like this. We hope our bulldog puppy is getting further treatment for his infections and hope that he gets placed into a forever home and will not stay at Har Mar any longer.

I come to this store quite often and ONLY because I feel bad for the animals. I go because the only thing I know I can do is give my ID to the clerk and play with a cooped up puppy for about 10 minutes and make them happy.
Today I was very very sad to see an almost full grown English Bulldog in a kennel… she could barely move around in there and not to mention it was warm and smelly in the store. It’s so small and crammed in there that I’m not sure how it’s even comfortable for humans to work there.
I hope this place gets shut down, it’s so sad to see these animals locked up, crammed into over crowded kennels and priced nearly half of what they should be.

do not visit this store. it is very cramped and tiny.

This store needs to be shut down. There are plenty of reputable breeders out there if people are interested in purchasing a purebred animal. HOWEVER THIS STORE DOES NOT SUPPORT THE HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS!!! The animals are not socialized as they should be, the cages are WAY too small, the stench is disgusting. Why, why, why would you choose to spend thousands of dollars on a dog when you can go to the shelter and get a great animal for your family?
I have asked the owner of this store for verification of where he gets his dogs and he CANNOT provide it! Wise up, people. Har Mar Pet Store wants your money– they DO NOT care about dogs. Don’t support them!

I have reviewed this already — -however I see they have themselves three-​four har mar pet shops created. with reviews on some and then new ones… all the same address… they need to be coordinated… but here is my review again… I’m just so afraid somebody is not going to really look at the turnover of these animals and the health of them…
i really wish this place would get shut down — i have been stopping in here for a few years now because when I am in the shopping center I know there are baby animals there and the staff are always very nice and friendly and will let you take them out to play which I feel is a good deed as they are shut up in cramped cages. This reminds me of the old-​school pet stores you used to go into and it smells like petshop… I do believe they get the pups from mills and they never have a shortage of baby puppies… so what happens to them when they don’t sell??? I have no idea… but I am not impressed with the cages-​the health or the cramped conditions… do they drug these animals because a lot of them just seem out of it. I am not criticizing the staff because they just work there and they are very nice but I just cannot see any good at having these animals for sale here like this…

This Pet Shop is actively abusing their animals. The puppies in particular are in cages that are not sized correctly, a 6 month old Bulldog was in a tiny cage he could not even stand up in. The rabbits were crammed into wire crates (not safe for their feet) and appeared to be sick (spent years working in a vet clinic so I know they are not supposed to be lethargic and breathing heavily). One rabbit was caught underneath its feeder. The only staff present was chatting to a friend on the shop phone and looked non the wiser about what was going on with the animals or customers. Whomever is running this shop needs to seek education about proper care of the animals they are selling and update their enclosures at the very least. Please do not support this store and please report them if you see or experience what I did their.

Horrible. Cruelty to animals, bad «bait and switch» sales technique.
I have gone into this pet shop three times. Each time, I am even more disgusted, and heartbroken seeing those poor animals.
First time: I walked in, and immediately smelled the stench emanating from all around, as the cages are kept absolutely filthy. I went to the back and saw English Bulldogs for $ 1,200. I took it out of the five foot cage where it was crammed in with many other dogs, and played with it. As we were playing, the puppy skirted away to the back room — I went to follow it. I was horrified by what I saw: five puppies crammed into a two foot by two foot cage, covered in crusted on feces. It seems that they sedate the puppies so that they don’t bark too much in complaint, these small puppies just wanted to sleep, even when brought out of the cages. It is clearly a puppy mill sales operation. When I told the salesperson that I had gone back there and found it disgusting, I was told that customers aren’t allowed back there — I can see why.
Second time: Somehow, against my better judgement, I went into this shop again. I couldn’t get that bulldog out of my mind. But HA! They upped the price from $ 1,200 to $ 3,000. That clearly broke any sale — and a good thing, granted what I had seen before. When I asked the kid behind the counter what happened, he said «I don’t make the prices.» We looked at a pug, our other favorite dog, who was more reasonably priced at $ 650. We fell in love… despite the horrible conditions he is kept in.
Third time: After thinking that the bulldogs are out of our price range, and falling in love with that adorable pug, we thought we would go against our judgment yet again, and take another look. We noticed that the price of the bulldog has moved from $ 3,000 to $ 2,200. We said we wanted to buy the pug — and then they switched the price on us yet again, and said that he was $ 895.
I got fed up… and decided that these people are not only cruel to animals, but dishonest as well. I think that it is probably just a bad idea to buy from these people, given that they are so horrible to animals. Somehow, I was justifying it by thinking that I would be saving the animal from this type of business — but really, I’d only be encouraging them to continue with their practices. I just have had a hard time finding breeders that have the kinds of dogs that I want available… so have been tempted to fall for this horrible shop’s tricks.

I made the mistake of purchasing from this place once; I paid a ridiculous amount for a full-​grown adult maliensis uromastyx (or the mali uromastyx). It had parasites, was emaciated, had a rot nose, and was low on calcium due to it’s living conditions. They’re supposed to be in a 30 gallon tank minimum and this one was housed (for God knows how long) in a tank that was smaller than 5 gallons. It barely fit the entire reptile and any knowledgeable reptile owner could tell you that mali uromastyx are not supposed to have water in it’s cages due to the high humidity, and this one was housed in a small tank with a little water bown right next to it. They’re desert animals that get water from the plants they eat. Everything was overpriced here and they were very unknowledgeable about the majority of the animals kept. It was disgusting.
Also, all of the puppies are known to be from puppy mills. They’re crammed in the smallest cages possible for hours on end with other puppies. It’s disgusting.

I seriously would like to know how no one has reviewed this yet?!
This is the greatest little pet shop I have been too in a very long time! Unlike any of the chain places, they have a smaller store, and a smaller selection, but to be quite honest I feel like they take better care of their animals, and you can really find some of the rarer animals here that you wouldn’t be able to get at Petco!
Kyle and I went to look at kitties last night as we have one, but I feel bad leaving him home all alone sometimes… I really want to get him a little friend to hang out with! So we drove on up to this, my favorite pet store, and looked at the kittens that they had in stock. They were ADORABLE!
If it wasn’t tax season I would have put one on hold, but seriously they are too damn cute!
They also have turtles, lizards, snakes, rodents, rabbits, puppies, tropical fish, domestic fish, and supplies for all of the above listed animals.
It’s also a very reasonably priced place for how small it is!
If you’re in the neighborhood and in the market for a new pet you should definitely take a look at this place!

There is something wrong with anyone who walks into this place without having a sick feeling in your gut. Can you say Puppy Mill. This is a cramped, unclean, store that appears to not have the interest of these poor animals well being. People who are frequenting this store with their kids to «play with the cute little puppies» need to get a conscience. Go to a shelter!
I am mortified that these kinds of pet stores exist. Sure, great place to buy your fish food or your dog collars, but the well-​being and love and attention, not to speak of the social needs of of animals such as dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, and birds are disregarded.
I urge people NOT to shop at this store. It is a horrible place, and I pray that some authorities investigate it.

I go here every weekend to look at the puppies and kittens. I have a cat all ready but I still like to look and occasionally hold the pups. I have been going there for a year and to refute what Nick J. has said I really don’t believe that they buy from puppy mills but your entitled to your own opinion.
I like this place but once in awhile it gets too packed but its to be expected.

I like coming to this place with the wife when we are in the area to look at the puppies. I do have a sneaking suspicion though that these dogs are from puppy mills. Not cool. The staff is friendly and willing to help out with questions. They also let you hold the animals if you give them a credit card. If you’re interesting in buying a dog, I probably wouldn’t buy one here though. Go through a trusted breeder.

Strategically located in Har Mar Mall, when you let your kids go to a movie. Now not only will they be itching to try out some of these sex moves they learned by sneaking into the R-​rated film, but after stopping by the pet store, they will also want a puppy, a parakeet, and an iguana.
Have a nice day!