Pet Valu

A great local pet store, just around the block from my house. The staff is always friendly and helpful when I’m shopping, and the few times I’ve brought my Flemish Giant bunny in, they absolutely adore her!
One of my favourite things about this location is that they sell TWO brands of Ontario-​grown hay, something I am quickly learning as a rabbit owner is harder to find than you’d think. They carry both the Dunlea Farms hay in a tidy feeder, and my new favourite brand, Knee-​Deep Farms hay. The latter is especially a great bargain at $ 7 for a huge bag, and my bunny ADORES it, her favourite hay by far.
The only thing loosing one star for me is that they have a very limited selection of small animal products. I definitely always come here for my bunny’s food, litter, and hay, but seek other stores out for her toys and accessories, as they really don’t have much. But again, it’s a smaller store and bunny products are a fairly small market.

I have three cats, two of which are on veterinarian food, but one of which gets food specifically recommended by staff here. I’ve been going to this Pet Valu for four years now, and the staff have helped me with recommendations for litter, food, behaviour and toys. I love that they work with Toronto Cat Rescue on such a regular basis, and that they carry a wide variety of alternative cat food, treats, and toys.
They have a rewards program for customers, if you buy the same food your 10^th bag is free! It may not sound like a lot, but with three cats? It’s helpful!
It’s not the most «chic» pet store, but I find that a lot of those boutique pet stores in the Junction/​High Park area carry the same products at much higher cost.
The store is easily reached from the alternate east-​end exit at Keele Station, or the regular west-​end entrance if accessibility is an issue.

I’ve been shopping at this store, since it was located across the street in the late 1990s. Convenient, decent prices and quirky staff. Located near the Indian Grove exit of the Keele TTC, it is a possible store for folks living along the Bloor Danforth subway line.

The staff are not terribly helpful or welcoming.
The store is always dirty.
Some staff are knowledgeable, but only if you catch them on their way back from a smoke break.
The Galleria mall location has not had a makeover but at least it’s always clean, nothing is piled up in the aisles and the clerks are friendly and helpful.

This is a decent Pet Valu that’s fairly new-​ish. It’s not as fancy as some of the other ones, like Yonge & St. Clair but a step up in size atmosphere from the Galleria one. They took over this space a few years when the retail strip just east shut for a condo development. It used to be a mechanic garage, which is why it’s so large on the inside and is surrounded by 2 garages.
They have Toronto Cat Rescue cats and kittens available for adoption here. Support a local charity and rescue a TCR feline!
A good selection of food and discounts if you buy by the case. They don’t carry Orijen brand, but that’s true of all Pet Valus. Hopefully they’ll have it in the future. They also have a wide range of accessories and I’ve always found the staff to be friendly.
The parking lot is little messed up because it’s super narrow and there’s no real spots outlined. Only about 3 cars can park in front of the store and the rest have to park on the other side across from the Midas. If it ever got busy here it would easily devolve into double parking, but so far I’ve never seen that happen.