Petland Athens

"Iv been to a lot of awful petlands before but this one I'd nice. The employees are friendly and the store smells nice and is clean. The animals here are also in great condition compared to other stores iv been in. The fish are well kept with very few dead ones if any in the tanks and no signs of diseases. The birds are some of the friendliest birds iv ever seen in a pet store. I took the only female parakeet to hold and she didn't bite me just wanted to hang out on my shoulder and look around the store with me. Quite a experience from all the mesn birds that's iv encountered so the employees really care about the animals there. I cannot recommend enough you at least go check this store out as it has many different animals. Picture is just for cuteness. EDIT: This place went down hill very fast. The fish and reptiles are being phased out because it's a loss and they don't want to hire anyone who knows how to take care of fish and reptiles let alone care enough about them. I had a interview a year ago with this place and it was a typical interview. The last interview I went to here in August of 2024 they had GROUP interviews. This lady wanted to interview up to 30 people at 1 time. The process was so long other people from later times started coming in thinking they was late to a GROUP INTERVIEW. Iv honestly never seen such a unprofessional way to give out interviews and I almost walked out as soon as I found out that's what she was doing. Iv also noticed the entire time iv came in the store as a customer the past year they have never had a male worker only females and they do not wish to diverse. I would just close this store at this point cause it went a full 180 with quality and quantity and if your going to take out all the reptiles and fish out of one or two stores you might as well close them down."

"Staff are great, Aaron is super! Would have given 5 stars but they do not supply bags nor do they have shopping carts. I make large purchases & it makes it a tad inconvenient for me, but it doesn't steer me away. They also have good sales/discounts!!"

"Destiny was very welcoming and helpful,I wish everyone that works in customer service could be like her."

"Little late to leaving a review.my family and I purchased a dog there. Priced competively with what labradoodle are going for. You DO NOT have to purchase things there. They give you a take home kit which is all included even has a cage for your dog no extra cost as stated in a previous review. If you do live away from them which we do they offer cover 50$ of your first visit if you don't take it to one in Athens. Which to me is no big deal. Definitely have a return customer in me and my family!!"