An animal lover’s dream came true when she took over a pet shop near Selby last month.
According to a report in the Yorkshire Evening Post, Karen Drury doesn’t have to worry about running out of food for her family’s six dogs, two horses and assorted other pets!
Karen (51) has taken over Pet’s Pantry, in Elmet, where the shelves are stacked high with anything she might need for her rottweiler, German shepherd, English bull terrier and three Jack Russells. And if she does ever find her rabbit, guinea pigs – including two ‘skinny pigs’ that have virtually no hair – and her blue and gold macaw need a new toy, food or bedding, it’s all stacked up on in her own shop.
Karen took over the pet shop in February month and has been amazed at how much she enjoys following her sharing her passion for pets with her customers.
‘COULDN’T BE HAPPIER’
She told the Post: “I’m loving it. It’s my first business after having worked for supermarkets for years. I couldn’t be happier.”
Karen harboured a dream of turning her hobby into a business for years while she worked for supermarket giant Tesco – and when she was made redundant, she realised it was time to try to make her pet shop dream come true.
“I had looked for a pet shop in the past but nothing came up that was quite right,” she said. “Then we heard about this place – and it was perfect.
Karen is bringing her own years of expertise as a pet owner to the business and has introduced new ranges as well as keeping old favourites. The shop, one of a number of independent retailers in the street, now sells raw frozen meat for dogs and has stocked up with wild bird feed – a top seller for the shop – and live maggots for anglers.
