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Pets at Home is the United Kingdom's largest pet supplies retailer, with more than 370 stores and 6,000 employees. The company sells products including food, toys, bedding, medication and accessories and pets. ==History== The first store was opened in Chester in 1991, by Anthony Preston. In December 1999, Pets at Home acquired Petsmart UK, bringing a chain of 140 stores under Pets at Home branding. In April 2004, Pets at Home was sold to Bridgepoint Capital for £230 million. The sale was completed in July 2004. In November 2007, the 200th store, Barnstaple, opened. Pets at Home has also started global recognition with two stores opened in Melbourne, Australia. The two stores opened in Australia have been taken over. On 27 January 2010, Pets at Home was sold by Bridgepoint Capital, to United States-based investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) for around £955 million. The 17 September 2012 episode of BBC consumer affairs television programme ''Watchdog'' included a report on animal and fish welfare conditions at Pets at Home. The programme had visited eight stores, as part of an investigation which included Mike Jessop, former president of the Small Animal Veterinary Association. The programme discovered evidence of mistreatment of small animals, dead fish being left to rot and be eaten in tanks, and sick small animals up for sale.〔 That month, Pets at Home subsequently issued a full response to the claims made in the broadcast. In March 2014, the company was the subject of an Initial Public Offering.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Poundland and Pets at Home set flotation share prices )〕 In July 2015, ''Watchdog'' aired a follow-up report, again highlighting alleged shortcomings in the care of animals for sale, including footage of dead fish floating in tanks, rabbits being sold without promised health checks and staff offering disputed advice on the care of reptiles. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pets at Home」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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