Petland

Petland, Inc.
Company typePet Store
IndustryRetail
Founded1967; 57 years ago (1967)
Chillicothe, Ohio, U.S.
FounderEd Kunzelman
HeadquartersChillicothe, Ohio, U.S.
Key people
Ed Kunzelman, founder and chairman
SubsidiariesAquarium Adventure
Websitewww.petland.com

Petland is a privately owned operator and franchisor of pet stores based in Chillicothe, Ohio.[1] Ed Kunzelman founded the company in 1967. Petland currently operates 131 stores in the United States, and at least 63 in foreign markets including Canada, Japan, China, Mexico, Brazil and El Salvador.[2][3][4] The chain is notable for its controversy over documentation from the Humane Society of the United States revealing the purchase of dogs from puppy mills.[5]

  1. ^ "Petland Information".
  2. ^ "Petland Corporate History".
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Chair1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Petland". Petland. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
  5. ^ "Stopping Puppy Mills". The Humane Society of the United States.