Pets & Animals
Andersen’s Pet Shop
2218 Honolulu Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 91020
818-249-1724
The problem with pet stores is that they tend to be claustrophobic and smelly, or more often they’re soulless corporate outposts where the staff affect the torpor of a sad chinchilla…
Website: http://www.andersenspets.com/
Category: Pet Stores, Pets & Animals
Bischoff’s Taxidermy
54 E. Magnolia Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91502
818-843-7561
When Fido passes on to that dog park in the sky, you can cremate him or bury him—or you can take his body to Bischoff’s Taxidermy…
Website: http://bischoffs.net/
Neighborhood: Burbank, Los Angeles
Category: Pet Services, Pet Stores, Pets & Animals
Blue Collar Working Dog
1533 Echo Park Ave., Echo Park, CA, 90026
213-977-9042
Blue Collar Working Dog carries all manner of camping and hiking paraphernalia for canines–spot items that ensure pet safety and comfort in the wild
Website: http://www.bluecollarworkingdog.com/
Neighborhood: Echo Park
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2014: Pets, Best of LA 2014: Shop, Best of LA: 2014, Best of LA: Shop, Family Fun, Outdoor Recreation, Pet Stores
Cat Hotel
1807 W. Magnolia Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91506
818-845-0222
At the Cat Hotel in Burbank, felines get the kind of attention they demand of us at home: plenty of food, exercise, nap time…
Neighborhood: Burbank, Los Angeles
Category: Kennels, Pet Services, Pets & Animals
D.O.G. Pet Boutique
346 North La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90048
(310) 424-5807
You can find the most au courant getups—from pj’s to tuxes—at the D.O.G. Pet Boutique.
Neighborhood: West Hollywood
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2012: Primp, Best of LA 2012: Shop, Best of LA: 2012, Best of LA: Primp, Best of LA: Shop, Pet Stores, Pets & Animals
DaMoor’s
1532 Riverside Dr., Los Angeles, CA, 91201
800-422-8225
At DaMoor’s, you can choose from nine kinds of stall bedding and 50 kinds of grain as well as joint formula, stock tanks, barn carts, cute English riding jackets…
Neighborhood: Glendale, Los Angeles
Category: Pet Stores, Pets & Animals
FixNation
7680 Clybourn Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 91352
818-524-2287
Their vets have altered 69,000 felines since 1999 and they also offer guidance for trapping and rereleasing feral cats.
Website: http://www.fixnation.org
Neighborhood: Sun Valley
Category: Pet Services, Pets & Animals, Veterinary Services
Furtographs
7515 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90036
661-803-9826
You love your four-legged friends and have countless iPhone shots of them mugging in various states of cuteness. Why not preserve their likenesses with professional studio portraits?
Website: http://www.furtographs.com/
Neighborhood: Mid-City
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2012: Do, Best of LA: 2012, Best of LA: Do, Best of LA: Pets, Pet Services, Pets & Animals
Hollywood Dog Obedience Club
P. O. Box 426, Glendale, CA, 91209
818-240-6746
Best School For Dogs, August 2014 Puppies are adorable, but not when they’re chewing on your shoes or furniture. Teach them some real-world manners at Hollywood Dog Obedience Club, a nonprofit that’s been around since 1949. On Saturday mornings and Tuesday nights, hour-long outdoor classes are held at the Griffith Park Recreation Center; a six-week […]
Website: http://hdoc.us/
Neighborhood: Glendale
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2014: Do, Best of LA: 2014, Best of LA: Do, Education, Pet Services, Pets & Animals
Jim’s Exotic Fish
630 N Sepulveda Blvd # 14A, Los Angeles, CA, 90245
(310) 322-3474
Sea anemones gleam with health at Jim’s Exotic Fish, where the saltwater offerings are impeccable and the array of freshwater fish is vast.
Neighborhood: El Segundo
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2012: Shop, Best of LA: 2012, Best of LA: Shop, Pet Stores, Pets & Animals
Karma Rescue
1158 26th St., Los Angeles, CA, 90403
310-512-7833
The nonprofit, which has placed more than 1,000 purebreds and mutts in permanent homes since opening in 2004, offers standard services like behavioral evaluation, microchipping, vaccinating…
Website: http://karmarescue.org/about_us/contact_karma_rescue.htm
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Santa Monica
Category: Animal Organizations, Pet Services, Pets & Animals
Kennel Club LAX
5325 W. 102nd St., Los Angeles, CA, 90045
310-338-9166
The Kennel Club LAX gets our vote. It caters to cats, dogs, and exotics…
Website: http://kennelclublax.com/
Category: Kennels, Pet Services, Pets & Animals
Maxwell Dog
12332 Ventura Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91604
818-505-8411
When shopping for a mattress fit for a Maltese, L.A.’s pampered-pet owners might try the Wagging Tail on Montana Avenue or 3rd Street’s Chateau Marmutt. But…
Website: http://www.maxwelldog.com/
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Studio City
Category: Pet Stores, Pets & Animals
Mystic Koi & Water Gardens
1250 W. Arrow Hwy., Upland, CA, 91786
909-920-3767
At Mystic Koi & Water Gardens (open since 1996), the fish sell themselves, gliding through the water in five modern display ponds in an attractively landscaped garden…
Website: http://mystickoi.com/
Category: Pet Stores, Pets & Animals
NKLA West L.A.
1845 Pontius Avenue, West L.A., CA, 90025
(424) 208-8840
Caring for cats and dogs at this well-maintained adoption facility offers ample emotional returns
Website: http://nkla.org
Neighborhood: West Los Angeles
Category: Animal Organizations, Best of LA, Best of LA 2015: Do, Best of LA: 2015, Best of LA: Do, Pets & Animals
Nysa Hill
11582 Lerdo Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 91344
Animal boarding simply doesn’t get better.
Neighborhood: Granada Hills
Category: Boarding & Day Care, Pets & Animals
Omar’s Exotic Birds
8729 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90069
310-659-6552
If there’s such a thing as a bird boutique, Omar’s Exotic Birds in West Hollywood is it…
Website: http://omarsexoticbirds.com/
Category: Pet Stores, Pets & Animals
Pussy & Pooch
564 S. Main St., Los Angeles, CA, 90013
213-438-0900
Pussy & Pooch might take up a corner of skid row, but it’s as hip as a Cedd Moses enterprise, boasting a food bar, the latest accessories, a potty station (we kid you not), a gourmet food store, and a bathhouse.
Website: http://www.pussyandpooch.com
Neighborhood: Downtown
Category: Pet Stores, Pets & Animals