The pet stores have obtained a dispensation to open their signs during this period when only shops selling basic necessities are still authorized. There are two reasons for this: they sell food and have to deal with animals awaiting adoption on a daily basis. At Cyno-Pro, in Val-Marie, Frédéric Pietretti has adapted by setting up a drive. “Just before the confinement, we were taken by storm, we had to find a way to limit contact. We therefore set up a system of orders by internet and by telephone. People come, open their trunks and leave. On the other hand, only kibble and litter are on sale.
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“You can’t walk around the store anymore”
“We have changed our schedules, but we remain accessible from Monday to Saturday. The regulations are made online. We also accept customers in the store, but we stay in front, near the checkout, we can no longer wander around the store. For sure, for us, it’s a shortfall. We don’t make our turnover on food. Education classes and boarding have been suspended, but Frédéric Pietretti believes it is important to be there to advise and serve regulars who come from Thionville and even from Metz. “We are thanked for being there. “
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Fish and rabbits waiting
At Tom & Co in Thionville, you enter, you disinfect your hands and you shop almost as before. “We clean the counter and the TPE regularly, and we limit access to ten people in the store simultaneously,” explains Jean-Claude Œstreicher. By cons, no mask, “we hope to receive it from our headquarters in Belgium”. Fish and rabbits are quietly waiting to be adopted. “We don’t ban sales, but we warn. An animal is not a hobby. And we stopped the arrivals. “
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“We hope that our customers will be able to be present after confinement”
As for food, you might as well plan ahead and take a little more to limit travel. “We deliver regularly,” says Frédéric Pietretti, who still sees a marked decrease in attendance. “Are we going to get up from all this?” We hope that our customers will be able to be present after confinement, because many have opted for orders via the internet. I live by my passion and I think that my knowledge and the welcome of my employees will always make the difference compared to the internet and supermarkets. “
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