Products Sold in a Pet Store Flashcards
Give some examples of items that can be sold in a pet store.
Pet food
Toys
Blankets and towels
Animals
Grooming products
Beds
Chews and bones
How are animals and non-livestock items that are sold in a pet store sourced?
Importers
Wholesalers
Specialist breeders
Hobbyists
Shows
Smaller pet stores
Superstores
Farms
What are the factors that need to be considered when buying stock?
Carbon footprint
Welfare
Cost
Quality of the stock
Captive bred/wild caught
Why must carbon footprint be considered as a factor when buying stock?
Pet stores should be choosing the method that is going the affect the environment the least as carbon dioxide emissions are affecting the planet.
Importers tend to have a heavy carbon footprint as animals are shipped from aboard.
Why must welfare be considered as a factor when buying stock?
Pet stores should be sourcing animals from businesses with the best animal welfare. Buying from businesses that don’t have good animal welfare will encourage the business to keep selling more animals in the same condition. It will also affect the quality of the stock if animals are coming from an unsuitable environment.
Why must cost be considered as a factor when buying stock?
The cost of animals will have an affect on the businesses cash flow as they will have to pay for the animals they buy. Buying animals at higher prices will cost the business more and way eat into their profits. Wholesalers and superstores tend to be the cheapest option but they don’t always have good animal welfare.
Why must quality of the stock be considered as a factor when buying stock?
Sourcing animals that aren’t in good condition good lead to customers buying animals with health issues which will lead to expensive vet bills and a low life expectancy which will damage the business’s reputation as well as their profits if customers ask for a refund.
Why must capturing techniques/breeding strategies be considered as a factor when buying stock?
Specialist breeders and hobbyists are the best option for sourcing animals with good breeding strategies because they captive breed their animals which is good for animal welfare.
Importers, farms, superstores and wholesalers likely get their animals sourced from businesses that capture their animals and take them out of their natural habitat which is bad for animal welfare.
Define the term ‘stock management’.
The understanding of stock of a company and the different demands on that stock.
What does stock control consist of?
Monitoring stock by stock taking, stock rotation, and meeting demand
Monitoring livestock by monitoring animal temperament, rehoming order animals, animal adoption and those surplus to demand
