El Palomar Pet Shop Inc

Very inexpensive store. Expected a much larger selection of supplies, but they did have a few varied options. Staff seemed friendly, but I had some concerns about some the animals. Most of the animals looked healthy and the cages looked clean. There were signs of disease in the canaries (heavy feather loss around head/neck, discharge from eyes, quiet and clicking). Extreme stress plucking in the quakers (not one single feather on the chest/neck, many feathers missing on the back and legs) and light to moderate stress plucking in a few other of the parrot species. Cages look clean but have zero toys to keep the birds occupied/happy. They also do not have appropriate perches in them (dowel rod perches only- only having these can cause foot infection and foot pain as well as poor foot muscle development). Many of the show cages are overcrowded and some of them are far too small for the species they house, even for a pet store. There were several dead fish in the tanks, and the water looked unbalanced in a few of them. The betas are kept in extremely small breeding boxes with not enough room to swim around. The cages the pigeons are kept in are too small for the birds to even turn around in comfortably. Honestly, PetSmart treats their animals MUCH better (nicer lighting, appropriate toys, large enclosures that aren't overcrowded, no signs of illness). If you're looking for an extremely high quality place to purchase a bird, I strongly recommend Simbad's Birds (extremely knowledgeable staff, appropriate perches in cages, nice sized show cages, much larger selection, more appropriate diets being fed. No signs of illness and you get a 30 day guarantee that their birds will not be sick. Free grooming for life.) I've kept birds for over 10 years and used to be an avid guppy fish breeder. I've seen worse conditions than El Palomar, but I've also seen much, much better.

Great avian selection and very knowledgeable staff.