I live in a heavily wooded area, and one benefit is observing the variety of wildlife who visit my…read moreyard. Some of the mammals like red foxes, bunnies, and chipmunks are welcome, others like the rabid raccoons and ravenous packs of white-tailed deer, not so much. We have several bird houses and feeders hung up around the property. Sitting out on our deck, or just looking out the windows, we can see a multitude of colorful birds, inc. finches, cardinals, woodpeckers, robins, jays, sparrows, wrens, and nuthatches. We also have owls, hawks, Canadian geese, mallard ducks, and even wild turkeys who sometimes pass through. If I am wearing my favorite red hat, hummingbirds will fly right up to my face to check me out. Wild Birds Unlimited is a franchised specialty store that caters to the enthusiast. They have a large variety of bird houses, feeders, and related products, and, of course, ample supplies of all the foods that birds enjoy. Today I bought a large, squirrel-resistant tube feeder and a big bag of safflower seeds. Everything in the store is attractively displayed, and the young lady who helped me was pleasant and knowledgeable. They also sell books and other nature stuff, as well as some potted plants.

Since new ownership took it over, it's been a great experience. The staff and ownership really care…read moreabout its customers and are so helpful. They are so ready to answer any questions that you may have. If you have been here before the ownership took it over, do yourself a favor and stop by again. You won't regret it.

Unprofessional and rude staff, specially the grooming salon manager Tina, who wanted to charge me…read morean extra fee for late appointment, for being "6 minutes late" as my dog had to stop outside the store to poop. I will never come back and I don't recommend if you truly care about your dog. If they're rude like that in front of a dog owner, I won't trust them with my dog behind the doors. I have talked to Petsmart manager and she apologized and said no fee should be applied for 15 minutes delays. No excuses for the Grooming Salon manager.

STAY AWAY!!!!…read more If I could rate it 0 stars I would! What they did with my bernedoodle is worse than horrible! Staff was rude and ignorant! I left my bernedoodle here today and they made me wait FOUR HOURS just for them to cut him bald! They didn't even try to brush him! HORRIBLE. After a few hours I am seeing cuts all over his body from being shaved.

I bought 150 large Dubai roaches, which are the size of a penny, from this place. Some were even…read moresmaller and it cost $50, which is a total rip-off. If you're looking for good-sized roaches for your lizard, don't come here. You'll be overpriced for roaches that aren't worth it.

Great selection and friendly staff. They are a little pricey so sign up for their rewards program…read moreand save money. I am a fan!

It's so nice to shop in a local independently owned store staffed by experienced employees who know…read moretheir customers. Everyone working here is really helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly. The staff carries heavy 50 lb bags of feed out to the customers' cars. You can buy feed for chickens and rabbits here as well as suet and birdseed and birdfeeders. The store carries Mazuri brand feed which is the very best for geese and ducks. They also have Oxbow which is the best brand for rabbits and guinea pigs. Prices are comparable to other stores in the area. The town of South Plainfield recognized this business and a few others in town for their importance in the economy of the area for over 100 years. This store has an excellent reputation. I hope they will be open for another 100 years!

Always great service! Love that they have been around forever! They always help you with anything…read moreheavy. Will put aside something for you to pick up later. And just great people

My wife and I have a Shitzu that is a skittish dog that Melissa was very patient and gentle with…read moreand now he loves getting grooming and seeing Melissa. She has made our grooming experience less stressful than in the past because we know our little guy is in great hands.

Melissa is an amazing groomer. My whole family has been using her services for over 25 years for…read moreall different breeds of dogs. She is professional and very kind and compassionate. I highly recommend her.

To correct the 6/25 HFGDR response from my earlier post, we never indicated that we wanted a hypo…read moreallergenic dog. I have no idea where that came from. Our dog was a mixed breed Sato rescue from the SPCA, which was a wonderful experience. My dog before that was a mixed breed rescue as well. Our application was never denied. In fact, we were approved for an aged 6 month + adoption and I have the evidence from attending an adoption fair. It was after that fair, that achieving any follow up was very difficult, though I eventually did receive an email after many attempts. I gather the respondent confused me with a different applicant. I know there is a lot of good work done there and the dogs look great, it was just difficult to communicate so we moved on.

A family member of mine who has rescued dogs all their life, raised them, trained them, gave them…read morean incredibly loving, caring, and amazing home, applied for a dog with this "rescue". They IMMEDIATELY rejected her application, stating that their policy is against all boundary training. All dogs should be boundary trained, because god-forbid they get out of their harness, or sneak out the door when it is opened for guests, and they know how to obey a basic boundary command such "heal" or "place" or "to me". It's absolutely insane to think a rescue would be against this training, especially when trying to rescue stray dogs. That's a farce of a company, and they are falsely advocating that they have dog's best interests in mind. Every dog should know where their home is and who it's with, and how to stay near. It's disgusting that they would reject incredibly caring rescue dog people for wanting to include boundary training in the abundance of training my family goes above and beyond with to ensure their rescue dogs stay safely with them and to ensure they lead the most comfortable life. Then once informed of how they exactly plan to train them, and included videos on previous training successes, my family was immediately responded to with a hostile email saying that they refuse to process their application. No research into what my family does, how well they have loved and taken care of all the rescue dogs they've ever had. Just ridiculous and honestly extremely sad. Sad and heartbreaking that they would reject kind people and a loving home for any of these babies just wanted to finally find their furever family. I hope they reevaluate how they respond to people and how they make these policies that keep good families from adding these amazing pups to their home, and get these dogs into the best care.

Thank you for making our fur babies looks handsome & smelling good Both of them looks so good…read more. you did it again Lisa .. thanks!!

Lisa and her staff are absolutely wonderful! They are kind, welcoming and so patient when I bring…read morein my 64lb yellow English Lab, Peaches! They are truly professional and take great care grooming Peaches. This is the only shop that delivers Peaches back to me completely DRY! Thank you all so much!

I won't bad mouth this franchise, but I will say this. The employees need to listen to the owners…read moreof the animals. My bichon came here in May and within 3 days after his grooming, he had a very bad ear infection in both ears. I did ask if they can make sure water doesn't get into his ears, and to my surprise no one listened.

I brought my Cavachon puppy Charli to the East Orange location a few months ago and definitely…read morewanted to try this location since it's closer to my home. We couldn't be happier with our experience. The woman at the front desk was so sweet to Charli when we walked in. He seemed to forget all about me as he wandered around behind the counter sniffing everything in his path. She asked me a few questions about the type of 'cut' I wanted for him and I left feeling comfortable that they would do a good job (leaving him is still not easy). Charli looked great when I picked him up a few hours later. We will definitely be returning to Animal Kingdom South!