In-store Pet Services

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In-store Pet Services
Our in-store services include nail trimming, wing clipping, boarding and more for birds, small mammals and reptiles big and small! We also offer a fabulous dog wash and private dog park! Learn more.

Now Open!

Pet World's Dog Wash

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Pet World has perfected a more loving, less stressful bath time experience for dogs. Let us show you! Learn more.

Storytime LIVE!

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!

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Join us every Saturday at 11:00am to listen to a new book every week! Learn more.

Feature Creature

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!

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Join us every Sunday at 3:00pm to learn about a different animal every week! Learn more. Learn more.

Notices & Special Events

rabbit surgical mask  COVID-19 Updates

 A million times we've said, when the day comes we have to lock up all the animals we should just lock our doors. And yet, here we are, just trying to keep our doors open. You would not believe how many tears were shed over this painful, temporary decision but, no matter how intense our cleaning procedures may be, there are some things you just can't sanitize.

To reduce the potential spread of germs, our animals are temporarily on quaratine and not being held or touched by the public.
They are still available for adoption and sale but, for now, please just admire from a safe distance.

See any employee for details.

Please know that our staff is heartbroken over this temporary decision. It goes against everything we’re about. But we want to keep everyone safe. We're here to help you but please wear a face covering during your visit, especially when you can't maintain six feet from others. PLEASE LIMIT EXTRA BROWSING in order to expedite shopping visits and reduce crowding for the safety of our staff and other customers. Thanks for your understanding.

We are still OPEN regular store hours.
Mon-Sat 10am-8pm
Sun 11am-6pm

SENIOR CITIZENS

For the safety and convenience of our beloved and respected senior citizens, all seniors are welcome to start shopping 30 minutes BEFORE our normal opening times, every day. The sign will still say "closed" but we will be watching the front doors and are happy to let you in early.

IMMUNOCOMPROMISED CUSTOMERS
For the safety and convenience of the immunocompromised, all high risk customers are welcome to shop immediately AFTER HOURS, for up to 30 minutes AFTER our normal closing times, every day. The sign will say "closed" but we will be watching the front doors and are happy to let you in late, up to about 20 minutes after close. Or please call ahead and we'll disinfect your order the best we can and bring it out to your vehicle.

If you can't wear a mask
For the safety of others, if wearing a mask is not an option for you, please call ahead to schedule a visit during off peak times, strictly maintain six feet from others, or utilize one of our alternate shopping experiences like online, personal shopping assistance over the phone, delivery, or curbside pick up.

SHIPPING, DELIVERY, IN STORE AND CURBSIDE PICK UP AVAILABLE!
Just call us 785-841-7476 or submit your request HERE for whatever you need.

OUR LICENSED EXOTIC SHELTER
PROCEEDS from our pet supplies sales SUPPORT OUR EXOTIC SHELTER and ANIMAL RESCUE WORK and all our free community programs. Shop local and support the places who support your community!
Animal Surrender Hours (have not changed)
Fish
Mondays 1-4pm
Small Mammals
Tue/Thu 1-4pm
Reptiles, Amphibians, Arachnids
Wed/Fri 1-4pm
For dogs and cats please visit the other shelter, Lawrence Humane Society


Event cancellations and postponements:

We're sorry to announce that
Easter Bunny Pix have been cancelled.

We're sorry to announce that

April's Thank You Days event has been cancelled.

Enrollment in Summer Camps
 is sold out
.

We're sorry to announce that
December's Santa Sale event has been cancelled. Please visit our Holiday Event Page for additional changes.


Visit our online store
PetWorldLawrenceOnline



Event
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Our Community

OUR COMMUNITY

Since 1988 Pet World employees have been recognized as a big part of the local community. You'll see our smiling faces in classrooms and at events all over town. Here is one of our first district partnership plans from many years ago. Pet World's presence in our public schools started in 1989 and expanded from the nearby schools to all the public schools around Y2K. How exciting that even with all the changes to when certain grades study specific topics, many of these programs are still active today! 

Our Partnership With Lawrence Public Schools

  • Kindergarten - classroom pets. To ease the transition into public school, many teachers choose to keep classroom pets for their students. Pets provide a warm, interesting environment and give even the most timid of students someone with whom they can connect with no fear of rejection. Small mammals seem to be the most popular with kindergarten classrooms, with guinea pigs in the lead.
  • First grade - Aquatic Unit. Pet World sets up aquariums in all participating first grade classrooms in Lawrence. Near completion of their aquatic unit, first graders come to Pet World for an in-depth, interactive tour of the fishroom and a lesson on oceans, lakes, rivers and fish farming. Students get to pet live sea stars, stingrays, etc. Students also get a brief introduction to the reptiles they will be studying next year.
  • Second grade - Reptile Unit. Pet World sets up live reptile displays in all participating second grade classrooms in Lawrence. Second graders may either visit Pet World for informative, interactive demonstrations with reptiles or Pet World will bring reptiles to the classroom for live demonstrations.
  • Third grade - Rain Forest Unit. Pet World sets up rain forest terrariums in participating classrooms, complete with plants and either amphibians, spiders, or small reptiles. Near completion of the rain forest unit, Pet World visits the school with a variety of rain forest animals for the children to interact with and study up close. Pet World reinforces the classroom teaching by providing live visual aids of rain forest creatures, from the forest floor through the understory to the canopy and even the emergent layer. We bring animals from a variety of rain forest regions representing temperate to tropical rain forests. The Rain Forest program is by far the most popular and the oldest of all our school programs. Teachers generally book us months in advance to secure their visits.
  • Fourth grade - Field trip sponsorship. Pet World frequently pays for all or part of the admissions fees for zoo field trips.
  • All grades - Student Intervention. Some counselors and special education teachers have us come out and set up aquariums. Fish tanks are clinically proven to calm high strung kids and many therapists and doctors keep aquariums in their offices for that reason. We have heard many stories about kids who had trouble keeping it together at school until they were encouraged to study the fish tank for a short period each day to help them calm down and focus.
  • All grades - Art. Students of all ages paint ceiling tiles to display at PW for variety of situations. Some paint tiles based on the units they are studying. Some simply do it for the experience and opportunity to have their work displayed in public.
  • Junior and Senior High Science classes - Classroom pets. Especially popular in biology classes. We also give presentations for Animal Science.

Anyone can book us to handle programs like these for a reasonable fee. All Lawrence Public School programs, however, are free! We hope customers understand that it matters where you shop and know that most of the money you spend at Pet World stays in Lawrence and goes right back into the Lawrence community. No chain stores can make that claim or offer what we can offer.

Old News

See below for archived information on news, specials and events. Please note this list is somewhat random and not complete.

Random Archives

Employment Opportunities

01-01-2019

VOTED BEST PLACE TO WORK        in Lawrence, Kansas! Category: Company with less than 50 employees Please Click Here for more info on our hiring process!Technically Pet World is always hiring...kinda. Our employee turnover is very low so, the truth...

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Thank You Days Sale!

04-01-2019

Each year, Pet World invites our customers to our Annual THANK YOU DAYS sale and celebration! This event is an annual customer appreciation weekend when virtually everything in the store is on sale. Enjoy the free popcorn and cotton candy! Register to...

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Pet World Spooktacular!

10-01-2018

Spend time with the creepy crawlies this Halloween!   On the Saturday, before Halloween, kids are invited to enroll in our Parents Night Out, Halloween edition! Click here for details. On Halloween 2020, little costumed trick-or-treaters are invited to stop by Pet World...

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Summer Camp Time!

01-01-2019

Summer Camp Open Emrollment begins April 15! Early registration (for additional fees) begins March 15!

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Holiday Bonus Bucks and Stocking Stuffer…

11-26-2015

December Specials! Don't forget our big, one day, HOLIDAY SALE the first Saturday in December! (Please check Holiday Events page for annual updates to this event.) A qualified kit is an enclosure (cage, tank, etc.) plus food, substrate (bedding, gravel) and...

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Meet the Human Staff

02-01-2020

Meet Pet World's Human Staff Members! (This is a new page, still under construction. Please bear with us. We currently only have one example of an employee profile but more are coming soon!) Repeatedly voted "Best Place to Work" by Best of...

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Donations to Pet World (Animal Rescue or…

01-01-2020

PET WORLD'S ANIMAL RESCUE WORK Everyone knows Pet World in Lawrence, Kansas is a huge, full line pet store but did you know we are also a licensed animal shelter? For decades we have been rescuing and rehoming animals and...

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Fishroom Remodel Spring 2014

05-30-2014

The 2014 remodeling our fishroom! These are old photos from our 2014 fish section remodel. Not even a year after it was complete, the Pet World fire destroyed everything on May 25, 2015. We repoened in January of 2016 and the...

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Fire Updates

05-26-2015

Please see below for updates on the Pet World fire and rebuild. The original, official statement is listed at the bottom.

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Pet World YouTube Channel

01-01-2020

Back in 2010 we started our YouTube channel. We quickly realized we are really good at a lot of things but YouTube was not one of them! In 2015 we decided to revive our YouTube channel but, honestly, after the...

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Pet World Art

05-11-2017

About those Dog Wash tiles...

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Dog Wash Tiles

08-01-2019

About those Dog Wash tiles...   Did you know only three of our three dozen employees worked at the "old" Pet World? It's kinda sad to think about how many people didn't know "Pre-fire" Pet World but lemme tell ya, if you...

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Hero Page

08-26-2015

Welcome to the Pet World Hero Page On Memorial Day, 2015, Pet World suffered a tragic fire while we were closed. During and since the fire, countless people have helped us in many ways. We will never know who all has...

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Sinister Cinema!

10-17-2011

The Pet World Haunted House returns for two nights this year! Prepare for the Sinister Cinema!

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Winter of Fun Contest

10-12-2010

CONTEST CLOSEDThanks to everybody who entered into this contest! We really enjoyed seeing all of the pictures of your pets!Stay tuned for our next contest! Pet World is having another contest! This one is to win a $50 Pet World Gift Card! Have...

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The Making of a PW Haunted House

10-16-2014

Here is a little behind the scenes view of the making of a Pet World Haunted House!! A little day by day from the first day of 'building' through the tear down after Halloween! This year's theme is an Abandoned...

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Pet World Pink!

09-30-2011

Read below about Pet World's 2011 breast cancer awareness promotion.We reached our $1000.00 goal in a little over a week! For ten days in 2011 - Fri, Oct. 7 through Sun, Oct. 16 - Pet World Lawrence donated 2% of all...

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Passionately Pink

10-11-2012

Pet World Goes Pink again in 2012! Pet World has set another lofty goal of raising $1000.00 for breast cancer research.For the first week of October, 2012, Pet World will make a positive difference! 1. October 1-6 Pet World will match all...

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NEW Storytime Live!

02-17-2011

Pet World is excited to announce the beginning of educational programs designed specially for children 5 and under! The first program to be announced is Storytime Live! a free book reading every Saturday at 11am! Storytime Live! is a free program starting...

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Komodo Dragons

04-01-2014

This was an April Fool's joke in 2014! Hey Pet World fans! We've been waiting months for confirmation on this, but we're finally excited to announce that we have just been approved to start carrying and selling (give me a little...

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Halloween Cast List / Actor Info

10-22-2014

PW HALLOWEEN Ever wonder how many people it takes to handle Halloween at PW? Here is an overview of one year’s community haunted house and cast list. Theme: Zombie Apocalypse (a quarantined city) Gate entry: TIMAdmit trick-or-treaters into the line. Ages 4-11, up...

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Hedgehog Care Tips

06-08-2013

We are excited to let our fans and customers know we're now carrying hedgehogs. Below are a few pictures of some of our first hedgehogs for sale at Pet World as well as some care information on these cool new...

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Baby Chameleons!

01-06-2015

Look how big they're getting! Can you count all of the babies in this pic? (Hint: it's more than 7!)   They continued to hatch over Christmas and our staff just couldn't shake the excitement!   Newly hatched baby chameleon(L), baby chameleon just started to...

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Facebook and Twitter

06-21-2010

You can now follow us on Facebook and Twitter! Keep up to date with new arrivals, special deals, pictures and store updates on the social networking sites you already visit!

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Baby Birds

04-29-2013

It's springtime and that means baby birds at Pet World! If your family has been thinking about adding a feathery friend this is an excellent time to start meeting birds and finding the right fit for you! From small, singing...

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We're Remodeling!

08-31-2010

You may have noticed we’re remodeling! It's an exciting time around Pet World but a little crazy. A few things have gotten misplaced (but are not gone!) and from time to time it's a little messy or loud but it will...

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Website Disclaimer

PetWorldLawrence.com is our original web site, created for informational purposes with booking services for locals (nothing for sale on the old site). PetWorldLawrenceOnline.com is our new online store to provide products and services to people who can't visit us in person. We hope to extend the personalized service our local customers have come to expect in Lawrence, Kansas through our new online site, offering great deals, special orders, deliveries, shipping, and online booking options.

To speak to a Pet World employee, please visit or call 785-841-7476 during business hours (Mon-Fri 10am-7pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 11am-6pm).


For more information about Pet World and for the full experience, please visit us in person at 23rd and Louisiana, across from Checkers Grocery,  in Lawrence, Kansas.
Address: 711 W. 23rd St. #26, Lawrence, KS 66046