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The next time you feel like buying a T-shirt for Fido, bring him along to try it on for size. At Pet Safari, owners are allowed to bring their pets along while they shop for pet accessories and other things. The $450,000 venture takes up 1,021.9 sq m on the ground floor of Eastpoint Mall in Simei. It is the brainchild of Mr. Ng Whye Hoe, 27, and Mr. Danniel Lum, 28, co-owners of Pet Lovers Centre, a chain of pet shops. Said Mr. Ng :"Dogs are restricted mainly to streets and parks, so for a change, we should let them shop with their owners." Twenty business have been grouped in Pet Safari. There are 13 shops selling pets and pet accessories, and the remaining seven shops include a florist and clothing outlets. Mr. Chan Soo Sen, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Health, opened it yesterday. He said economic groupings such as Pet Safari were a way for small and medium-sized enterprises to face the challenges of the coming millennium. "By working together as an economic grouping, members enjoy the benefits of economics of scale," he said. "They could bring in modern management and professional support, joint marketing and promotion, and one-stop service for customers." Pet Safari also aims to educate current and potential pet owners on how to care for and be responsible for their pets. Each shop attendant is expected to find out from potential pet buyers the kind of commitment and home they can give to an animal before recommending a suitable one for them. Mr. Ng said that if he finds out that a customer does not have the time or space for a dog, he would tell the person not to buy one. Ms Deirdre Moss, executive officer of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), said : "It is good to counsel people before they buy a pet and we hope that this objective of educating people to be more responsible will work."
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