★★★★☆
865 Warren Avenue
East Providence, RI 02914
Phone: 401-434-8545
http://www.rumfordpetcenter.com/home.asp

Rumford Pet CenterI absolutely love dogs and do believe that dogs are man’s best friend. Recently Liz, my cousin called me to ask if I could meet her at Rumford Pet Center in Rhode Island. She wanted my opinion about a Saint Bernard puppy that she fell in love with and was thinking of buying. So my friends and I hopped in the car with my friend’s four month old boxer, Rocky and off we went.

RockyThe Rumford Pet Center has handicap parking spaces right up front and close to main entry door. The entry has wide double doors so it was easy to fit my wheelchair in yet it didn’t have automatic doors so I needed help opening the doors. The store was very accessible and easy to maneuver my wheelchair around for the aisles were very wide. There is a wide variety of pets such as puppies, kittens, fish, hamsters, exotic birds and all kinds of reptiles.

Liz and Saint Bernard PuppyThe staff were very friendly and kind. My cousin asked if she could visit with the Saint Bernard puppy so they took the puppy out of the cage and put her in a small room where the puppy could run around and play. My wheelchair was too big to fit in this small room so the pet shop staff let me play with the puppy in the main part of the store. My cousin decided not to buy the puppy because it was very expensive. It was really cute!

I give the Rumord Pet Center FOUR STARS for accessibility. They could earn the Fifth Star if they installed automatic doors.