spcaLA Marketplace

My rating is for the store selection, quality, prices, and service. It is the best pet store. The fact the profits go to animals is a bonus.

I now only buy my dog food here. They carry top dog food brands, and all proceeds go to the animal shelter next door. The shelter next door is the best shelter I’ve seen thus far. It is clean and the animals are well taken care of. I’m glad my money is going towards a good cause!
Tip: The store is located in the Eldorado park area. You’ll pass an entrance booth. Just tell them you’re going to spcaLA marketplace and they will not charge you for parking.

Love this store, they have everything for your dog to be happy and healthy. Plus the big bonus is everything goes back to help the shelter animals. They only carry the best products for you dog and cat. There are no questions about that!
It can be confusing to get to but you just go into the El Dorado Park off Spring St and follow the paw prints on the driveway (you’ll see what I mean when you get there).

I meant to write this review almost a year ago, but better late than never, right?
Late last June, I found a kitten in the middle of the fast lane of a busy Long Beach street. I picked up the kitten and decided to take him to SPCLA Long Beach to find out if he was microchipped, and to turn him in so his owner would find him. After being informed by the animal control that because he was under two pounds — too small to be put up for adoption — and there were no fosters available, he would likely be put down, I decided to take him home… but I took him home after stopping at the Marketplace first.
There were two women working in the Marketplace at the time, and they were SUPER helpful. After telling them that I had nothing to care for a cat at home, they started recommending A TON of things — food, shampoo, litter — and they piled the things up on the counter. Though the prices here were a little higher than what I would normally want to pay, my ultimate goal was getting that kitty home with food and a box, so I was willing to pay the higher prices (and I later found out that the prices, after going to pay for the wholesale price of the product, goes to care for the animals at the shelter). What was also nice was the fact that the two workers were throwing in a bunch of free things, like toys, a kitty tent (which became my cat’s favorite hideout), food samples, a cat care book or two, so that made the higher prices of the other things definitely worth it. After I bought the things at the Marketplace, one of the women helped me carry all of these things back to the car, as I was also carrying the cat. I felt these two employees were some of the most helpful people I’ve ever come across at any business establishment.
I recently returned, hoping to see one or both of these women to thank them for their help, and I did see one of them, but she was busy helping another person. I kind of waited around for a few minutes, but she was totally engrossed with what she was doing, so I left. But from what I saw, she was giving the same quality help to that other person that she had given me almost a year ago. If either of you are reading this and you remember me and my little black kitty, thank you!

Never again will I shop there. Usually when an item is not returnable they inform you when you are getting ready to purchase it, nope not here. Figures a place in LB would be shady and after your money. Lesson learned don’t waste my time or have my family & friends waste their time going there.

Went today after a neighbor recommended them. I like the idea of all proceeds supporting the work of the SPCA, plus the prices are really good! Bought an undercoat rake for my pooch and some treat biscuits with healthy, higher quality ingredients for a really good price. (Mother Nature brand, $ 6.99)
I will be back when our Canidae dry dog food runs low, it is cheaper than other places I have shopped, and it can be a chore to find. Bonus:
the price is better and the sales help the animal shelter! Win-​win!
A little tricky to find but enter from Spring Street as though you were going to the Nature Center, let the parking attendant know you are going to the SPCA and make a hard left and follow the lane with the big white painted paw prints on the road. There is a large complex with the Animal Shelter Adoptions, boarding, grooming and the Market.

THE BEST STORE FOR YOUR PET– HANDS DOWN!!! They have the best and largest selection of HEALTHY dog /​cat food– not all that junk you find at petco/​petsmart/​walmart/​target/​etc…
They are a tiny bitmore expensive (and by that I only mean $ 1 or $ 2) than you would normally pay… But…here’s the best part of the store… all of the money goes to the shelter that is next door! I love that. No other commercial store can make that claim.
Shop here one time and you will be back.

We love to shop here when we can. The «kids» can shop with us and tell us which treats and toys to buy them and we know the money is going to a good cause.
Their prices are more affordable that Petco/​PetSmart. We bought huge stainless steel water bowls for about $ 20 compared to about twice that at other stores!
And the best thing about shopping here is that you can go next door and adopt an animal to take home and love!

The Marketplace has a great selection for both dogs and cats. They only carry super-​premium pet foods and usually have plenty of samples for you to take home and let your pets try. The prices on food definitely can’t be beat and the prices on most other items are lower than chain pet stores.
Gentle Leaders, Pill Pockets, flea products (Frontine, Advantage), and pet ID tags are just a few of the things that I won’t buy anywhere else! Also, the best part of shopping here is that it benefits the pets at the spca!

What a treasure for Long Beach pet lovers! This store has high quality dog and cat food and treats and a staff that is very knowledgeable about pet nutrition. They even have Frontline and Advantage flea control at very competitive prices. What is really great is you can bring your dog into the store with you and they will fit them properly for harnesses, leaders and collars (plus they give the dogs yummy healthy treats!) The store is open on the weekends but closed on Monday and Tuesday