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Photos: Insect and animal life around the globeTwo-month-old baby hippo Moo Deng and her mother Jona are seen at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Sakchai LalitA crow and a seagull fight for a prey in Tallinn Bay, Tallinn, Estonia, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Sergei GritsDeer cross a road in the woods of the Taurus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Michael ProbstA deer walks on a road in the woods of the Taurus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Michael ProbstA raptor after killing a pigeon in a garden in Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Michael ProbstA spider waits for his prey at the center of its net covered by water droplets in the forest outside Tallinn, Estonia, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Sergei GritsGiraffes roam their enclosure at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Jae C. HongA fawn and its mother stand together in a forest of the Taunus region in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Michael ProbstA swan family watches Sunday walkers at Lake Baldeney in Essen, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Martin MeissnerA fourteen-pointer rests in the forest as rutting time begins in the Taunus region in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Michael ProbstA beetle basks in the sun on a city meadow in Tallinn, Estonia, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Sergei GritsSeagulls fly over Al Arish beach, 50 km (32,5 miles), West of Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip in Al Arish, Egypt, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Amr NabilA bee and a sunflower are silhouetted against the setting sun in a field Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, near Lawrence, Kan. The field, planted annually by the Grinter family, draws thousands of visitors during the weeklong late summer blossoming of the flowers. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Charlie RiedelPanda Yuanyuan eats her birthday cake for her 20 years old at the Taipei Zoo in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. Yuanyuan was a gift from China to mark warming ties with Taiwan in 2008. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Chiang Ying-yingA sea lion is covered in sand on San Carlos beach in Monterey, Calif., Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
Nic CouryA bee flies to a sunflower on a field in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Michael ProbstFlamingos in their enclosure at the Tierpark zoo in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Markus SchreiberA snail looks up as it carries its house on the back at a terrace in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Thursday Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Martin MeissnerEmily, a new born Rothschild's Giraffe, born on Aug. 11, 2024. Stands in front of her mother Katharina, during a name giving event at the Tierpark zoo in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Markus SchreiberTwo storks stand in their nest in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Michael ProbstTwo storks stand in their nest in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Michael ProbstA flock of birds fly past turbines at a wind farm, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024, near Spearville, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Charlie RiedelIcelandic horses play at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Michael ProbstA raptor after killing a pigeon in a garden in Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Michael ProbstA spider waits for his prey at the center of its net covered by water droplets in the forest outside Tallinn, Estonia, Friday, Sept. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Sergei GritsGiraffes roam their enclosure at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Jae C. HongA visitor looks at male Hippo Tony, at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Sakchai LalitA lion cub, born on July 31, and mother "Indi" play in an area visible to zoo visitors for the first time, at Schwerin zoo, in Schwerin, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (Jens Büttner/dpa via AP)
Jens BüttnerTwo-month-old baby hippo Moo Deng and her mother Jona are seen at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Sakchai LalitGeese stand on an outdoor table in a flooded neighbourhood in Ostrava, Czech Republic, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Darko BandicA fawn and its mother stand together in a forest of the Taunus region in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Michael ProbstA swan family watches Sunday walkers at Lake Baldeney in Essen, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Martin MeissnerA fourteen-pointer rests in the forest as rutting time begins in the Taunus region in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Michael ProbstSeagulls fly over Al Arish beach, 50 km (32,5 miles), West of Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip in Al Arish, Egypt, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Amr NabilA beetle basks in the sun on a city meadow in Tallinn, Estonia, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Sergei GritsA bee and a sunflower are silhouetted against the setting sun in a field Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, near Lawrence, Kan. The field, planted annually by the Grinter family, draws thousands of visitors during the weeklong late summer blossoming of the flowers. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Charlie RiedelA stork stands in the nest in Wehrheim, near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Michael ProbstButterflies feed on flowers nectar in a forest outside Tallinn, Estonia, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Sergei GritsA bee flies to a sunflower on a field in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Michael ProbstPanda Yuanyuan eats her birthday cake for her 20 years old at the Taipei Zoo in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. Yuanyuan was a gift from China to mark warming ties with Taiwan in 2008. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
Chiang Ying-yingA sea lion is covered in sand on San Carlos beach in Monterey, Calif., Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Nic Coury)
Nic CouryFlamingos in their enclosure at the Tierpark zoo in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Markus SchreiberEmily, a new born Rothschild's Giraffe, born on Aug. 11, 2024. Stands in front of her mother Katharina, during a name giving event at the Tierpark zoo in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Markus SchreiberA Stag in rut bellows in early morning mist Bushy Park southwest London, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Alastair GrantA one horned rhinoceros and its calf graze in Pobitora wildlife sanctuary on the outskirts of Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Anupam NathA visitor looks at male Hippo Tony, at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi province, Thailand, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
Sakchai LalitA stork stands in the nest in Wehrheim, near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Michael ProbstButterflies feed on flowers nectar in a forest outside Tallinn, Estonia, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Sergei Grits3 Valley Walmarts To Get New Pet Centers Early In Retail Giant's Rollout
PHOENIX — Three Walmart stores in Chandler, Glendale and Mesa will soon expand with added pet centers.
The first of the three stores to expand and offer grooming and veterinary services will be in Glendale.
The pet center near 83rd Avenue and Union Hills Drive is opening this Thursday. There will be a ribbon cutting and community celebration from 9 a.M. To 11 a.M.
Treats for dogs and cats will be provided. On top of that, there will be a pet-friendly Halloween costume fashion show.
The pet center will open in the Chandler Walmart near Pecos Road and Arizona Avenue next Friday.
The store will be Walmart's fifth pet center in the U.S. Services will include vaccines, wellness exams and other minor medical services.
On top of that, the pet center will offer a self-service dog wash and pet prescription delivery.
Those who visit the grand opening can take home free pet food samples. On top of that, there will be an adoption bus from Maricopa County Animal Care and Control.
The grand opening will run from 9 a.M. To 11 a.M.
Lastly, the Mesa pet center in the Walmart near McKellips and Greenfield roads will open on Nov. 2.
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Pet Supplies In Hickory: Veterinary Hospital Brings Pet Food, Beds For Hurricane Helene Relief
A load of about 6,000 pounds of dog and cat food arrived at Viewmont Animal Hospital on Friday to help those impacted by Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina.
The food was delivered by an animal hospital out of Wilmington. Leashes, cages, carriers, water and dog beds were also donated, Eastern Carolina Veterinary Referral Emergency and Specialty Hospital Director Gary Walker said.
Volunteers use a gurney to wheel large bags of dog food into the lobby of Viewmont Animal Hospital on Friday.
Sarah C. Johnson photos,Record
"Anyone that needs anything, if you can get here (to Viewmont Animal Hospital)," Walker said. "Come and get what you need. Get as much as you need. It's open access and free to the public."
The pet food and supplies can be picked up at Viewmont Animal Hospital during regular business hours, Hospital Manager Melissa Hammer said.
People are also reading… When can you pick up supplies?
Viewmont Animal Hospital Manager Melissa Hammer said no appointment or call-ahead is required to pick up pet supplies.
Viewmont Animal Hospital hours are:
Charlotte Quinney works the front desk at Viewmont Animal Hospital. She said some of the calls she received by people seeking help for their animals have been heartbreaking.
"One lady was looking for a certain cat food. She called from Black Mountain," Quinney said. "She'd just gotten cell service, and she was desperate. She said, through her panic, her house and car are fine, but she was rambling, 'The neighbors are dead. All the cars are crushed.' Her daughter lives in Hickory, so she was trying to make her way down here and then the phone disconnected. I tried to go back and see if I could find her number, but it wouldn't pull up."
Quinney said another elderly woman came down from Banner Elk in Avery County. The woman had her 14-year-old dog with her. She came to get medication for her dog, Quinney said.
Quinney said Viewmont Animal Hospital can fill emergency prescriptions for people's pets.
A volunteer carries a box of blankets and cans of cat food into Viewmont Animal Hospital in Hickory.
Sarah C. Johnson, Record"(The Banner Elk woman's) house is gone. She's just displaced and she's probably in her 80s," Quinney said. "Everyone I have talked to is elderly."
Hammer said seeing the devastation up close has been mentally difficult for her and other staff members. Quinney agreed.
"Face-to-face you get more of an impact," Quinney said. "Versus watching it on your Facebook and your TV. It's the emotion you are actually feeling. It's gut wrenching. I think that's what's affected me is actually talking (to victims of Hurricane Helene.)"
Volunteers unload boxes of Rachel Ray's canned dog food. The cans were part of donations brought to Hickory from Wilmington.
Sarah C. Johnson, RecordChris Johnson lives in Brevard in Transylvania County, which is a little less than an hour south of Asheville. Johnson volunteered to bring his truck and a trailer. After loading the trailer and bed of his truck, Johnson said he would take the supplies directly to places with heavy impact like Old Fort in McDowell County and Black Mountain and Swannanoa in Buncombe County.
"Send more stuff," Johnson said. "They need help. Send anything. Nothing's too small. I feel like a lot of people that I've talked to don't know how to help. They think it's too small or it's not enough. I think it all adds up quickly."
Walker said the supplies taken up the mountains by Johnson will be made available to the public. "(Johnson) is going to deliver it house to house if he needs to," Walker said.
Viewmont Animal Hospital staff and volunteers carry boxes of canned dog and cat food.
Sarah C. Johnson, RecordHammer said she is overwhelmed and thankful for the support from the North Carolina coast to help the mountain communities impacted by Hurricane Helene. The donations filled a large U-Haul box truck and four cars. The lobby and several exam rooms at Viewmont Animal Hospital were full of supplies.
"When we first decided to come out here, people said, 'You can't get to Asheville,'" Walker said. "And I said, 'I know, but I know I can get to Hickory.' We're part of the same parent company, so I called them on Monday morning and said, 'We have a plan that we're going to bring food, and I need to deliver it to you. Will you allow us to drop it off?' They said, 'Absolutely.'"
Walker said when Eastern Carolina Veterinary Referral Emergency and Specialty Hospital started taking donations, the lobby was filled within 72 hours. Walker said he plans to bring another shipment to Hickory on Wednesday since the Wilmington hospital filled up again with donations.
Viewmont Animal Hospital staff and volunteers load heavy bags of dog food into a large rolling bucket.
Sarah C. Johnson, RecordHammer said monetary donations can be made to Viewmont Animal Hospital to help pay for emergency treatment for animals. To make a monetary donation, call or text 828-328-2448.
Viewmont Animal Hospital is at 2870 Second St. NE in Hickory.
Sarah Johnson is the courts and breaking news reporter for the Hickory Daily Record.
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