If you are looking for a pet, you should never shop - you should adopt! There are hundreds of animals that need a forever home, and that means they need you.
If you can't adopt a pet, or just want to help, donating to the Animal Services Shelter is a great way to help out animals who don't have a forever home yet.
If you have a pet, you need to get them vaccinated and microchipped. Not only are vaccines important for their health, but having updated vaccines and a microchip is the law.