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[[Image:Ed's Pet World 2007.jpg|thumb|375px|right|Ed's Pet World in 2007]] | |||
'''Ed's Pet World''' is a pet store located at 2730 [[18th Street South Homewood|18th Street South]] in [[Homewood]]. The store's founder and namesake is [[Ed Cosby]], who ran it for over 30 years. He has since turned ownership over to his son, [[Seth Cosby]]. | '''Ed's Pet World''' is a pet store located at 2730 [[18th Street South Homewood|18th Street South]] in [[Homewood]]. The store's founder and namesake is [[Ed Cosby]], who ran it for over 30 years. He has since turned ownership over to his son, [[Seth Cosby]]. | ||
The store was founded in [[1974]] in [[Columbiana]]. | The store was founded in [[1974]] in [[Columbiana]]. Cosby later moved it to [[Hoover Mall]] and then, in [[1982]], to the 2800 block of 18th Street South in Homewood. He subsequently moved it to its current, larger location a block north. For a time, a second store was opened at <!-- 371 Summit Blvd --> the [[Summit]]. | ||
In October [[2000]], the store's cat mascot, [[Cassidy]], went missing. Because Cassidy had not roamed before, Crosby assumed he was stolen. | In October [[2000]], the store's cat mascot, [[Cassidy]], went missing. Because Cassidy had not roamed before, Crosby assumed he was stolen. | ||
In [[2001]], Homewood resident Cynthia Powers filed a lawsuit for $5 million against the shop, claiming an Amazon parrot had attacked her, biting her under one eye, while she was in the store. After hearing the case in [[2002]], a jury awarded her $3,000. | In [[2001]], Homewood resident Cynthia Powers filed a lawsuit for $5 million against the shop, claiming an Amazon parrot had attacked her, biting her under one eye, while she was in the store. After hearing the case in [[2002]], a jury awarded her $3,000. That same year, Ed Cosby was identified as the driver of a white convertible that was involved in a hit-and-run collision with a motorcycle on [[U.S. Highway 280]] near the [[Mountain Brook Inn]]. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* "Just a Chat . . . with Ed Cosby." | * "Just a Chat . . . with Ed Cosby." (August 30, 2000) {{BN}} | ||
* | * "Store's greeter disappears, disappointing some fans." (October 29, 2000) Associated Press/''The Tuscaloosa News'', page 7B. | ||
* Temple, Chanda | * Temple, Chanda (August 31, 2001) "Woman Sues For $5 Million Over Parrot Bite." {{BN}}, page 1-C. | ||
* Temple, Chanda | * Temple, Chanda (August 10, 2002) "Jury Awards Woman $3,000 In Parrot Attack." {{BN}}, page 9-A. | ||
* Wallace, Bryan (January 3, 2014) "[https://thehomewoodstar.com/businesses/ed%E2%80%99s-pet-world/ Ed’s Pet World]." {{HS}} | |||
==External links== | |||
* [https://edspetworld.org/ Ed's Pet World] website | |||
[[Category:Pet stores]] | [[Category:Pet stores]] | ||
[[Category:1974 establishments]] | [[Category:1974 establishments]] | ||
[[Category:18th Street South Homewood]] | [[Category:18th Street South Homewood]] | ||
[[Category:Summit]] | [[Category:The Summit]] | ||
[[Category:Hoover Mall]] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:55, 1 May 2024
Ed's Pet World is a pet store located at 2730 18th Street South in Homewood. The store's founder and namesake is Ed Cosby, who ran it for over 30 years. He has since turned ownership over to his son, Seth Cosby.
The store was founded in 1974 in Columbiana. Cosby later moved it to Hoover Mall and then, in 1982, to the 2800 block of 18th Street South in Homewood. He subsequently moved it to its current, larger location a block north. For a time, a second store was opened at the Summit.
In October 2000, the store's cat mascot, Cassidy, went missing. Because Cassidy had not roamed before, Crosby assumed he was stolen.
In 2001, Homewood resident Cynthia Powers filed a lawsuit for $5 million against the shop, claiming an Amazon parrot had attacked her, biting her under one eye, while she was in the store. After hearing the case in 2002, a jury awarded her $3,000. That same year, Ed Cosby was identified as the driver of a white convertible that was involved in a hit-and-run collision with a motorcycle on U.S. Highway 280 near the Mountain Brook Inn.
External links
- Ed's Pet World on Facebook
References
- "Just a Chat . . . with Ed Cosby." (August 30, 2000) The Birmingham News
- "Store's greeter disappears, disappointing some fans." (October 29, 2000) Associated Press/The Tuscaloosa News, page 7B.
- Temple, Chanda (August 31, 2001) "Woman Sues For $5 Million Over Parrot Bite." The Birmingham News, page 1-C.
- Temple, Chanda (August 10, 2002) "Jury Awards Woman $3,000 In Parrot Attack." The Birmingham News, page 9-A.
- Wallace, Bryan (January 3, 2014) "Ed’s Pet World." The Homewood Star
External links
- Ed's Pet World website