About Us

 Valentine's Day of 1988 was our first day in business as owners of "Critters Pet Shop". We visited St.Charles to buy property in the country and ended up buying a pet store. Originally, the store was located in downtown St. Charles across from the fire station and owned by a fireman.  Then, it was purchased by a school teacher and called "Linda's Little Critters".  Critters is one of the oldest independent full line pet shops in the area and part of the community. It has been voted one of Kane County Best Pet Stores for countless years.

Critters is well known in the industry as the recipient of the 2000 PetAge Pet Store make-over. A unique collaborative project supported by a variety of organizations and twenty leading pet industry manufacturers.

The Janczak family and the staff at Critters thanks you for shopping and supporting this independent family owned business.  

              Critters are a lifelong passion of ours.