Raw Essentials is a specialist raw pet food shop, not a general pet store. Its range is made from free-range meat for cats and dogs, including mixes, minces, green tripe, fillets and boneless meat, bones, bone broth, freeze-dried meals, treats and supplements. The Grey Lynn shop is at 401B Richmond Road, and the company runs 17 stores across Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Wellington and Christchurch. It also sells online and delivers.
Owners who are new to raw can fill in a short questionnaire with their pet's age, weight, activity level and health. The company then recommends a starting option, such as its Get Started packs or Wildly Good Meal Packs. Its website shares stories from owners of a puppy that was often sick, a diabetic dog that came off its insulin plan, and a dog with long-running itchy skin. Those stories come from the company, so read them as its own account.
Animates Grey Lynn is about 100 metres away and is the only other pet shop on Open Locally within a kilometre. For general pet supplies, that shop is the closer option. For raw feeding, Raw Essentials is the place to go.
Our pick in Grey Lynn for an owner who wants a raw diet set up around a pet's own needs.