Rural King — Local services in Owensboro

I went in there a few.nights ago to get some cat food that I can't really find anywhere else except petsmart and a vets office. This was the closest and still open at the time of me going. I figured while I am that close to the chickens and rabbits to look at them. I saw this rabbit in really poor condition. Like on its way to the pearly gates kind of bad. I went to go get someone, because there was also some kids around the area. I use to work at a RK before in a different state, I know they have little areas specifically for sick/in poor condition live animals. The old man that went there to help me said, and I quote "a kid got in there a week ago and accidentally stepped on its leg and snapped it in half." I had to ask to make sure I heard him right, and he said it again. So instead of taking this poor rabbit to the back to be out of the eye of the public they just decided to keep it there and ignore him. NEVER, and I mean NEVER have I seen such cruelty in my life from a store that sells pets!! I know sometimes over feeding them timothy hay can clog them up to the point that they don't eat and die from not being able to poop out the clog and the lack of eating. BUT TO KNOWING LET AN ANIMAL WITH A BROKEN LIMB JUST HOBBLE IN THE CAGE WITH NO ONE EVEN TRYING TO TAKE CARE OF IT AND LET IT DIE FROM PAIN IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE! And I know my lack of business there isn't going to change much. But let me tell you I will share this with everyone I know and tell them that the old man said he is just going to let him stay there in that cage until someone buys him or...

The staff here are always friendly and willing to help you find something if you look a little lost in their huge store! Inside, you can pretty much find a little bit of everything: food, cleaning supplies, gardening implements, clothes & shoes, pet accessories and of course, lots of super cute, live baby duckies and baby chicks. Outside too contains a plethora of merchandise like canoes, kayaks, large farm & gardening equipment, as well as the occasional visit from the fish truck. ( For those who have never seen it, the fish truck is a treat. A giant multi-sectioned aquarium on wheels that holds baby fish for people who want to stock their lake or pond. The usual suspects included on the fish menu are bluegill, catfish, big & smallmouth bass, grass carp, large koi, brown trout, & crappie. It's like winning a goldfish at the fair; you give your order, pay, and get little water-filled bags swimming with baby fish in return. It's super awesome!) I give Rural King 4 stars rather than 5 due to the pricing. While many items are fairly priced(some more than fairly), many others are priced unnecessarily far above their competitors. Unfortunately, these seem to be items used by most people on a regulr basis (Tide, Purina, Lysol, etc). It seems as if they are hiking up the price on sure seller staples, which to me kind of cuts close to the price...

I bought 2 coleman 4 wheelers. They were rode less than 20 minutes and had to go back to store mechanic. Mechanic kept them about 5 days. Got them home and the mechanical trouble continued. After several more trips. Rural king said they would call and exchange them. I never got a call. I went by there and ask about getting my money back. After waiting several hours in the store I finally got to talk to female manager. She said I could only exchange them. I called coorperate on speaker so she could hear. They said she absolutely could refund my money. I would have been happy with a rural king gift card. There were 2 four wheelers out front, both had busted fenders, I have pics. We got them home and all the mechanical trouble continued. I went back to rural king and was told sorry about your luck. Axel was bent, e brake broke, air filter fell off, gas tank falling off, chains kept falling off, broke chain after falling off, front wheels were pointed in opposite directions. I have an exact list. These four wheelers are defective and dangerous for children to ride. I bought them for my two grandchildren ages 10. I will never go back to rural king. I do animal rescue and was getting all my supplies there, around 300.00 a month. The manager was very very rude I highly don't recommend owensboro...