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Petcetera

Petcetera was a pet specialty supply retailer founded in Richmond, British Columbia in 1997 by Dan Urbani. The chain had expanded to 49 stores and 1,600 employees across Canada, before filing for bankruptcy in 2009. A number of restructures followed until the final store was closed in 2014.

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Petcetera was a pet specialty supply retailer founded in Richmond, British Columbia in 1997 by Dan Urbani. The chain had expanded to 49 stores and 1,600 employees across Canada, before filing for bankruptcy in 2009. A number of restructures followed until the final store was closed in 2014.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of foundation: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. employees: 1,600 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the employees is "1,600 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359651956

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.