M.E. and My Pets posted an announcement on their Facebook page in April indicating that the owners were thinking about retirement and were looking to sell their two stores, one of which is at 147 W. Whitewater St. in Whitewater, with the other being in Fort Atkinson.

In a Facebook post on August 30, the business announced the sale of the Fort Atkinson location, while also indicating that the inventory of the two stores will be consolidating in Fort. The Whitewater store will be closing on September 14. A July, 2024 post stated that the Whitewater store was celebrating its 23rd anniversary.

The August 30 post closed with the message, “We appreciate the support we have received from our Whitewater customers for over 20 years and we hope you will continue to support the Fort Atkinson location. The Fort Atkinson store will be under the new ownership beginning September 16th, and Eric will stay on board until the end of September to help with the business transfer.”