PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES INC
S-3/A, 1998-05-06
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	As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 1998
									                                          Registration No. 333-51661
================================================================================
	                  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
	                        Washington, D.C.  20549
	                                --------           
                      Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1
                                   to   
	                                Form S-3
	                         REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                          Under
	                       THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
	                       --------------------------

	                       PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES, INC.
	         (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
	          Delaware	                               33-0479906
	 (State or other jurisdiction	                   (IRS Employer
	of incorporation or organization)	         Identification Number)
	                                 
                                   ------------
	                            9125 Rehco Road
	                      San Diego, California 92121
	                            (619) 453-7845
	         (Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
	 including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
	                              ------------                                

		                                        Copies to:
	BRIAN K. DEVINE	                           THOMAS A. EDWARDS, ESQ.
	   Chairman	                               Latham & Watkins
	9125 Rehco Road	                         701 "B" Street, Suite 2100
San Diego, California 92121               San Diego, California 92101
	(619) 453-7845	                          (619) 236-1234
 (Name, address, including zip code,
and telephone number, including area code,
	of agent for service)

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:  From time 
to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered 
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the 
following box.      

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on 
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act 
of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or 
interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.   X 

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering 
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the 
following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of 
the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.     

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) 
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities 
Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration 
statement for the same offering.      

If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, 
please check the following box.      

<TABLE>
 <S>                     <C>           <C>              <C>               <C>

	                CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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	                                      Proposed           Proposed
                         Amount        Maximum             Maximum         Amount of
Title of Shares          to be         Aggregate          Aggregate       Registration 
to be Registered       Registered   Price Per Share(1) Offering Price(1)      Fee(2)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, 
$.0001 par value          94,233        $17.94	          $1,690,540        $498.71
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>
	 	
(1)	Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the amount of the 
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457, and based on a per share price 
of $17.94, the average of the high and low prices of the Company's 
common stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on April 27, 
1998.
(2) Previously paid.

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates 
as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file
a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement 
shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the 
Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become 
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.
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	                         Page 1 of 13
	                    Exhibit Index on Page 1




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PROSPECTUS
	                  PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES, INC.

         94,233 Shares of Common Stock, Par Value $.0001 Per Share

	This Prospectus relates to 94,233 shares of common stock, par value 
$.0001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., a 
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which may be offered from time to 
time by certain stockholders of the Company (such holders being hereinafter 
described as the "Selling Stockholders").  The shares of Common Stock to be 
registered hereunder are hereinafter referred to as the "Securities."  The 
Selling Stockholders acquired the Securities through the exercise of 
options to purchase the Common Stock in December 1997 through March 1998, 
which options were acquired by the Selling Stockholders in connection with 
the acquisition by the Company of a company owned and operated by certain 
of the Selling Stockholders.

	All of the Securities are to be offered for the account of the 
Selling Stockholders.  The Selling Stockholders, directly or through 
agents, dealers or underwriters, may offer and sell from time to time all 
or any part of the Securities held by each of them in amounts and on terms 
to be determined or at quoted prices then prevailing on the Nasdaq National 
Market.  To the extent required, the amounts of the Securities to be sold, 
purchase prices, public offering prices, the names of any agents, dealers 
or underwriters, and any applicable commissions or discounts with respect 
to a particular offer will be set forth in an accompanying Prospectus 
Supplement or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the 
Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part.  The Selling 
Stockholders reserve the sole right to accept and, together with any agent 
of the Selling Stockholders, to reject in whole or in part any proposed 
purchase of the Securities.  The Selling Stockholders will pay any sales 
commissions or other seller's compensation applicable to such transactions.  
The Selling Stockholders and agents who execute orders on their behalf may 
be deemed to be underwriters as that term is defined in Section 2(11) of 
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and a 
portion of any proceeds of sales and discounts, commissions or other 
seller's compensation may be deemed to be underwriting compensation for 
purposes of the Securities Act.  Certain of the Selling Stockholders may 
pledge or otherwise encumber shares covered by this Prospectus pursuant to 
agreements with lenders, and to the extent such shares subsequently become 
the property of such lenders pursuant to such agreements, such shares may 
be offered and sold from time to time by such lenders in the manner set 
forth above.  The Company has agreed to indemnify the Selling Stockholders 
against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities 
Act.

	The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the 
Securities.

	The Company has agreed to pay all costs of the registration of the 
Securities.  Such costs, fees and disbursements are estimated to be 
approximately $10,000.

	The Common Stock to be registered hereunder is listed for trading on 
the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "PETC."
	             _________________________________

 THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES 
  AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE 
   SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION 
       PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.  ANY 
           REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK HAS NOT PASSED ON OR ENDORSED 
           THE MERITS OF THIS OFFERING.  ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE
                          CONTRARY IS UNLAWFUL.
	               _______________________________

	The date of this Prospectus is __________ __, 1998.



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	                  AVAILABLE INFORMATION

	The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in 
accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission").  These 
materials can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities 
maintained by the Commission at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth 
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the Commission's regional 
offices located at 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 
60661 and 7 World Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10048.  
Copies of such material can be obtained at prescribed rates from the public 
reference section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20549.  Electronic reports, proxy statements and other information 
filed through the Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and 
Retrieval system are publicly available through the Commission's Web site 
(http://www.sec.gov).  In addition, the Common Stock is listed on the 
Nasdaq National Market and similar information concerning the Company can 
be inspected and copied at the offices of the National Association of 
Securities Dealers, Inc., 1735 "K" Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.

	The Company has filed with the Commission a Registration Statement on 
Form S-3 (including all amendments thereto, the "Registration Statement"), 
with respect to the Securities offered hereby.  As permitted by the rules 
and regulations of the Commission, this Prospectus does not contain all of 
the information set forth in the Registration Statement and the exhibits 
and schedules thereto.  For further information about the Company and the 
Securities offered hereby, reference is made to the Registration Statement 
and the exhibits thereto, which may be examined without charge at the 
public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at Room 1024, 
Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and copies 
of which may be obtained from the Commission upon payment of the prescribed 
fees.

	        INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

	The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission are 
incorporated herein by reference and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:

	(a)	Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 
31, 1998;

	(b)	The description of the Common Stock set forth in the 
Registration Statement on Form 8-A dated February 28, 1994, as amended by 
the Company's Form 8-A/A dated March 15, 1994.

	All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 
14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this Prospectus and prior 
to the termination of the offering of the Securities shall be deemed to be 
incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and to be a part hereof from 
the date of filing of such documents.  Any statement contained in a 
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein 
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this 
Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any 
subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated 
by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any such 
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so 
modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.

	A copy of any or all of the documents incorporated herein by 
reference (other than exhibits unless such exhibits are specifically 
incorporated by reference in any such document) will be provided without 
charge to any person, including a beneficial owner, to whom a copy of this 
Prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request.  Requests for such 
copies should be addressed to the Secretary of the Company, 9125 Rehco 
Road, San Diego, California 92121 (telephone number:  (619) 453-7845).



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                              THE COMPANY

	Certain statements in this Prospectus that are not historical fact 
constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private 
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such forward-looking statements 
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may 
cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from 
historical results or from any results expressed or implied by such 
forward-looking statements.  These factors are discussed under the caption 
"Certain Cautionary Statements" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K 
for the fiscal year ended January 31, 1998.

	The Company is a leading specialty retailer of premium pet food and 
supplies.  As of January 31, 1998, the Company operated 457 stores, 
including 392 superstores, in 33 states and the District of Columbia.  The 
Company's strategy is to be the leading category-dominant national chain of 
community pet food and supply superstores by offering its customers a 
complete assortment of pet-related products at competitive prices, with 
superior levels of customer service at convenient locations.  The Company 
believes that this strategy provides it with a competitive advantage by 
combining the broad merchandise selection and everyday low prices of a pet 
supply warehouse store with the convenience and service of a neighborhood 
pet supply store.  

	The Company currently utilizes both superstore and traditional store 
formats.  The Company's expansion strategy is to open and acquire 
superstores, including relocations, expansions or remodels of existing 
traditional stores into superstores ("conversions"), and to close 
underperforming stores.  During the fiscal year ended January 31, 1998, the 
Company opened or acquired 64 stores, including 10 conversions, merged with 
companies with 77 stores, and closed 10 stores.  

	A significant part of the Company's expansion strategy is to 
capitalize on the consolidation of the fragmented pet food and supply 
industry.  The Company believes that there are acquisition opportunities 
which would allow the Company to attract new customers in existing markets, 
enter new markets and leverage operating costs.  Generally, the Company 
seeks to acquire established and well-located stores or chains of stores 
which are similar in size and format to the Company's existing superstores.

	The Company's stores carry a complete assortment of leading brand 
name premium food for dogs and cats, such as Iams, Nutro and Science Diet, 
as well as selected mass brand foods, and a broad assortment of supplies 
for dogs and cats, such as collars and leashes, grooming products, toys, 
pet carriers, cat furniture, dog houses, vitamins, treats and veterinary 
supplies.  The Company's superstores also offer fish, reptiles, birds, 
other small animals and related food and supplies, as well as grooming 
services in many of its stores.  The Company's pricing strategy is to offer 
everyday low prices on all food items which are important in attracting and 
retaining customers.  The Company believes that offering competitive prices 
on key food items increases customer traffic and generates sales of higher 
margin pet supplies.  The Company's large buying volume and sophisticated 
distribution network allows it to compete effectively on price.  The 
Company modifies its pricing policies by regional or local markets and is 
able to institute overnight price changes, as necessary, to meet market 
competition.  The Company's price guarantee program offers to match all 
competitors' advertised prices.

	The Company's prototype 15,000 square foot superstores carry a 
complete merchandise assortment of more than 10,000 active stock keeping 
units ("SKUs") of high quality pet-related products. The Company's 
traditional stores, which average 3,500 square feet, also carry a wide 
variety of premium pet food and supplies (approximately 5,000 active SKUs).  
The Company's stores are located in high-traffic retail areas with ample 
parking, often in community shopping centers anchored by a large 



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supermarket.  Most of the Company's store managers and sales associates are 
better able to assist customers with their needs because they are pet 
owners and enthusiasts.  The Company's superstores are brightly illuminated 
with colorful fixtures and graphics and feature prominent and attractive 
signage which is designed to create a customer-friendly environment.  The 
Company believes that its superstore format allows it to create a more 
customer-friendly environment than pet supply warehouse stores because of 
its size, layout and design.

	The Company's executive offices are located at 9125 Rehco Road, San 
Diego, California 92121, and its telephone number is (619) 453-7845.  The 
Company is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware.




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	                     SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

	All of the shares of Common Stock to be registered hereunder 
("Securities") and offered hereby will be sold for the account of the 
Selling Stockholders.  Information regarding the Selling Stockholders is 
set forth in the following table.
<TABLE>
<S>                               <C>                  <C>                <C>

                       Stock Owned      Stock Offered for      Stock Owned 
Registered Owners   Prior to Offering   Stockholders Acct.   After Offering
- -----------------   -----------------   ------------------   --------------
Lynn Bruns                        294                  294                0
Ausra Dapkus                      711                  711                0
Ron Dilger                        294                  294                0
Gordon Elliott                    579                  579                0
Madeline Galiej                   601                  601                0
Richard George                    479                  479                0
Raymond L. Guyer               48,060               48,060                0
Steven L. Jeske                 5,610                5,610                0
Bonnie Johansen                   309                  309                0
Greg Johnson                      117                  117                0
Richard J. Joyce                  274                  274                0
John Kasprzyk                     294                  294                0
John Leach                        725                  725                0
Keith Maladra                     711                  711                0
Karen Morrison                  5,874                5,874                0
Peter Piegore                     294                  294                0
J. Michael Riggan              26,888               26,888                0
Beth Rioux                        294                  294                0
Susan Ross                      1,114                1,114                0
Kevin Tullock                     711                  711                0
</TABLE>
	None of the Selling Stockholders has any position, office or other 
material relationship with the Company or any of its affiliates (or had any 
such position, office or material relationship within the past three 
years), or will own greater than one percent of the Common Stock of the 
Company after this offering, except that (i) Ausra Dapkus, Ron Dilger, 
Bonnie Johansen, Richard J. Joyce, John Kasprzyk, Keith Maladra, Peter 
Piegore, J. Michael Riggan, and Kevin Tullock, and (ii) Raymond L. Guyer, 
Steven L. Jeske, Lynn Bruns, Madeline Galiej, Greg Johnson, Beth Rioux, and 
Susan Ross are non-officer and non-director employees of the Company, and 
(iii) Karen Morrison is a former employee of the Company who is currently 
serving as a consultant to the Company.




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                            PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

	The Selling Stockholders are entitled to distribute from time to time 
up to 94,233 shares of the Securities, representing less than 1% of the 
outstanding Common Stock of the Company on January 31, 1998.  The Selling 
Stockholders' plan of distribution is set forth on the cover page of this 
Prospectus.

	                           EXPERTS

	The financial statements of Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. and 
Subsidiaries as of February 1, 1997 and January 31, 1998, and for each of 
the years in the three-year period ended January 31, 1998, have been 
incorporated by reference herein and in the Registration Statement in 
reliance upon the reports of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP and Coopers & Lybrand 
LLP, independent certified public accountants, incorporated by reference 
herein, and upon the authority of said firms as experts in accounting and 
auditing.

	The financial statements of PetCare Plus, Inc. as of January 25, 
1997, and for the years ended January 27, 1996 and January 25, 1997 (which 
are included in the restated pooled financial statements of Petco Animal 
Supplies, Inc.) have been audited by Coopers & Lybrand LLP, independent 
public accountants, as indicated in their report with respect thereto, 
which is incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the authority of 
said firm as experts in giving said report.

	                        LEGAL MATTERS

	The validity of the Common Stock offered hereby will be passed upon 
for the Company by Latham & Watkins, San Diego, California.




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	No dealer, salesperson or other 
individual has been authorized to give 
any information or make any 
representations other than those 
contained in this Prospectus and, if 
given or made, such information or 
representations must not be relied                    94,233 Shares 
upon as having been authorized by the 
Company.  This Prospectus does not 
constitute an offer by the Company to 
sell, or a solicitation of an offer to 
buy, the securities offered hereby in 
any jurisdiction where, or to any                      Petco Animal 
person to whom, it is unlawful to make                Supplies, Inc.
an offer or solicitation.  Neither the 
delivery of this Prospectus nor any 
sale made hereunder shall, under any 
circumstances, create an implication 
that there has been any change in the 
affairs of the Company since the date 
hereof or that the information 
contained herein is correct or 
complete as of any time subsequent to 
the date hereof.



   TABLE OF CONTENTS                                  Common Stock 


	                     Page
                           ----
Available Information	       2

Incorporation of Certain
	Documents by Reference      2

The Company	                 3                    P R O S P E C T U S 

Selling Stockholders	        5

Plan of Distribution 	       5

Experts	                     6

Legal Matters	               6                     __________ __, 1998

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	                            PART II

	          INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

Item 14.  Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
          -------------------------------------------

	The following is an itemized statement of expenses to be incurred in 
connection with this Registration Statement.  All such expenses will be 
paid by the Company.

	Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee	 $  499
	Blue Sky fees and expenses	                          1,000
	Public accountants' fees	                          2,000
	Company legal fees and expenses	                         4,000
	Miscellaneous expenses	                                2,501
                                                              -----
			TOTAL	                               $10,000 
                                                            =======

All of the above items except the registration fee are estimates.

Item 15.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
          -----------------------------------------

	Under Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the 
Company has broad powers to indemnify its directors and officers against 
liabilities they may incur in such capacities, including liabilities under 
the Securities Act.

	The Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and 
Amended and Restated Bylaws provide that the Company will indemnify its 
directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law.  
Delaware law permits, but does not require, a corporation to indemnify 
officers, directors, employees or agents and expressly provides that the 
indemnification provided for under Delaware law shall not be deemed 
exclusive of any indemnification right under any bylaw, vote of 
stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.  Delaware law 
permits indemnification against expenses and certain other liabilities 
arising out of legal actions brought or threatened against such persons for 
their conduct on behalf of the Company, provided that each such person 
acted in good faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed was 
in or not opposed to the Company's best interests and in the case of a 
criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct 
was unlawful.  Delaware law does not allow indemnification of directors in 
the case of an action by or in the right of the Company (including 
stockholder derivative suits) unless the directors successfully defend the 
action or indemnification is ordered by the court.

	The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with certain 
officers and directors to effectuate these indemnity provisions.



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Item 16.  Exhibits.
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	5.1	Opinion of Latham & Watkins.(1)

	23.1	Consent of Latham & Watkins.(1)

	23.2	Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.(1)

	23.3	Consent of Coopers & Lybrand LLP.(1)

	24.1	Power of Attorney.(1)
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(1)  Previously filed.

Item 17.  Undertakings.
          ------------

	The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

	(1)		To file, during any period in which offers or sales are 
being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement;

		(i)	To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of 
the Securities Act;

		(ii)	To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising 
after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most 
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the 
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in 
this Registration Statement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase 
or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of 
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered)and any 
deviation from the low or high and of the estimated maximum offering range 
may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission 
pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and 
price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate 
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table 
in the effective Registration Statement;

		(iii)	To include any material information with respect to the 
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration 
Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration 
Statement;

	provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs 
(1)(i) and (1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be 
included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in 
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the 
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are 
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement.

	(2)	That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the 
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a 
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and 
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the 
initial bona fide offering thereof.

	(3)	To remove from registration by means of a post-effective 
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the 
termination of the offering.

	The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of 
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the 
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the


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Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit 
plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is 
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed to 
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, 
and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the 
initial bona fide offering thereof.

	Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling 
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or 
otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the 
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in 
the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a 
claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment 
by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or 
controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any 
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or 
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the 
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been 
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate 
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against 
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by 
the final adjudication of such issue.



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	                         SIGNATURES

	Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant 
has duly caused this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration 
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly 
authorized, in the City of San Diego, State of California, on the 6th day of 
May, 1998.

							
	                           	    PETCO ANIMAL SUPPLIES, INC.

	                             
 	                                  By: /S/ BRIAN K. DEVINE
                                            --------------------------     
      				              Brian K. Devine
	                                      Chairman, President and Chief 
                                            Executive Officer

	                       POWER OF ATTORNEY

    	Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Pre-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following
persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature                Title                               Date
- ---------                -----                               ----

/S/ BRIAN K. DEVINE      Chairman, President and Chief           May 6, 1998
- ------------------------ Executive Officer (Principal
Brian K. Devine          Executive Officer)


/S/ RICHARD C. ST. PETER*Executive Vice President, Chief	    May 6, 1998
- ------------------------ Financial Officer and Secretary (Principal
Richard C. St. Peter     (Principal Financial Officer)


/S/ JAMES M. MYERS*      Senior Vice President, Finance      May 6, 1998  
- ------------------------ (Principal Accounting Officer)	
James M. Myers

 
/S/ ANDREW G. GALEF*	 Director                                May 6, 1998
- ------------------------ 
Andrew G. Galef


/S/ RICHARD J. LYNCH, JR.*  Director	                         May 6, 1998    
- ------------------------
Richard J. Lynch, Jr.


/S/ JAMES F. MCCANN*	 Director                                May 6, 1998
- ------------------------
JAMES F. McCann

/S/ PETER M. STARRETT*	 Director                              May 6, 1998
- ------------------------
Peter M. Starrett


*By:/s/ BRIAN K. DEVINE
    ---------------------
    Brian K. Devine
    Attorney-in-Fact


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	                         EXHIBIT INDEX

	The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration 
Statement on Form S-3 or are incorporated herein by reference.

Exhibit No.    Description                               Page
- ----------     -----------                               ----
5.1            Opinion of Latham & Watkins.(1)             --

23.1           Consent of Latham & Watkins (included in    --
                 Exhibit 5.1 hereto).(1)

23.2           Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.(1)        --

23.3           Consent of Coopers & Lybrand LLP.(1)        --

24.1           Power of Attorney (included on signature    --
               page hereto).(1) 
- -------------------------
(1)  Previously filed.




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