Tomlinson's Pet Supplies Story Tomlinson's was begun in 1946 by Mr. T. R. Tomlinson as a chick hatchery at our 49 1 location. As the area began to change and the pet industry began to grow in the Post World War II era, Mr. Tomlinson changed his market focus. The business developed into a full-line "feed store" offering livestock feed and supplies along with poultry. In the mid-1960's he began...