Posted on 02/20/2010 9:43:43 AM PST by JoeProBono
The West Hollywood City Council has put an end to sales of dogs and cats in pet stores.
In an ordinance that passed unanimously Tuesday night, sales of animals in stores are now prohibited in the city.
The ordinance, unanimously approved at its first reading a few weeks ago, is just the latest piece of animal-welfare legislation the city has taken up. In 2003, West Hollywood became the first city in the country to outlaw the declawing of cats.
The new law, called the Ordinance Prohibiting the Sale of Dogs and Cats in Companion Animal Stores, is aimed at curtailing puppy mills and easing the conditions endured by animals in the puppy-mill industry, which relies heavily on sales through pet stores, officials said in a statement.
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West Hollywood aka Boys Town
PETA and HSUS must be doing cartwheels.
What are the Chinese restaurants going to do?
Sounds like a ‘taking’ to me. Whether any of the legal foundations will step up is debatable, though.
legal foundations?
It’s true. You can no longer buy pussy in West Hollywood.
Can the Pet stores still sell Fish?
If so, PETA will have a hissy fit their precious SeaKittens weren’t protected.
BTW, what is a Pet store called that doesn’t sell pets?
Closed?
rotflmao
I’ve bought three dogs from pet stores. You would think I would have learned after the first one, but no...
The first was absolutely crazy. I have no other word for it. It had something severely psychologically wrong with it. The second had epilespy so badly we had to have it put to sleep at two. The third ended up paralyzed with a genetic disorder by age five.
I have also bought dogs through breeders, and had mutts. All of those experiences were very good.
I’ll be frank, I am not sure I think pet stores for dogs are a good idea. However, I am fully aware that shutting down pet stores has nothing to do helping dogs be healthier, but is more of a stealth agenda by people who think you shouldn’t be able to buy a purebred dog.
The left, continually trying to force you to abide by their twisted morality.
Oh man, you beat me to it. I was going to go with “Chinese groceries”. Restaurants probably works better, comedically.
When cats and dogs are outlawed, only outl.... oh, never mind!
TN just banned the “individual” sales of cats and dogs. I assume that retail sales are still allowed.
Sounds reasonable to me. Too many animals are abused before they end up in pet stores, and those that don’t sell don’t have much to look forward to.
It is easy to get a mutt from the Pound or Craigslist, and you can get a well-bred Border Collie easy enough - would imagine it wouldn’t be too hard for other breeds as well.
As you explained, dogs from pet stores are crap(and expensive). Is someone wants a pure breed, just contact a breeder and find a pet quality dog.
Woof
West Hollywood aka Queer Boys Town.
The truth will set us free!
That ended November 29, 1984.
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