tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861547042801402705.post9040662154686446929..comments2023-04-12T07:59:24.734-07:00Comments on CA Pet Law News: San Diego Pet Store Ordinance passedLiberty Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01177305529757660312noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2861547042801402705.post-44390478737194337672013-07-26T10:44:19.312-07:002013-07-26T10:44:19.312-07:00I am amazed, though not surprised, that not one of...I am amazed, though not surprised, that not one of them saw the banning of commercial sales, but not shelter/rescue sales, as kind of skewed. <br /><br />So…purpose for pet store ban is to stop sale of pups from puppy mills. Pet stores of course being under tight scrutiny and that Polyer-Lockyer act (forget the exact name), and unlikely to have puppy mill pets in the first place, since eventually, selling unhealthy dogs would put them out of business. On top of which, not only are there likely to be very few PM puppies, it's really barely on the radar since I think this law was passed to shut dow n the ONE pet store that fell under the new law.<br /><br />So…what we have now is shelters and rescues, neither of which are supposed to be for profit businesses, given a monopoly on selling pets in San Diego, despite the fact that they are MORE likely to come from puppy mills, but there is no way of knowing or finding out if they are, and no laws to protect the buyer if they end up with one of them. And not just puppy mill pups – there's no law to protect them no matter where it came from, whether it's puppy mills, breeders, strays or Romania.<br /><br />Not to mention, that pet stores don't kill thousands of pets each year, while "shelters" do. <br /><br />And meanwhile, these non-regulated, non-businesses are raking it in, having put their lawful competition out of business. Sweet.<br /><br />But not one of those morons could grasp this glaring fact?<br /><br />Oh, right, they're politicians…<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com