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Calista241

(5,633 posts) Sun Dec 30, 2018, 05:05 PM Dec 2018

Californian law change means pet shops can sell only rescued animals [View all]

Source: BBC

California is set to become the first state in the US to ban the sale of non-rescue animals in pet shops. The new law, known as AB 485, takes effect on 1 January. Any businesses violating it face a $500 (£400) fine.

The change means cats, dogs and rabbits sold by retailers cannot be sourced from breeders, only from animal shelters.

Animal rights groups have heralded it as a step forward against so-called "kitten factories" and "puppy mills".

They say the current "high-volume" industries, where pets are bred for profit, can lead to inhumane treatment and long-term emotional and physical health problems in some animals.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46717173

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Californian law change means pet shops can sell only rescued animals [View all] Calista241 Dec 2018 OP

This is good news sakabatou Dec 2018 #1

Its a great start, I would like to see it nation wide elmac Dec 2018 #2

Living, breathing animals are not PRODUCTS HockeyMom Dec 2018 #3

So what does this do as far as pets bred as pure breeds? cstanleytech Dec 2018 #4

"Pure bred" animals have many genetic problems due to inbreeding .. jb5150 Dec 2018 #6

I have two purebread animals who are reaching a normal lifespan. LisaL Dec 2018 #9

I mean does it ban a store from selling pure breeds that come from a cstanleytech Dec 2018 #13

reputable breeders most often sell there own dogs MissMillie Dec 2018 #30

Seems a broad statement. summer_in_TX Dec 2018 #23

Our golden retrievers lived to 12 and 13. My pound hound cocker is now 16 mahina Dec 2018 #31

You have to buy them straight from the breeder TexasBushwhacker Dec 2018 #12

Most purebred dogs aren't sold in pet stores. Codeine Dec 2018 #14

Yes, so true Farmer-Rick Dec 2018 #28

So what effect do pure breeds have on puppy mills? LanternWaste Dec 2018 #25

There's so many strays in my city that I don't even need to buy pets ansible Dec 2018 #5

That's how I ended up with all the pets I've had. Codeine Dec 2018 #15

PLEASE, make this the law of the land! mysteryowl Dec 2018 #7

I see it as overreaching by a state to take too much control LisaL Dec 2018 #8

Ever see where pet stores get their stock? Codeine Dec 2018 #16

Wouldnt the proper way to address that issue would be restricting the mills themselves? cstanleytech Dec 2018 #17

Why all this bending over backwards Codeine Dec 2018 #18

I am not bending over rather I am pointing out that there "are" alternatives that cstanleytech Dec 2018 #20

What specifically leads you to believe these alternatives have not been looked at? LanternWaste Dec 2018 #26

Yeah, damn those pesky child labor laws, too obamanut2012 Dec 2018 #19

I like this law, and understand the reasons for it. But, obamanut, i suggest you refrain from Nitram Dec 2018 #29

I think it just removes the profit incentive to run pet-breeding mills. (n/t) forgotmylogin Dec 2018 #10

I have rescuded animals. Cold War Spook Dec 2018 #11

The AKC hangs out at dog auctions CountAllVotes Dec 2018 #21

Only a change for smaller cities MR. ELECTABLE Dec 2018 #22

Petco and the other pet shops already do this... samnsara Dec 2018 #24

Good news. n/t whathehell Dec 2018 #27