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Codeine

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18. Why all this bending over backwards

Reply to cstanleytech (Reply #17)

Sun Dec 30, 2018, 09:01 PM

Dec 2018

to make breeders happy? There are an endless number of shelter dogs who need loving homes. I’ll reserve my sympathies for them.

Besides, in California instate breeders don’t tend to sell to pet stores. Private sales are more lucrative and reputable breeders prefer to vet their buyers. They don’t want their beloved cockerpoos and smashed-faced puggiewugs going to some random-ass home. Across the country pet stores get their stock from puppy mills, mostly in Amish country.

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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