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Californian law change means pet shops can sell only rescued animals
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".
Previously: California Commercial Pet Breeding Law Passed, Signed
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(Score: 3, Funny) by JoeMerchant on Monday December 31 2018, @02:18PM (2 children)
When I was young my dad bought a Persian cat from a breeder, I it was several months old when we got it and had essentially lived in a box up until that time. It had long fur on its feet, so when it would run across the slick floored living room it would slide to a stop, usually running the long diagonal and sliding the last 6 feet or so under the television. As it grew it became too tall to slide under the television, which it learned by smacking its head into the bottom of the TV repeatedly until it finally learned to spread its legs wide to get flatter to the ground as it slid.
Even before the head injuries it wasn't the brightest cat we ever owned.
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(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Monday December 31 2018, @05:55PM (1 child)
Not sure it was the only dumb one in this relationship. Couldn't you have trimmed the fur so this didn't keep happening...?
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Tuesday January 01 2019, @12:39AM
A. the cat really enjoyed sliding on his furry feet.
B. there were only about 6 "thumps" before he figured it out the first time, and about 3 more when he grew so big that even spread eagle he couldn't make it anymore.
C. I can't imagine that trimming the foot fur would have been at all pleasant for the trimmer, or the trimmee...
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