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Californian Law Change Means Pet Shops Can Sell Only Rescued Animals

posted by martyb on Monday December 31 2018, @02:28AM   Printer-friendly
from the can-you-lease-a-pet,-instead? dept.

takyon writes:

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: 4, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 31 2018, @02:43AM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 31 2018, @02:43AM (#780144)

    Soon you won't be allowed to have children unless they're LBGTQ.

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  • (Score: 1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 31 2018, @04:34AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 31 2018, @04:34AM (#780157)

    Beats having incel children.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 31 2018, @04:46AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 31 2018, @04:46AM (#780158)

    And then you and your partner can take them for a high-speed ride along the coast.

  • (Score: 5, Funny) by Revek on Monday December 31 2018, @03:06PM

    by Revek (5022) on Monday December 31 2018, @03:06PM (#780266)

    I've always dreamed of a +5 troll.

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 31 2018, @03:21PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 31 2018, @03:21PM (#780272)

    Joke from the 80s:

    California is like a bowl of granola. What ain't fruits and nuts is flakes.

    I think things are worse now.