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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: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 31 2018, @02:56AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 31 2018, @02:56AM (#780147)

    Around here you'd pay half that much or more to adopt a rescue, while mill-sourced animals are very cheap. Not much of a disincentive unless the fine is per unit or something.

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