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

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) by JoeMerchant on Monday December 31 2018, @02:01PM

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Monday December 31 2018, @02:01PM (#780250)

    Pit bulls can be really nice dogs, but... number of pit bulls owned by neighbors I have personally witnessed mauling other pets to death in the last year: 1, number of other breeds of dogs owned by neighbors I have personally witnessed mauling other pets to death ever: 0.

    Large wild cats can also be really nice pets, until the day they are not. With pit bulls that bad day may only come every 20-30 years, and it may never come for the majority of pit bulls, but 51% is not a good lifetime good behavior ratio.

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