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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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Californian Law Change Means Pet Shops Can Sell Only Rescued Animals
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(Score: 5, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 31 2018, @03:48PM (3 children)
This reminds me of a story a coworker used to tell. He had a home in the township and his neighbor had a vicious dog that followed him along the fence barking everytime he would go in the back yard. We're not talking normal yappity, this dog would charge the fence. He couldn't even mow his yard in peace. One day at a family barbecue, the kids were playing baseball and the dog went apeshit. It jumped the fence and charged his nephew. The kid raised his bat over his head and stood his ground. As the dog lunged to bite, the boy brought the bat down on top of the dog's skull. The dog went out like a light. At this point the neighbor finally decides to do something after it was too late and comes running over to his beloved dog, furious at the kid. He makes threats of calling the police, which my friend says "Absolutely, go right ahead but you're not moving Fido until they arrive."
Eventually, the dog woke up, but according to my friend, was never "right" again. No more problems at the fence either.
Moral of the story: Animal lovers can easily overlook their pet's vicious actions, terrible behavior and bad manners but get all bent out of shape when others won't. Sometimes you have to club them over the head to make them understand that Fido needs to learn boundaries.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday December 31 2018, @10:47PM
I hope the dog owner appreciates the medical and legal obligations that were avoided, if nothing else, as someone stood their ground.
Ownership of a nasty dog is not license to intimidate the neighbors.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Sulla on Monday December 31 2018, @11:06PM (1 child)
Recently a new neighbor moved in behind me with two pitbulls. Ripped several sizable holes in the fence between us over the past few weeks. Sound aggressive and don't listen when their owner calls to them. I have a year old collie and three kids who play in my yard and now have to find enough money to build a new fence.
I talked to the owner about getting into their back yard to put up some new crossmembers so I can replace the slats as I can afford them, guy tells me to ask and I'll let him back but is either never home, doesn't often answer door when home, or the couple times I have managed to talk to him at the door says he can't at that time.
pitbulls--
pitbullowners--
Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 01 2019, @02:01AM
Better approach:
"When your dogs come onto my side and menace me, my family or my animals and I shoot them, should I just bury them there or give you the corpses back? And what is your full legal name for when I bill you?"
Or better yet, move to the countryside. Out here, stray dogs get shot. On sight.