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Victory for companion animals! California’s capital, Sacramento, has just passed an ordinance banning the sale of commercially-bred dogs, cats, and rabbits in pet stores in the city.
Instead, pet shops will be required to partner with animal rescues and shelters in hopes of saving innocent lives while decreasing demand for puppy mill breeding. This follows in the footsteps of San Francisco and Los Angeles who have already instated similar laws.
The fluffy puppies we see in pet shop windows may be too cute for words, but if these animals could talk, we would be crying instead of cooing over them. When animals are bred to be commercially sold, profits are of the utmost priority, meaning the health and well-being of the animals are neglected. Thanks to the work of incredible organizations like The Humane Society of the United States, the truth about puppy mills has been exposed.
Animals are kept in unbelievably filthy, unhygienic conditions, many of whom suffer from injuries and ill-health due to neglect and improper care. Dogs used for breeding are kept in cramped cages for the entirety of their lives, where they are forced to always be pregnant or nursing a fresh new litter. Babies are then shipped off to be sold as soon as they are able to open their eyes.
Many people are still completely unaware that puppy mills exist, so please share this with your friends and family as a lesson why it is so important to adopt, not shop.
In addition to the California cities that have banned the commercial sale of animals in pet stores, major cities like Chicago and Phoenix also have similar laws in place, proving that public education on the topic of breeding is igniting serious change!
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Boo Hoo! This the window dressing of judeo.christian dominion. One state out of 50 bans puppy mills and so a victory is declared. This is a token victory. In every single state it is legal to kill homeless dogs… Legal breeders will continue to sell their pricey status trophies, despite the fact that some breeders destroy puppies that do not meet the \’breed standards\’…
People have asked why does it have to take so long for such a small victory to occur. The answer lies in the words of genesis:
Genesis 9:1-3 “The fear and dread of you shall rest on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the air, on everything that creeps on the ground, and on all the fish in the sea; into your hand they are delivered. Every moving thing that lives shall be food for you; and just as I gave you the green plants, I give you everything.”
These words set into motion a path that disregards the value of animal lives. A more benevolent view of animals equates their lives with human lives, where both are entitled to remain free from harm. This view is understood in India where the law prohibits the killing of any dog, including street dogs and any other street animals:
It is the fundamental duty of every citizen of India to have compassion for all living creatures. Article 51A(g). Indian Constitution
To kill or maim any animal, including stray animals, is a punishable of fence. IPC Sections 428 and 429.
Congrats Sacremento. Now lets see it worldwide and save the lives of shelter dogs.
It\’s about time. Now, lets do this nationwide.