I'm *so* happy to see this
.
On the other hand, this ordinance was passed in a district where there are NO retail sales of pets occurring...so...I wonder how opposed this ordinance was, does anyone have local insight?
I guess it would be interesting to see how an ordinance like this would go in a district where there actually *were* Pet Stores selling mill (
) pups.
Also...even though I like to see this...the bigger issue, imo, is that we can't just focus on stopping sellers -- we have to focus on educating
buyers on why and how one should buy from reputable breeders (if buying a purebred puppy, that is). "How to choose a breeder" and "How to buy a healthy pet" etcetera (or, a shelter, rescue, etc...) and "Why NOT to buy Animals at a Store"...etc..
Seriously, it floors me how so many people still
don't really know what a Puppy Mill *is*, let alone the difference btwn buying at a store vs. an indiscriminate breeder they know little about vs. a reputable breeder (and everything in between).