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California Will Become First State to Require Pet Stores to Sell Only Rescue Animals
Time.com ^ | December 29, 2018 | Gina Martinez

Posted on 12/31/2018 12:35:53 PM PST by SoCalConserv

"California will become the first state in the U.S. to prohibit the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores unless the animals are from a rescue organization.

The new law, titled AB 485, is an effort to crack down on puppy mills. Starting on Jan 1. 2019, California pet shops will only be allowed to sell dogs, cats, and rabbits from shelters and rescues."

(Excerpt) Read more at time.com ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: 2manytaxes2manylaws; newcalifornialaw; petstores; rescueanimals
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What are your thoughts on this new CA law? Will this limit breeder's and Pet Store businesses while hopefully providing necessary homes for more rescue animals? or will it dramatically limit the overall choice and selection for the consumer? ...Thoughts?
1 posted on 12/31/2018 12:35:53 PM PST by SoCalConserv
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To: SoCalConserv

How to kill an industry. Pet ownership will switch to cats.


2 posted on 12/31/2018 12:38:33 PM PST by DownInFlames (Galsd)
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To: DownInFlames

Hope NOT ! :>


3 posted on 12/31/2018 12:40:16 PM PST by SoCalConserv
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To: DownInFlames

It’s a noble idea. But you have to see what breed comprises ninety percent of dogs in shelters. California, if it isn’t already, would become pit bull nation.


4 posted on 12/31/2018 12:42:54 PM PST by sparklite2 (Don't mind me. I'm just a contrarian.)
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To: SoCalConserv

This is complete and total nonsense.


5 posted on 12/31/2018 12:44:17 PM PST by fireman15
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To: SoCalConserv
You go to get a dog and all they have are THESE ...


6 posted on 12/31/2018 12:44:21 PM PST by plain talk
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To: sparklite2

Great. My wife will probably put me in one of the cages.

Can they sell abandoned husbands?


7 posted on 12/31/2018 12:44:54 PM PST by oldasrocks
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To: sparklite2

As with a lot of liberal causes... starts out as a noble cause and morphs into insanity.


8 posted on 12/31/2018 12:44:56 PM PST by dhs12345
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To: SoCalConserv

Retarded SJW nonsense


9 posted on 12/31/2018 12:45:24 PM PST by mrmeyer (You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. Robert Heinlein)
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To: SoCalConserv

Are there rescue goldfish and turtles?


10 posted on 12/31/2018 12:45:26 PM PST by Cowboy Bob ("Other People's Money" = The life blood of Liberalism)
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To: SoCalConserv

It’s another useless law that the twits in Sacramento have foisted upon dimwit Californians.

It doesn’t cover private transactions or out of state purchases.

It will literally kill the Pet Stores unless they can survive selling pet food, dog and cat houses, collars and silly costumes...................


11 posted on 12/31/2018 12:45:35 PM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: SoCalConserv

Pet store loopholes:

1. Pet stores take current inventory to shelter, come back in a day or so to buy them back (wink, wink).

2. Breeders take litter to shelter, store buys from shelter. Money laundered to get back to breeders supplying the store.

3. Non-regulated sales.

4. No background checks.

5. No waiting period.


12 posted on 12/31/2018 12:45:35 PM PST by castlebrew (Gun Control means hitting where you're aiming!))
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To: oldasrocks

No money in it......................


13 posted on 12/31/2018 12:46:00 PM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: SoCalConserv

Unconstitutional.


14 posted on 12/31/2018 12:46:05 PM PST by CodeJockey (Trump... The exorcist of Cultural Marxism)
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To: sparklite2

Good point. :<


15 posted on 12/31/2018 12:46:07 PM PST by SoCalConserv
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To: SoCalConserv

For more commentary:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3716394/posts


16 posted on 12/31/2018 12:46:44 PM PST by rktman ( #My2ndAmend! ----- Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: dhs12345

........I’m concerned about that, too. ......


17 posted on 12/31/2018 12:46:57 PM PST by SoCalConserv
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To: SoCalConserv

Once again they prove there is no problem too small to be “solved” by turning the coercion of the state against someone just trying to make a living.


18 posted on 12/31/2018 12:46:58 PM PST by The Free Engineer
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To: Cowboy Bob

Ferrets, rabbits or snakes?.........................


19 posted on 12/31/2018 12:47:07 PM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: oldasrocks

Are you feral. Have you had your shot. Have you been neutered?


20 posted on 12/31/2018 12:47:19 PM PST by dhs12345
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