This is how to end the survival of the dog and cat species.
We we were puppy looking, all the mid sized and up dogs at the city shelter were pit bulls. Got a dog elsewhere.
Craigslist will tell you they don't allow selling of animals. But they do allow people to charge a "rehoming fee" ... which is any amount the seller chooses.
Soon California will be the first state to outlaw 2-ply toilet tissue and the first state to outlaw salt shakers that have more than three tiny holes and the first state to outlaw the sale of more than one strip of bacon per customer at any sit-down restaurant at any given meal. Because California cares.
Anybody want a beaten Pit bull?...
I see a black market for more desirable dog breeds. Don’t leave you puppy in the yard. He’ll be a goner
As most of the posts indicate; rescued dogs are overwhelmingly pitbulls. A store selling dogs and cats is such a terrible idea. To buy a registered breed or the now popular small hybrids is best accomplished through reputable breeders - not puppy mills.
Was checking for a rough coat Irish Jack terrier and the prices for different pure breeds ranged from $600 to $5,000 per pup.
California forgot to impose a waiting period and a mandatory background check on anyone buying a pet.
They also need to regulate how many pets you can buy per month, make sure no one buys a Dobie-O-Matic with high capacity magazines, and they also need to ban those damned Assault Yorkies because NO ONE NEEDS an Assault Yorkie!
Oh, and they need to ban scary Black Labrador Retrievers!!!
The whole argument for rescue is “mill bred dogs are bad, psychologically damaged, prone to genetic problems and are generally poor pets”, while on the other hand rescues play on people’s sympathy to adopt these poor animals to save their lives.
Many localities already strictly limit the number of litters a private breeder, whether clueless, or responsible and knowledgeable about their breed, can produce yearly. Therefore it’s becoming more difficult to find a purpose bred dog or cat.
It should be up to the individual to adopt a rescue, about whose background no one really knows, or to purchase an animal with records of its heritage and of its veterinary care.
There are already many people who actively seek to adopt rescues. Let those who want a purpose bred pet keep their choice.
This law robs Californians of the opportunity to make an informed decision.
Just means the pet shops will be selling a lot of pit bulls...or not.
Got to think this is not Constitutional! Think, yes you can sell cars but only electric cars. Or yes you can sell TV but none over 40 inches?
I understand the goal and even agree with it but I think this is the wrong way.
California welcomes south American cultures that place little value on animal lives, many of which are criminals and gang members. Cock fighting, dog fighting and bull fighting are considered family entertainment.
California bans sale of non rescue dogs.
The black market that will be started by these people will make common puppy mills look like Club Med.
Wow, I guess Cali has solved all of their “important” problems to tackle this one.
It is shallow thinking and pure nonsense. Purebred dogs and cats need good homes, too.
Pet shops and puppy mills in adjoining states celebrate. I’m just sayin’.
very few pet stores in the state sell animals....most are bought directly from breeders or private owners....I don’t think it will affect very much...Me personally thinks that the government should stay out of it...drive an industry to the margins and you get rid of the people that should be involved....this just means most pet sales will be on Craig’s list.
About as much as gun laws keep firearms out of the hands of criminals.......
A pet store can get hundreds if not thousands of dollars for specialty registered breeds. So looks like that out the door and in comes unwanted mutts they might get 50 bucks for. The stores will be run out of business.
BTW, our favorite pets are mutts. Right now we have a barn cat for the house, it’s the perfect little friend. And outside we have a partially tamed feral cat.
Sad.
California is dying.
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Hmmm...lets see, I can buy a dog from the pet store at a huge mark up or I can go to the pound and get one for the cost of spay or neuter and vaccinations. Hmmm...what a dilemma.