Toronto becomes the next major city in Canada to ban the sale of dogs and cats in their pet stores, in an effort to curb the atrocities of puppy and kitten mills.
Bravo, TO!
If you have had any doubt that people who buy puppies from some pet stores are contributing to the suffering of dogs and puppies in puppy mills, doubt no more. Over 500 dogs were found in a place west of Montreal, in what could be Quebec’s largest case of animal cruelty.
“This is definitely one the largest operations that we’ve ever come across in Canada,” said Lauren Scott, a spokeswoman for the organization who was at the site. “It also involves some of the worst conditions we have seen to date. I personally can say that I found it heartbreaking to see what these dogs have endured,” said a spokesperson for an organization trying to help the poor animals. (Source: CBC.ca)
Puppy mills are large scale breeding farms that supply to pet stores across the nation.
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The Puppy Uniform Protection and Safety, or PUPS, Act is aimed at stopping the inhumane treatment of dogs at large breeding kennels, not breeders who sell fewer than 50 dogs per year.
Gerlach said the bill will close a loophole in the Federal Animal Welfare Act used by puppy mill operators to evade reasonable regulations and standards by selling dogs on the Internet. Pennsylvania is one of the leading puppy mill states in the country, the representatives said.
This is fantastic news.
While this bill is unable to directly target backyard breeders based on the amount of dogs they produce, it will solve a huge problem, without attacking responsible, reputable breeders who have repeatedly been put at fault by so many activists blinded by the heart going into the real issue.
We hope this will catch on in other states. How it has taken this long is unfair, but something is being done now, and this should be used as fuel to keep moving forward in other places.
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A celebration is in order - raise your glasses and toast a victory for the animals in Los Angeles.City Councilman, Paul Koretz is the hero in this story - he introduced the motion to ban commercial breeding of dogs, cats, chickens and rabbits in Los Angeles. Included in the motion is a ban on the sale of commercial-bred animals in pet stores.
Instead, shelter animals are to be featured in licensed pet stores - stores that will, ideally, hold frequent adoption drives for the homeless.
This is such AMAZING news!! GREAT WORK LA!!
