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| Posted: 10 Jul 2010 07:42 AM PDT
Some cities in America are banning pet stores to save puppys and kittens from the ordeal of being bred just to go to a pet store. The idea is that by banning pet stores outright, the puppy mills and kitten factories will go out of business. They will have no where to market their "wares". Who believes this? Apparently, lots of people. People in Florida, New Mexico, Missouri and other states, are working to put pet stores out of business, on the theory that no more pet stores, no more puppy mills and no more kitten factories. Some cities are actually creating boutique shelters - where the atmosphere is friendlier and cleaner, to attract people who might otherwise be foolled into stopping in a pet store. The idea, again, is to shut down puppy mills. To bring healthier pets to a place that more people will be drawn and can adopt knowing the animal is not part of an illegal ring. I'm all for putting puppy mills and kitten factories out of business. But, is this the way? Do we switch from pet stores to boutique shelters - while perfectly good pets languish in "real" shelters? Why punish shelters and rescues for the bad work of pet stores and backyard breeders? And, when are we...people everywhere... going to stand up and fight for our pets? Really fight - by supporting spay/neuter programs; supporting shelters and rescues; working to Be the Change...today and every day? Many, many of us are...but, we need more. More voices, more hands, more $$$. Can YOU stand up for pets? Help Be the Change, today and everyday, for pets?   |
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