Sentences with phrase «cats and rabbits sold»

Once implemented, the bylaw will require that dogs, cats and rabbits sold in pet stores come strictly from registered shelters, humane societies and rescue groups.

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Orland Park began considering the issue after the Chicago City Council and the Cook County Board of Commissioners banned the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits from large - scale breeders earlier this year in an attempt to keep pet stores from selling animals raised in puppy mills.

By working with several city councils in our region, San Diego Humane Society recently helped pass legislation banning local pet stores and other commercial businesses from selling dogs, puppies, cats, kittens, and rabbits that are obtained from puppy mill farms, commercial catteries, and other large breeding establishments.

Currently, more than 85 communities have passed ordinances that ban pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits unless the animals come from shelters or rescue groups.

(a) A pet store operator shall not sell a live dog, cat, or rabbit in a pet store unless the dog, cat, or rabbit was obtained from a public animal control agency or shelter, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals shelter, humane society shelter, or rescue group that is in a cooperative agreement with at least one private or public shelter pursuant to Section 31108, 31752, or 31753 of the Food and Agricultural Code.

Now, retailers who breed more than four female dogs, cats, rabbits or other small / exotic pets), and sell their babies sight unseen, will need to apply for a USDA permit, pay an annual licensing fee and consent to random inspections.

California could become the first state in the nation to ban pet stores from selling commercially bred pets which includes dogs, cats and rabbits that come from out - of - state breeders according to THE SAN DIEGO UNION - TRIBUNE.

The Cook County puppy mill bill, which would ban pet stores from selling commercially bred dogs, cats, and rabbits and is scheduled to go..

These ordinances often prohibit pet stores from selling dogs and cats (and in some cases rabbits) from commercial breeding facilities and only allow pet stores to sell animals if they are sourced from rescues or shelters.

Chicago's ordinance allows retailers to sell only dogs, cats, and rabbits sourced from municipal - run (federal, state, or local) animal control centers or shelters, rescue organizations, or humane societies.

The Companion Animal and Consumer Protection Ordinance allows pet stores to sell only those dogs, cats, and rabbits sourced from municipal animal control facilities and shelters or nonprofit rescues and humane societies.

The California Assembly has approved a bill that would only allow pet stores to sell rescued dogs, cats and rabbits - or animals from shelters.

California is now the first state in the USA to require that all cats, dogs, and rabbits sold in stores come from r...

There are as many as 100 pet stores in California that sell cats, dogs and / or rabbits.

Gov. Jerry Brown last Friday signed into law bill A.B. 485, making it illegal for pet stores to sell dogs, cats, and rabbits from any source other than a shelter or rescue group.

Simultaneously, activity was building organically online by pet lovers who began to support laws around America (and Canada) to ban pet stores from selling dogs or cats (and in some communities» rabbits as well).

Since then, thousands of animal lovers have joined the movement, pushing for laws and ordinances to prevent pet stores from selling dogs or cats (and in some places, rabbits).

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While the Assemblyman touts that this is, «a life - saving bill to mandate adoptions of rescue and shelter dogs, cats, and rabbits offered in pet shops,» it will only drive consumers looking for specific breeds toward underground and unregulated markets and Craigslist - type websites — places that are notorious for selling unhealthy dogs from unknown sources and offering no consumer protections.

As a result of this Temporary Restraining Order, Cook County pet retailers can continue to sell dogs, cats and rabbits until the suit has been decided.

The ordinances prevent pet stores from selling dogs and cats (and sometimes rabbits) unless they come from shelters or rescue groups.

If Chicago pet storeowners want to jump to the suburbs to continue to sell commercially bred dogs, cats and rabbit next year, they may need to leave Cook County.

The LA City Council Tuesday voted 11 - 1 in favor of banning stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits that are not rescues.

In the final version language was inserted that refers to those selling dogs, cats and rabbits bred and reared on their own premises i.e. breeders.

Exempted would only be persons who sell dogs, cats and rabbits under specific thresholds, It would be prohibited for a breeder to sell more than 3 litters or more than 20 kittens in a 12 month period, since they may be considered a for - profit business or person «engaged in retail... commerce» related to dogs, cats and rabbits.

Many animals are sold and bred for religious sacrifice including goats, sheep, chickens, pigs, rabbits, cows, dogs, cats and for more extreme and darker «black magic» rituals, horses.

«Provided that no animals including without limitation dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits, turtles, gerbils, hamsters, cows, horses, sheep and other domestic animals or livestock shall be sold on the premises.»

California has pet store ordinances in 35 jurisdictions, but if Assembly Bill 485 passes, pet stores statewide would be restricted from selling commercially bred dogs, cats and rabbits unless they come from a shelter or rescue organization.