Sentences with phrase «sales of dogs or cats»

For more on U.S. cities that have banned pet store sales of dogs or cats and other efforts to shut down outlets for sales of companion animals by mills and backyard breeders....

To eliminate any Irvine outlet for retail sale of dogs or cats purchased by the retailer from a commercial mass breeding facility; and 2.

So rather than combating or resenting the growing trend toward adopting pets from shelters, Allpets supports local rescue and adoption efforts, eschewing the sale of dogs or cats themselves.

Not exact matches

While many people are familiar with the idea of dogs and cats getting chipped, the practice is also used with exotic pets like the Asian arowana fish, above, when there's concern of possible smuggling or sale of wild animals.

Plus, 50 % of the total profits from the sales of the Rescue tee that I'm wearing will go to a charity or organization that helps with the rescue or adoption of dogs and cats.

In addition to disreputable dealers and puppy mills, Internet scammers have crept into the realm of online pet sales, stealing money from unsuspecting people who think their new dog or cat is on the way to his or her new home, when in fact there was never really an animal at all.

PATTI DONEGAN»S letter focused on the problem of puppy mills, backyard breeders and dog brokers.Florida Statute 585.195 states each dog offered for sale shall be inoculated against canine disease prior to sale.Florida Statute 823.15 requires sterilization of dogs and cats released from an animal shelter or humane society.The problem in Orange County is the lack of enforcement of these laws, and the need to extend sterilization requirements to back - yard breeders.The public can become involved by encouraging the county commission and city councils to enforce the rules and regulations presently on the books, until a countywide ordinance can be made law that protects the needs of the consumer and the lives of the animals.

Camden County in New Jersey adopted a resolution on Thursday September 17 to ban sales of dogs and cats at pet stores, unless those animals are from hobby breeders or...

4-23-07 Identification All live dogs and cats held on the premises, purchased, or otherwise acquired, sold or otherwise disposed of, or removed from the premises for delivery to a research facility or exhibitor or to another dealer, or for sale, through an auction sale or to any person for use as a pet, shall be identified by an official tag of the type described in Sec. 2.51 affixed to the animal's neck by means of a collar made of material generally considered acceptable to pet owners as a means of identifying their pet dogs or cats \ 2 \, or shall be identified by a distinctive and legible tattoo marking acceptable to and approved by the Administrator.

That means that 67 Chicago businesses — 12 of them pet stores — are participating in the puppy mill trade — and you may not even know it: «Again and again, salespeople denied that their puppies came from puppy mills, and most did not comply with a law passed in 2010 by the State requiring pet shops to post in a conspicuous place in writing on or near the cage of any dog or cat available for sale the information required by subsection (a) of this section.

The planned ordinance states that «no pet store may display, sell, trade, deliver, barter, lease, rent, auction, give away, transfer, offer for sale or transfer, or otherwise dispose of dogs or cats in Lake Worth».

The report would no longer be a prerequisite to renewing a license and would not need to include information regarding to whom the animal was sold, the sale price of each transaction, and the names and addresses of the persons from whom the breeder received dogs or cats.

The Ottawa City Council adopted a by - law that restricts the sale of commercially bred cats and dogs in pet stores, requiring new pet stores to offer only cats and dogs from legitimate shelters, humane societies or rescues organizations; all stores will also have to include a 48 hours return policy, as well as provide a certificate that indicates the source of the pet that is being sold.

A copy of the certificate must also be provided to the purchaser or transferee of any dog or cat sold or transferred, even though the sale or transfer of a dog or cat is prohibited altogether under the ordinance!

Pet stores, even though they may not legally exist, would also be required to post and maintain, in a conspicuous place, on or within three feet of each animal's kennel, cage or enclosure, a certificate of source of each dog or cat offered for sale or transfer.

All buyers are strongly encouraged to carefully read all documents in writing, all representations, promises, statements, warranties and guarantees made by sellers of pet dogs, puppies, cats or kittens for sale.

The proposed ordinance, which Richardson said is meant to prohibit the sale of dogs and cats from large scale breeders or «puppy mills» in pet shops in Aurora, would limit where pet shops or dealers could purchase a cat or dog to sell in Aurora.

Humane Canada condemns puppy mills (see definition) and opposes the sale of cats and dogs in markets or pet stores other than satellite adoption centres and also disapproves of large - scale commercial breeders and «backyard breeders».

A: Anyone in the state of Missouri who has more than 3 adult female dogs or cats and is engaged in the sale of dogs / cats, must be licensed by the state as a commercial breeder.

PORTLAND - «The ordinance would prohibit retail sales of dogs and cats, unless they come from an animal care facility or rescue organization.»

The Las Vegas City Council will consider an ordinance banning the sale of dogs and cats not obtained from an animal shelter, nonprofit humane society or nonprofit animal rescue organization.

Council members unanimously gave tentative approval to an ordinance that would ban the sale of dogs and cats in St. Petersburg pet shops unless they came from humane organizations or rescue groups.

Encinitas» ordinance states: «The council finds the sale of dogs and cats from commercial breeders contributes to the proliferation of homeless or unwanted animals that end up in public animal shelters or humane societies.»

This new law bans the retail sale of commercially sourced dogs, cats and rabbits from pet stores and requires stores to obtain animals from humane sources such as shelters, non-profit rescue organizations, humane societies, veterinarians or government shelters.

The ordinance prohibits the retail sale of dogs and cats, except if they're from an animal shelter or nonprofit humane society.

Work with groups like the Puppy Mill Project, Humane Society of the United States or Best Friends to enact a ban on sales of dogs and cats where you live

HB 1662 replaces these requirements with a new section 19 — 703 that simply states, «A retail pet store may not offer for sale or otherwise transfer or dispose of cats or dogs.»

• The profit motive Large - scale commercial dog and cat breeding facilities are in business to make money from the sale of puppies or kittens.

Additionally, any dog or cat that is imported into Vermont for the purpose of sale, resale or adoption must be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection completed by a veterinarian licensed in the animal's state of origin within 30 days of the import into Vermont.

As of today, bans of pet store sales of dogs and cats that come from commercial breeders have been enacted or are pending in 77 municipalities and states around the country.

An Ordinance (No. 2017 - 16) amending Chapter 6 (Animal Control) of Bainbridge Island, WA City Code by adding a new Section 6.04.113 (Selling Animals from Puppy or Kitten Mills Prohibited) to prohibit the retail sale of dogs and cats in the City.

WHEREAS, although the Township Council recognizes that not all dogs and cats retailed in pet shops are products of inhumane breeding conditions and would not classify every commercial breeder selling dogs and cats to pet shops as a «puppy mill» or «kitten factory», it is the Township Council's belief that puppy mills and kitten factories continue to exist in part because of public demand for the sale of dogs and cats in pet shops; and

A commercial breeder is anyone who has more than 3 breeding dogs or cats and is in the business of breeding them for sale, lease or exchange.Â

No pet shop, pet shop operator, kennel or kennel operator shall sell, offer for sale, barter, auction, breed or otherwise improperly dispose of dogs or cats, or both, in the Township of Randolph.

Legally existing nonconforming use means any pet shop, pet shop operator, kennel or kennel operator that displayed, sold, offered for sale, bred or otherwise disposed of dogs or cats, or both, in the Township of Randolph prior to the effective date of this ordinance.

We are actually working nationwide on humane pet ordinances to ban the sale of dogs and cats in pet stores unless they come from shelters or rescue groups — thus far more than 45 communities are on board!

We're also working nationwide on humane pet ordinances to ban the sale of dogs and cats in pet stores unless they come from shelters or rescue groups — thus far more than 45 communities are on board!

«Producing animals for sale is a greedy and callous business in a world where there is a critical and chronic shortage of good homes for dogs, cats, and other animals, and the only «responsible breeders» are ones who, upon learning about their contribution to the overpopulation crisis, spay or neuter their animals, and get out of the business all together.»

We would do so by striking the statement that excludes as a dealer «any person who does not sell or negotiate the purchase or sale of any wild or exotic animal, dog, or cat and who derives no more than $ 500 gross income from the sale of animals other than wild or exotic animals, dogs, or cats during any calendar year.»

The idea is to shut down sales of dogs and cats raised in puppy or cat mills.

Lake Worth, Florida passed an ordinance on February 15, 2011 that makes it illegal to «display, sell, trade, deliver, barter, lease, rent, auction, give away, transfer, offer for sale or transfer, or otherwise dispose of dogs or cats in the City».

An ordinance has been proposed for the City of San Diego that would prohibit the sales of dogs, cats and rabbits in any Pet Shop or other «commercial establishment».

The new Fountain, Colorado ordinance prohibits the sale or display in a public place for purposes of offering for sale, barter, auction, giving away or disposing of a dog or cat

The public really need educating on how to buy a pet (preferably rescue one from a shelter) and all pet shops should not be allowed to sell dogs or cats and online sales of animals should also be banned.

The «commercial» breeding of dogs and cats (i.e. mass production of puppies and kittens for sale to retail stores or directly to consumers) started after World War II (1945).

Cities throughout North America (e.g., Los Angeles, San Diego and Toronto) are also getting on board by passing ordinances to ban the sale of commercially bred dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores, unless they come from shelters or rescue groups.

And, since many dogs in shelters are cast - offs from people who purchased them in pet stores or online, banning retail sales helps reduce the number of animals who enter the nation's shelters and, consequently, the number being killed (currently more than 4,100 dogs and cats per day) in our nation's shelters.

The Big - Ban Theory This year has been especially busy in terms of attempts to ban or significantly curtail the sale of dogs and cats — and all animals, in some cases — in pet stores.

Cast by proponents as simply a prohibition on the sale of pets from «puppy mills,» the law actually states that retailers can only sell dogs, cats or rabbits that are obtained from rescue groups or shelters.

The California State Assembly has already passed, and the Senate is on the verge of passing, legislation that will prohibit any person from having more than 50 «unsterilized dogs and cats at any time used for the purpose of breeding or raising dogs or cats for sale as pets, or for the purpose of producing offspring from dogs or cats for sale as pets.»