Since retail pet stores must only
sell animals adopted from a rescue organization, this will free up room in shelters and decrease strays and euthanized animals.
Not exact matches
And as more fast - casual chains sign onto the movement as a way to
sell themselves as standing for more ethical
animal welfare practices, more rivals may feel pressure to
adopt similar standards.
Until Puppies and Babies and their sister store, Pets of Bel Air stop
selling live
animals, the activists claim they will continue their siege in the hopes that this chain will succumb to public pressure to go humane and only
adopt out
animals from shelters with the help of local rescue organizations.
Not only does the
selling of undesexed
animals eventually contribute to the number of unwanted
animals in shelters, for every
animal sold, equally healthy and deserving
animals needing homes in
animal shelters are on death row waiting for someone to
adopt them.
Never work with or for a pet store that
sells dogs, cats or rabbits (this does not include pet stores who
adopt animals through legitimate
animal welfare organizations, who should be supported).
The tote bags
sold out online and many donors posted photos of their bags (and their
adopted animals).
By supporting these types of pet stores, you are
adopting an
animal, saving a life and sending a clear message to other pet stores that the humane option is to operate a satellite adoption centre rather than
selling animals.
Please know that
adopting a pet of any background is saving a life and helping
animals everywhere, but purchasing a pet only adds to the problem and results in creating a market for people to breed more
animals to
sell.
The defendants agreed to a permanent injunction that bars Kisicki from possessing or «rescuing» any
animal,
selling or
adopting out
animals, working or interacting with
animals, and
adopting or procuring any
animal from any
animal shelter, pound, pet store, individual, Craigslist or any other online site, or from any other source.
Animals are bought and
sold or other wise traded, children are
adopted.
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«Petco always recommends that anyone looking to add a new pet to their family consider
adopting a companion
animal in need of a loving home — rather than purchasing one — even if it's an
animal we
sell in our stores,» a spokeswoman says.
«Every time my book is
sold we are helping to alleviate the discomfort of a domestic
animal waiting to be
adopted and in some cases, saving a life.
25 % of dogs in shelters are purebred, so please consider
ADOPTING your «dream dog» or «dream cat» and saving a life, rather than promoting businesses that
sell animals to make money.
It is also a reminder that buying
animals from pet stores is never a good idea (as opposed to
adopting), since, unfortunately, dogs
sold in stores are more often than not victims of breeding in puppy mills and the many health problems connected with that background.
Read More Safety Tips Beautiful female puppy, will be a big dog, AKC registered, last pic - dad Things you should know about buying or
adopting a pet While pet sellers can be reputable individuals or breeders who treat their
animals well, the ease of
selling pets over the Internet also makes it attractive to careless, irresponsible breeders and scammers.
Paid $ 5,000 a month by an industry association of CBEs, his goal in making the claim was to get the court to overturn a law that makes it illegal for pet stores in Grove City, OH, to
sell puppy mill dogs; the law requires pet stores to work with rescues and shelters to
adopt out rescued
animals instead.
Pet flippers who
adopt pets for low fees from shelters
sell the
animals to the highest bidder.
The ownership of the
animal be transferred to a nonprofit
animal shelter, pound or society for the protection of
animals so that the
animal may be
sold or
adopted; or
All adopters agree that the
Adopted Animal will be treated humanely; will not be used for any inhumane purpose; will not be used for any experimental purpose; food; and will not be
sold.
Small
animals like rabbits are often mistreated and forced into deplorable conditions when they're bred for pet stores to
sell — look for a local rescue first when you're considering
adopting a hamster, and skip the pet stores.
Understand that WHS
adopts animals — does not
sell them.
If an impounded Malinois is in such a shelter which does not require neutering of
adopted animals, does not screen adopters, is known to
sell dogs to dealers or research laboratories, or, for any other reason, does not seem like a reputable organization, the dog needs to be removed at once and evaluated for placement in a foster home.
Adopters can not
sell, give away or slaughter an
adopted animal, or use an
adopted animal in any research study.
«Our goal: to convince people to rescue and
adopt instead of buying or
selling animals, to disavow the language and concept of
animal ownership.»
We want to make it more difficult to
sell puppy mill
animals and easier to
adopt our wonderful
animals out of the shelters,» said Los Angeles City Council man Paul Koretx
Under the new law, individuals can still buy
animals from licensed breeders, but retails shops can not
sell them — they are only permitted to
adopt out
animals that come from shelters, Humane Societies and registered rescue groups.
Sadly, these are most often the very puppies you will find in pet shops across the country that are
selling «papered» dogs and very reason for the huge campaign asking people who are looking for companion
animals to
ADOPT DO N'T SHOP.
For 2011, according to the ACFA Program Coordinator, ACFA licensed
Animal Shelters and Rescues need to pay a general fee of $ 100 and THEN, $ 1 for every dog or cat «that is
sold, traded, bartered, brokered,
adopted out, or given away.»
Anyone who lives near a pet store with the
animals who are there and has watched them grow bigger while not being
adopted, knowing that once they reach adulthood they are no longer marketable merchandise and will have to be gotten rid of, knows that it is WRONG to stock puppies and
sell them this way as if they are not alive, as if they do not have any feelings, and without interviewing and / or holding the purchaser accountable for good treatment in any way.
Not only are lives saved, but they still
sell lots of accessories and food for those
adopted animals, and develop customer loyalty along the way.
Update September 18, 2013: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has now
adopted as a final rule some regulation of breeders that
sell directly to the public through ads.
Animal Rescue League of Iowa
sold these doggy treats — peanut butter - smothered apples rolled in crushed Milk Bones — for $ 10 during their Fall In Love
Adopt - a-thon last weekend.
The decision to bring a companion
animal into your home shouldn't be made lightly, but when you do, consider this... For every
animal sold in pet stores, equally healthy and deserving
animals in shelters face death row whilst waiting for someone to
adopt them.
After months of waiting, Chicago finally got the go - ahead to enact The Companion
Animal and Consumer Protection Ordinance, which requires pet stores to only
adopt out rescue
animals instead of
selling dogs and cats from cruelty - ridden commercial farms.
While there is no municipal ban on
selling live
animals in Lakewood,
Adopt & Shop is located in a mall operated by Macerich, a retail property developer that made headlines late last year when it decided to ban live
animal sales on its properties.
After that, it's possible for these abandoned
animals to be
adopted, euthanized, or even
sold for research.