Sentences with phrase «sell animals from shelters»

This week, Sunrise approved a law requiring pet stores within its borders to sell animals from shelters, rescue groups and humane societies.

This cruelty inspired her to sponsor a March, 2014 bill; Chicago now joins 45 other US cities banning pet stores from selling P.M and requiring pet stores to only sell animals from shelters.

Additionally, S63 would require that any new pet stores could only sell animals from shelters and rescue groups (YAY!).

Another recent article, from USNews, details other states that are working toward pet stores only being able to sell animals from shelters and rescues (if at all).

Also, we've been highlighting a legislative bill that's currently in Nebraska's Unicameral which proposes that, among other things, pet stores in Nebraska should only sell animals from shelters and rescue.

The laws limit pet stores to selling animals from shelters, humane societies and rescue groups, with the goal of getting rid of puppy mills that churn out sick animals.

The city's rules restrict pet stores to selling animals from shelters, rescue groups, humane societies and hobby breeders.

Not exact matches

The Cook County ordinance requires suburban pet stores sell animals from government shelters, rescue agencies and human societies or federally licensed breeders with fewer than five reproducing female animals.

Cook County has since passed its own version of the ordinance, which requires stores to sell pets from government shelters, rescue agencies and humane societies, or federally licensed breeders with no more than five reproducing female animals.

Most of these rules allow storefronts to sell animals acquired from shelters, rescue groups and nonprofits.

Smaller pet stores are starting to jump on board, too, selling pet products and hosting adoptable shelter animals, instead of selling animals from mills or other dubious sources.

Stipulations in the law allow pet stores ample leeway in selling animals that come from humane societies, legitimate animal rescue organizations and shelters.

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.

Anyway, the governor said, he sees no purpose in telling legitimate pet store owners that they can sell only animals that came from shelters or were rescued.

«This private kill shelter in Maine sold 4,060 animals in 2015, and most of those animals were puppies imported from mysterious places out - of - state.

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.

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.

These are the SAME ANIMALS that were sold by the shelters, just a few days after they were removed from their rightful owners....

Sunrise's ordinance prohibits pet stores from selling dogs and cats unless they obtain their dogs and cats from a «Hobby Breeder» (defined as breeding no more than a total of one litter per calendar year) or an animal shelter or animal rescue organization.

These ordinances typically require pet stores that wish to sell animals to source those animals from rescue organizations or shelters.

Phoenix's ordinance prohibits pet shops or pet dealers from selling dogs or cats unless they are obtained from an animal shelter or a private, nonprofit humane society or nonprofit animal rescue organization.

The measure, sponsored by state Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D - Union), looked to require any new pet store licensed on or after Jan. 12 of next year to only sell dogs or cats that hailed from kennels, shelters or animal rescue organizations.

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.

The new law would require pet stores in North Las Vegas to only sell animals that come from shelters, rescues, or non-profits.

NORTH LAS VEGAS - «The City Council is set to discuss a new law that would require those shops to only sell animals that come from shelters, rescues, or non-profits.

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 sociAnimal 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 socianimal control facilities and shelters or nonprofit rescues and humane societies.

It prohibits pet stores from selling animals except from shelters, the Humane Society or from non-profit rescue organizations.

MONTREAL — A Montreal borough has passed a bylaw prohibiting new shops from selling pets in a bid to encourage shelter adoptions and curb the number of abandoned animals.

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

In a victory for animal rights, Montgomery County, Maryland, has unanimously passed a new bill that bans pet stores from selling any cats or dogs who don't come from a shelter or rescue group.

Do not let your children roughhouse with kittens — especially kittens that were recently obtained from an animal shelter, found as strays or sold in pet shops.

The city upheld a 2013 ordinance banning pet stores from selling puppies and kittens - requiring them instead to offer adoptions of shelter and rescue animals.

If the Massachusetts City Council approves the proposed bill, animals will no longer be sold in pet stores in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with exception to those animals that came from rescues or shelters.

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.

A bill that would require new pet stores in New Jersey to sell only cats and dogs obtained from shelters and other animal rescue organizations was approved by the New Jersey Senate on Thursday, according to reports.

Upgrade the current commercial dog breeder law, requiring larger enclosures that have solid flooring and are not stacked Require that commercial breeders provide basic care, including constant access to exercise areas, nutritious food and potable water, socialization with humans and other dogs, regular and proper veterinary care, and more Require those selling 15 or more dogs in Ohio each year, regardless of where they are located, to also adhere to Ohio's humane standards Hobby breeders (defined as breeders with fewer than 8 female breeding dogs) as well as animal shelters and rescue groups are exempt from coverage.

Animal advocates want pet stores to stop selling animals from commercial breeders and, instead, start stocking animals that come from rescue and shelter operations.

The Companion Animal Protection Ordinance, sponsored by City Clerk Susana Mendoza with help from advocacy group The Puppy Mill Project, would instead require all Chicago pet stores to offer only rescue animals from shelters, animal control, and other animal welfare organizations, as opposed to selling animals from puppy Animal Protection Ordinance, sponsored by City Clerk Susana Mendoza with help from advocacy group The Puppy Mill Project, would instead require all Chicago pet stores to offer only rescue animals from shelters, animal control, and other animal welfare organizations, as opposed to selling animals from puppy animal control, and other animal welfare organizations, as opposed to selling animals from puppy animal welfare organizations, as opposed to selling animals from puppy mills.

Other than foster animals or puppies or kittens from your own pets that you sold or gave away, have you ever had to give up a cat or dog to a new home, a shelter, animal rescue organization, or a veterinarian?»

Three years ago LA City Council passed an ordinance banning stores from selling commercially bred pets — and at the same time tried to smooth the way for stores to feature adoptable animals from shelters instead by allowing them to operate in malls.

By 1991, with James in charge, SCAC had cut out the middleman, «illegally selling dogs from its animal shelter to research facilities for $ 27 over the state - imposed price,» bringing in perhaps as much as $ 16,000 in pound seizure fees.

Pet flippers who adopt pets for low fees from shelters sell the animals to the highest bidder.

We also operate the Grass Valley / Nevada City Animal Shelter, handling animal adoptions, selling dog licenses for Grass Valley city residents, and answering questions from callers and visAnimal Shelter, handling animal adoptions, selling dog licenses for Grass Valley city residents, and answering questions from callers and visanimal adoptions, selling dog licenses for Grass Valley city residents, and answering questions from callers and visitors.

You can also help say «no» to puppy mills by only shopping at stores who don't sell live animals, or who only feature animals from local shelters and rescues.

Earlier this year, the City of Toronto also prohibited pet store sales of commercially - raised dogs and cats, only allowing pet stores to sell animals obtained from animal shelters in the province.

There's a shelter in my area that isn't no - kill, but the amount of animals they kills is less than many other shelters in the area because they rent out a space in the mall, and they sell pets from their shelter there.

With support from The Humane Society of the United States, Joe Seneshale, owner of Joe's PET DEPOT, will no longer sell puppies at his stores, and has converted to a humane business model of selling pet supplies and making available homeless dogs and cats from local animal shelters.

The plaintiffs say after they reported the neglect and abuse of shelter animals and raised concerns about allocation of funding, the staff falsely accused them of «stealing» and «selling dogs» and initiated an «investigation» that resulted in their banishment from the shelter.