Federal law mandates that commercial breeders that are not licensed and inspected may not
sell cats or dogs.
To date the charity states it has helped find homes for 6 million pets and more than a 1000 daily.6 Likewise, Petco doesn't
sell cats or dogs either.
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.
Not exact matches
stuff they
sell in pet stores for when your
dog has an accident
or your
cat pukes?
Now Congress has said that it will not give money to the USDA to issue licenses to these dealers, effectively preventing them from
selling any
dogs or cats.
For example, New York City requires any
dog or cat sold in a pet store to be implanted with a microchip prior to sale.
A fine of between NT$ 200,000 (S$ 2,300) and NT$ 2 million (S$ 92,021) will be imposed on anyone who
sells, purchases
or consumes
dog or cat meat in Taiwan.
«Random source» is supposed to mean that owners who have raised the pets actually
sell the
dog or cat to the dealer.
«Our job is to provide knowledge and value, not to try to
sell dog and
cat owners something they don't really need
or want.
Selling a fish to a customer should require the same level of concern as selling them a dog or
Selling a fish to a customer should require the same level of concern as
selling them a dog or
selling them a
dog or a
cat.
Today, California has 100
or so pet stores that
sell dogs and
cats acquired from commercial breeders, according to various sources.
In some areas of the country more people are less inclined to spay
or neuter their pets, have fenced back yards, walk their
dogs, are more inclined to let
cats run loose, have no problem with backyard breeding
or seeing someone in a parking lot
selling free kittens.
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.
The federal Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966, amended in 1971 into the more encompassing Animal Welfare Act of today, had required public shelters to hold impounded
dogs and
cats for at least five days before
selling them to laboratories
or laboratory animal suppliers.
It also spells out that cities and counties can go after pet stores who
sells a
dog or cat that they knowingly
or should have known came from an unlicensed breeder
or a breeder with multiple violations of USDA regulations.
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.
From the fastest -
selling pet book of all time, «Chicken Soup for the Pet - Lover's Soul,» to his top -
selling «The Healing Power of Pets,» to his newest books «Your
Cat: The Owner's Manual» and «Your
Dog: The Owner's Manual,» Dr. Marty Becker is the author, co-author,
or editor of 23 books that have
sold more than 7 million copies combined, including three New York Times best - sellers.
We
sell a variety of preventive pet medications, and would be happy to help you determine which is best for your
dog or cat.
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).
Pet flipping is the practice of stealing a pet (usually a
cat or a
dog) from its owner and then
selling it via a service such as Craigslist.
The obvious remedy to shutting down puppy mills is to push our respective state lawmakers to pass legislation making it illegal to
sell dogs or cats through retailers.
Furosemide for
dogs and
cats is
sold as 10 mg / ml 60 ml bottle oral solution
or by the tablet and requires a prescription from your veterinarian.
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.
Upon reason to believe that a commercial breeder is
selling dogs or cats while unlicensed, the attorney general, after consultation with the director of the division of consumer affairs, may issue a pre-filing request for consumer protection information in accordance with the Act.
It also shows, despite the way some organizations and individuals think, the solution to pet overpopulation is not rooted solely in stopping puppy mills
or preventing pet stores from
selling dogs and
cats or even in making all pet owners spay and neuter... The solution needs to be a balanced approach in which breeders, pet stores, shelters, rescues, humane organizations, veterinarians, and pet loving individuals come together and help find the «homeless» pets their forever home.
The AWA requires that the following breeders / dealers obtain USDA licenses: (1) people who breed
dogs and
cats for use as pets
or for other purposes and
sell them sight unseen at the retail level; and (2) the wholesale dealers who supply these animals to pet stores, brokers,
or research facilities.
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!
A «commercial breeder» is a person who possesses
or maintains at least 20 female
dogs or cats with the purpose of
selling their offspring as companion animals.
I'd
sell my blood and anything else I could to pay a vet who tried to save my
dog or cat.
Another amendment would require any person who possesses
or maintains 20
or more adult female
dogs or cats for the purpose of
selling their offspring as companion animals, Â who is in violation of this bill
or any rule,  would be required to reimburse the government for any costs reasonably and necessarily incurred in transporting, treating, feeding, maintaining
or otherwise caring for any
dog or cat possessed
or maintained illegally.Â
(1) The number of
dogs or cats in the possession of the commercial breeder on the date the report is filed; (2) The number of
dogs and
cats sold during the reporting period and the names and addresses of the persons to whom they were
sold; and (3) The number of
dogs and
cats received by the commercial breeder other than those purchased and the names and addresses of the persons from whom they were obtained.
If the city -
or state - wide bans are adopted, retail stores will no longer be able to
sell large - scale commercially bred
cats and
dogs.
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.
I'm not aware of any pet stores in the area that
sell dogs or cats, but is there a list / inventory / NSA database with this information?
«Although there currently are no retail stores
selling dogs or cats in Portland, the passage of this ordinance will prohibit any in the future,» the city staff wrote in a memo to the council.
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.
Under the proposal, pet stores, which includes such businesses as grooming parlors, flea markets and pet hospitals, would be banned from
selling dogs or cats unless they came from rescue groups
or humane organizations.
That ordinance restricted pet stores from
selling dogs or cats from commercial breeders, but was ultimately nixed months later by Arizona's governor, who signed a counter bill giving the state — and not cities — power to regulate pet stores.
WEST PALM BEACH - «New pet stores in Palm Beach County will no longer be able to
sell dogs or cats as part of an effort to crack down on substandard breeders known as puppy mills.»
A satellite adoption centre is a pet store
or other location that does not
sell cats and
dogs, but instead has
cats and
dogs from a humane society, SPCA
or rescue organization available for adoption.
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 law would require anyone who
sells five
or more
dogs or cats «sight unseen» to people inside the state of New Jersey to comply with the law's requirements.
Pet shops would also be banned from
selling cats and
dogs from breeders who are not in compliance with New Jersey's requirements on the care of animals,
or who have been cited by the USDA for a violation of the «Animal Welfare Act.»
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.
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.