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VICTORY! Los Angeles has Banned the Sale of Commercially Bred Puppies
Dear Judy,
This is BIG news. Los Angeles City Council has approved of a new city ordinance that bans the sale of mill animals in any pet store in Los Angeles. The ordinance includes dogs, cats and rabbits and institutes a 3-year ban which if violated can incur a misdemeanor count and fines ranging from $250 to $1000, depending on how many times the offense has been committed. Any dogs, cats or rabbits sold at a pet store must now must be obtained from shelters or rescues.
This ban will help counter the growing number of shelter animals in Los Angeles. In 2011, approximately 500,000 animals were euthanized in Los Angeles County at tax payer expense totalling an estimate of $50M. Thanks to the championing efforts of long-time animal advocate, LA City Councilmember Paul Koretz, Fifth District, the new law will become operative within 6 months.
Puppies raised in cramped environments with other dogs become poorly socialized to other dogs and to humans. Many breeding females are never let out of their crates for their entire lives to see the light of day. Hundreds of thousands of puppies live in wire-bottom cages and sustain broken limbs and infections.
The ban affects 24 pet stores in Los Angeles and smaller cities such as Irvine, Hermosa Beach and West Hollywood have already adopted the ban. The Windy City has also pledged to follow suit.
Pet store owners are upset, but the public doesn't seem to mind. Afterall, why should the animals pay the price? To learn more about the greed and misery of puppy mills, visit www.banpuppymills.com.
For the animals,
Last Chance for Animals
Campaigns Department
(310) 271-6096 ext. 27
camp...@LCAnimal.org
  
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