Los Angeles, CA - A celebration is in order - raise your glasses and toast a victory for the animals in Los Angeles.
City Councilman, Paul Koretz is the hero in this story - he introduced the motion to ban commercial breeding of dogs, cats, chickens and rabbits in Los Angeles. Included in the motion is a ban on the sale of commercial-bred animals in pet stores.
Instead, shelter animals are to be featured in licensed pet stores - stores that will, ideally, hold frequent adoption drives for the homeless.
Today, the city council, which voted unanimously in favor of the motion, instructed the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services to draft the motion into law.
Council members consider the measure to be a win-win for the city. More homeless pets will find their way to loving homes, and fewer unsuspecting consumers will purchase puppies bred at inhumane puppy mill "farms".
Additionally, it should save the city a significant amount of money.
As most people are now aware, puppy mill dogs frequently suffer from numerous health problems, caused in large part by a lack of care on the part of those who own them. Not only are the dogs often living in deplorable conditions, but there is typically little oversight on the "breeding lines" - no care for ensuring that the dogs being bred are healthy and able to produce viable, healthy off-spring.
Sadly, those dogs used for breeding are often subjected to a life surrounded by filth and misery.
The City Council wants to make sure that pet stores will be operating humanely - hoping for some type of endorsement for those stores which meet certain requirements.
Kudos to Councilman Paul Koretz and bravo to the City of Los Angeles for embracing this forward-thinking motion!!
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