Should the sale of pets be banned?

[freeradical]

San Francisco is considering this again. This time the proposed ban will include goldfish...

I say no way...

[NewtonMP2100]

.....only for those who go overboard.....any sort of heavy PETTING.....should be banned......

[M A V I C]

Why would they do this?

[evilrobot]

a little more background here is necessary -

the Animal Control Commission is only wanting to ban the act of a pet 'sale' in an effort to increase pet adoptions. You can still have and enjoy your dog/cat/fish

I'm all for this in an effort to dispel the act of pet farmers and puppy mill breeders. Unfortunately, I believe this will have a minimal effect and drive the pet sales underground.

[MGS_forgot_password]

Wouldn't this force pet stores to move out to the suburbs?

And there's the slippery slope - when is an animal considered a pet species? (as opposed to livestock)

[M A V I C]

evilrobot wrote: I'm all for this in an effort to dispel the act of pet farmers and puppy mill breeders. Unfortunately, I believe this will have a minimal effect and drive the pet sales underground.

Or to neighboring cities... SF is pretty small.

[DaviDC.]

They should be banned only in San Francisco.
And McDonalds should start including a baby salmonella laden turtle as the toy in every Happy Meal.

[OWC Jamie]

those cute little pet stores in the Mall that are outlets for the puppy mill operations ?
Yeah, outlaw them.

heck, while you're at it ban Malls. :-)


seriously, this is an attempt at putting the kibosh on impulse sales of cute little animals that end up abandoned and costing the city an arm and a leg for incineration costs, right ?

[mattkime]

I'm happy to see someone trying to tackle the issue, even in a flawed manner. (not sure if it is or not)

animal control is in charge of discarding unwanted pets. we shouldn't produce more pets than have homes. there are a number of different steps that should be regulated. we treat animals very poorly in this country (which isn't to say that we're the worst!)

[cbelt3]

The road to hell is paved.....

Just include a mandatory "Shelter tax" of $10 per four legged pet. Add a 'core charge' deposit of $100 for spay/neuter (payable to a vet or clinic).

Then use the funds to allow lower cost adoptions.