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Arizona Mandates all Dogs Sold In Pet Stores to Come from Shelte

Arizona Mandates all Dogs Sold In Pet Stores to Come from Shelte

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by: RogueHippEE Active Indicator LED Icon 8 OP 
~ 8 years ago   Oct 30, '15 10:29am  
Great news for animal rescuers, shelter
volunteers, and animal advocates worldwide. Arizona has passed a new
rule that will help stop the puppy mill problem.  This is an
announcement that we hope will quickly spread in one form or another to
all major cities across the nation.
In July of 2015, a federal judge in Pheonix,
Arizona upheld a law for the city that requires all dogs who are being
sold in a pet store to come from a non-profit rescue or a shelter.  The
judges ruling will help cut the profits from puppy mills who massively
breed and inbreed dogs.
The puppy mills are considered to be
extremely cruel for a variety of reasons.  Animals in puppy mills are
bred only for profit because of this the female dogs spend most of their
live being pregnant and have little to no time to recover between
litters.  Many of the dogs live in little cages with very little
attention or exercise as well.
On top of the mass production of dogs in this
factory-like setting there is already a huge issue with dogs ending up
homeless or being euthanized later.
Phoenix is one of around 60 cities in the US
that have laws addressing this issue with the intent to end homeless
animal issues, euthanasia and puppy mills.  They are trying to push dog
loves toward getting their next family member from a shelter or a
reputable breeder to save as many lives as possible.
It is estimated that some 23,000 dogs are
sold every year in the Phoenix area each year.  This law should make a
big difference in the Shelters kill and overcrowding rates. 4951
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allymansfield Active Indicator LED Icon 11
~ 8 years ago   Oct 30, '15 11:12am  
Interesting, but what if someone wants a pure bred dog? I guess you can still go to a private breeder? 4951
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SandyKnee Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 8 years ago   Oct 30, '15 11:49am  
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FoFa Active Indicator LED Icon 17
~ 8 years ago   Oct 30, '15 12:02pm  
Too bad they didn't require chips and mandatory registration of said chip. 4951
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beadweaver Active Indicator LED Icon 8
~ 8 years ago   Oct 30, '15 12:19pm  
Interesting, but what if someone wants a pure bred dog? I guess you can still go to a private breeder?
 
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Many purebred dogs wind up in shelters. 4951
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Bearfin Active Indicator LED Icon 7
~ 8 years ago   Oct 30, '15 12:21pm  
I absolutley love this idea. Thera are so many good dogs that are in shelters/rescues. I hope one day we get that same law here. 4951
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Ebola Active Indicator LED Icon 9
~ 8 years ago   Oct 30, '15 12:30pm  
I think its too extreme. Arizona has been following California with dumb laws this is one of them. Besides this is city law. Who will stop you from going to the next town and buy there. For the right price you can get anything delivered. 4951
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JeepHair Active Indicator LED Icon 1
~ 8 years ago   Oct 30, '15 1:06pm  
I WANT to like it, but I think it's kind of dumb.  It won't work.  It may put the pet stores out of business or send them outside of the ordinance boundaries, but it won't actually result in an improvement of the overpopulation/euthanasia/cruelty problem. 4951
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jax Active Indicator LED Icon 16
~ 8 years ago   Oct 30, '15 1:27pm  
I'm the kinda guy that doesn't care where dogs come from. If I want one, I'll get one, whether it's from a reputable breeder or not.
 
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FoFa Active Indicator LED Icon 17
~ 8 years ago   Oct 30, '15 1:59pm  
@jax 4951
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doddlebug Active Indicator LED Icon 17
~ 8 years ago   Oct 30, '15 5:34pm  
Then maybe breeders will purchase food, ect elsewhere.  Stupid move to try to control how people buy.  People can still purchase a purebred from a breeder or buy a mixed breed from a so called pet store.  More intrusive Government. 4951
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dac1842 Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 8 years ago   Oct 30, '15 5:55pm  
After an experience with a local rescue, we will never deal with a rescue again
We just adopted a GSD from an individual. No drama, no BS.
 
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