SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California has become the first state to ban the sale of animals from puppy mills.
Gov. Jerry Brown announced Friday that he has signed a law requiring pet stores to work with animal shelters or rescue operations if they want to sell dogs, cats or rabbits. It still allows private breeders to sell animals directly.
Thirty-six cities, including Los Angeles and San Francisco, already have similar bans on mass breeding operations.
Supporters said the state measure, AB485, ensures better treatment of animals.
The pet store industry said it removes important consumer protections.
Brown did not comment on his decision.
purpletopo on October 14th, 2017 at 04:28 UTC »
I thought at least one other state did this beforehand but it turns out most of the bans on sales from puppy mills are only valid in cities and not whole states.
I'm real glad that an entire state has stepped up and made this practice illegal, hopefully it will spread to more soon!
FloopyMuscles on October 14th, 2017 at 04:03 UTC »
Is California ending a session or something? Lots of big bills coming out. Edit: Got it Brown is done with being governor and is signing what is on his desk.
FrozenLuminescence on October 14th, 2017 at 02:37 UTC »
This is definitely a step in the right direction.