Council candidate wants to ban sales of cats and dogs in pet stores

[Janet R]

Those puppy-dog eyes. That cute furry face. The tiny tail that won’t stop wagging when you press your face against the glass window. There is nothing more irresistible than an adorable animal in a pet store and Dean Maher knows this.

But Maher, who is running for city councillor in Ward 20-Trinity Spadina, also sees the animals that wind up neglected or languishing in shelters. So, on Aug. 13, Maher will appear before the city’s licensing and standards committee to propose a city-wide ban on the sale of cats and dogs from pet stores.

“Why would you buy a kitten when the Humane Society is packed with cats?

Good point. :great:

 

[j t]

I always wondered why spend the money when you can get healthy dogs or cats from the humane society.

 

[Doug]

I picked up my bulldog from a respectable breeder, only way I would purchase a pet. I think if you want a pure breed and a pup, it's the only way to go .

 

[Spicey Meatball]

Yes but sometimes mutts are better to have. I know a breeder and tells me that sometimes when you keep breeding the same kind issues can happen. He mentioned to me something like if you keep sleeping with your cousin and so on. Mixing up the same genes all the time causes for many dumb dogs.

Hey that is what he told me. Maybe the breeder was born from 2 cousins parents. :neutral:

 

[ALco.M]

: Too funny.