Gammy, my maternal grandmother, used to opine that the only canines worth bothering with are the big, hairy, slobbery sort. “It’s not really a dog, you know,” she’d declare in her trademark stage whisper, tongue firmly in cheek, as she sized up a chihuahua, Shih
UPDATE: The ordinance passed committee at 4:40 pm and is moving forward. Congratulations to San Diego and to the animal protection orgs working on the ordinanc
Local animal rights activists are trying to put some pet stores out of business. They want retail shops purchasing cats, dogs and rabbits from factory farms or ‘puppy mills’ to be shut down.
San Diego to mull proposal rejected in 2011 by La Mesa after weekly protests closed mall store.
The City Council’s Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee is scheduled next week to consider banning the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores and other commercial establishments in San Diego.
What do you think can be done to put an end to puppy mills?
