You’ve probably seen at least one video depicting the horrific conditions that exist inside puppy mills, commercial dog breeding facilities solely focused on profit. We’ve all seen the filthy cages and generally deplorable circumstances in which animals are kept in order to keep costs low and profits high.
According to a recent figure from the Humane Society of the United States, there are around 10,000 licensed and unauthorized puppy mills operating in the United States. These puppy factories collectively sell almost 2,000,000 puppies each year.
The city of San Francisco recently enacted a new pet store regulation in an effort to reduce these numbers and put an end to unethical puppy breeding practices.
Par shops in San Francisco will only be permitted to sell rescued dogs and cats as a result of this regulation.
San Francisco is recognized for having a large population of animal lovers, so it’s no surprise that it’s the first city to approve such legislation. San Francisco’s board of supervisors voted overwhelmingly to amend the city’s health code to prohibit all pet retailers from selling non-rescue dogs and cats.
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