https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-york-bans-pet-stores-from-selling-cats-dogs-rabbits/ar-AA15kCHH?OCID=ansmsnnews11

@freepatriot

@1031 what do you think?

@fuzzi @freepatriot

I think it stinks for a number of reason. The only upside I can think that might out of the law is to curb impulse purchases.

For starters, the law will ban breeders from selling more than nine animals a year. It's common for large breeds to have litters of 10-15 puppies. What does anyone think will happen to the excess puppies?

@1031 @fuzzi @freepatriot

https://youtu.be/S-Z4fBiM3Jc

@societyoutcasts @fuzzi @freepatriot

In our future. And at that point, I will die defending a dog. The irony.

breeders are the problem. adopt.

@1031 @freepatriot @fuzzi @societyoutcasts @cub @1031 @fuzzi @freepatriot @societyoutcasts

adoption is not the answer and ultimately will become the same thing. breeders and stores will simply change the name to adoption

adopting an older animal that may not have a pedigree deprives you of knowing the traits of the animal. German shepherds differ from golden retrievers...

i can control my actions, like trying to buy produce from a local farm, or doing business with people who are directly invested in my community. if i adopt an animal on death row, it is the same good action.
breeders create horrible traits like hip dysplasia, and people like those of us who adopt clean up the mess.
mutts are far less likely to have purebred health problems, and adoption volunteers help people find animals that are a good fit for their families.

@cub @fascinating_bastard @fuzzi @freepatriot @societyoutcasts

Well aren't you special.

And uninformed. In 2013, a study of 90,000 purebred and mixed-breed dogs at the U. of California, Davis found that mixed breeds don’t always have an advantage regarding inherited canine disorders.Dysplasia is one of them.

You use a very broad brush to paint all breeders. No one despises a substandard breeder more than the breeder doing it right: Health tests, socializing at critical periods, making sure

@cub @fascinating_bastard @fuzzi @freepatriot @societyoutcasts

that the right people end up with their breed because some breeds shouldn't be with people. Lousy breeders don't do any of that.

And before you fall off your virtuous throne, the rescue world has a lot to answer for. There is big $$ in importing dogs in obscene numbers, & they have brought diseases into the US that haven't been seen in 75 years.

Visit the National Animal Interest Alliance & bone up on your thinking. It's dated.