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San Francisco Considers Banning Pet Sales

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Pet sales would be banned altogether, except for the sale of pet fish. All companion animals including dogs, cats, hamsters, mice, rats, chinchillas, guinea pigs, birds, snakes, and lizards would be considered as pets. If it passes, San Francisco residents would have to go to a shelter or rescue group to adopt an animal.

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The Animal Legal Defense Fund Public Registries

4 The Love Of Animals

They are pioneering legislation in California to make public animal abuse registries. Please take time to read it, and if you are in California, get in touch with your representative and encourage them to support this if you believe it’s a good thing. I recently got an email from the Animal Legal Defense Fund.

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The Parable of the Goat Mites

10,000 Birds

And so, when Salvador Ramirez left, there were feral goats on the island of San Clemente, the southernmost of the Channel Islands off the coast of California. And so, most had been neutered, adopted out to soft-hearted landowners as odd pets, conversation pieces.

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Star-Powered Auction for Animals!

4 The Love Of Animals

Pet lovers will be seeing stars November 5 – 15 at the Celebrity Experience and Entertainment Memorabilia Auction , launched online to support Precious Paws , a non-profit animal rescue organization based in Encino, Calif. I care for many of the baby animals that come into our fold while we help them find good people to adopt.”.