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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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Teaching Kids Animal Compassion

4 The Love Of Animals

Choosing the right pet for your child is key. Children can learn so many valuable lessons by caring for a pet. Having pets at a young age instills kids with a sense of confidence that they can take care of an animal and help it to live a thriving life. More importantly I find pets can be great therapy for kids.

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Quantico Has No Compassion for Feral Cats

Critter News

If they are not adoptable, oh well, kill them. The raptors feed on these things (mice, rats), snakes feed on these things, it’s in the wild food chain and the cat interrupts that because it’s not part of the natural setting.” Quantico Military Base is really behaving cruelly when it comes to the feral cats on its base.

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That Awkward Moment With Feral Cats and Family

10,000 Birds

“Why can’t the kittens be adopted,” I asked in her comments section. ” I argued that the kittens were young enough to be socialized and pointed out that she had pictures of them letting her hold them and pet them. .” “These kittens aren’t socialized or domesticated,” she said.