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San Francisco Considers Ban On All Pet Sales
Hugh Pickens writes "The LA Times reports that the Humane Pet Acquisition Proposal is on its way to the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco. It would ban the sale of any animal that walks, flies, swims, crawls or slithers — unless you plan to eat it. Representatives of the $45-billion to $50-billion-a-year pet industry call the San Francisco proposal 'by far the most radical ban we've seen' nationwide and argue that it would force small operators to close. Animal activists say it will save small but important lives, along with taxpayer money, and end needless suffering. 'From Descartes on up, in the Western mindset, fish and other nonhuman animals don't have feelings, they don't have emotions, we can do whatever we want to them,' says Philip Gerrie, coauthor of the proposal. 'If we considered them living beings, we would deal with them differently.'"
They're going to outlaw gerbil sales in San Francisco?
"and spoiler her mercilessly"
She probably didn't appreciate when you told her that Darth Vader was Luke';s father, before "The Empire...:" came out.
You were mistaken. Which is odd, since memory shouldn't be a problem for you
Not to mention, pet "contraband" will be sold in other store.
Dude, the leash and collar were for my wife I swear!
Atlas Shrugged : Thematic Story
Thus begins the scream of millions of small animals being Fedex'd...
Sleep your way to a whiter smile...date a dentist!
Not that I support this proposal, but your Yorkie-poo is not an outdoor creature. The outdoor creature from which he is derived is probably a wolf. I am forever astonished at what, over time, has been made from wolves, perhaps with a ton of merciless "culling" of puppies.
Now, suppose that some alien culture abducted a bunch of human beings, and bred them down to the point that their decendants were hairy retarded love slaves as your dog is. How would you feel about that? If the wolf were more intelligent, maybe he'd feel that way about your dog.
Bruce Perens.