Victory in Vancouver

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Great news for shelter animals in Vancouver as the city has just approved a ban on selling cats, dogs, and rabbits in pet stores. This is big news for shelter animals who compete with pets bred for sale to be adopted. 

Pets bred in facilities and sold at pet stores often live in poor conditions prior to their arrival leaving them in physical or emotional distress and with potential disease and behavioural problems. All of this while animals in shelters are struggling to be adopted and risk being euthanized due to overcrowding. It's a vicious cycle that sees several hundred animals euthanized while pets at pet stores get adopted out frequently.

What this ban actually means is that overcrowding in shelters will see these animals moved to pet stores as opposed to being euthanized. Several animals will be spared from being euthanized and given another opportunity to be adopted out. This is going to see less animals euthanized, more animals adopted out, and less taxpayer money going to housing animals heading to be euthanized. It's a win win from every angle.

It's long overdue but definitely a step in the right direction. The allure of store bought pets has long been the reason many shelter pets are euthanized. Pet store pets are bred for sale and are often young and seemingly more appealing that an older pet in a shelter. People rarely consider that these pet store pets have been bred for sale and shelter pets who once knew love are struggling to be noticed. 

Adopting an animal is a magical thing. It's an opportunity for us to give a home and love to an animal who once had everything and ended up in a shelter. It's such a personally rewarding feeling that can't be compared to purchasing a kitten / puppy from a pet store. Saving an animal should be enough of a reason to go the shelter route and now with this bill coming into action it will be the only route. I'm so happy to know that so many shelter animals will be given another opportunity to find their perfect family!

Congratulations Vancouver!


HAPPY VEG