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Originally Posted by Susan9608  One of the biggest reasons I've ever heard yet to just eliminate the sale of animals in stores ... just eliminate the "fun" factor and the impulse buy right there.
Take away the choice - make people who want pets have to go through the channels of rescue/adoption. Probably the only way I can see to make it happen, in all honesty.
This is hte kind of mindset that makes it okay to dump animals - pets are "fun", they are agents of joy, etc. etc. All of that may be true, but it's also true that having a pet is a responsibility and any entity that allows people to take on the responsibility of pet without emphasizing that fact is extremely irresponsible. |
I was giving some reasons why I think folks go to pet stores. This is what the original poster asked for. I'm not saying they are justified, or "right".
I can't argue with you that people are irresponsible, and that new legislation/regulation could enforce business and consumer responsibility with regards to the sale of pets.
What would be most effective in drumming up public support for such laws?