San Francisco Proposes Pet Sale Ban
I was tempted to put the ubiquitous Captain Picard “facepalm” picture here, but that meme has become inherently cliche. Instead, imagine Mount Rushmore being facepalmed by the fist of angry god. Anyway, I’m sure this proposed law will be highly effective since a prospective purchaser can drive right across the bridge and acquire a pack of hounds or any assortment of pets they might fancy. I’m not even going to bother listing the other reasons this entire charade is a laughable because frankly if you can comprehend this sentence you already understand. Good day.
It may soon be illegal to sell dogs and cats in San Francisco. Also, hamsters.
The city could become the first in the country to ban the sale of all pets (except fish), the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
The ban would include mice, rats, chinchillas, guinea pigs, birds, snakes, lizards and every other creature that the commission deems a “companion animal.”
In a packed meeting room last Thursday, the city’s animal control and welfare commission heard testimony on the issue.
“It’s terrible. A pet store that can’t sell pets? It’s ridiculous,” a local pet store owner told the Chronicle. “We’d have to close.”
The ban, it turns out, is largely about hamsters and other tiny pets. The Chronicle writes:
People buy high-strung, nocturnal rodents because they’re under the temporary impression that hamsters are cute and cuddly. But the new owners quickly learn that hamster are, in fact, prone to biting, gnawing through expensive wiring and maniacally racing on their exercise wheels at 2 a.m.
