Tag: Puppy Mills
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EDITORIAL: The wrong way to protect pups
Last week, the state House passed a bill to ban the retail sale of dogs and cats from pet stores statewide. But good-hearted intentions don’t guarantee the best outcomes. House Bill 26-1011 would bar pet stores and brokers from being able “to sell, lease, offer to sell or lease, barter, auction, or otherwise transfer ownership…
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Aurora City Council passes ordinance to ban sale of cats, dogs in pet stores
While animal rescues and animal rights activists celebrated the ordinance’s passing, pet store owners decried it
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Aurora’s proposed ban on cat, dog sales by stores draws praise, criticism
Karen Martiny, founder of Animal Rescue of the Rockies, and Jens Larsen, owner of Denver Perfect Pets, operate on two sides of the same coin. Martiny rescues animals and places them into foster care until they find a home, while Larsen works with USDA certified and licensed breeders to sell high-end dogs. Both Martiny and…