San Francisco Pet Ban Delayed
Categories: Animals
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| Don't ban me, bro... |
The city garnered national headlines last month, when the city's Animal Control and Welfare Commission proposed banning all pet sales in a move aimed at keeping small animals from being dumped on the Animal Control.
That commission last night, however, opted to put off discussion of its potential ban until 2011. The commission did come up with a new idea, however: Requiring would-be pet owners to obtain a license and take classes. This would ostensibly cut down on impulse purchases of guinea pigs and other small animals inundating the Animal Control office.
Let it be known that, as far back as last month, SF Weekly suggested alternatives: a "guinea pig fee" to offset the city's costs in caring for hordes of abandoned rodents or a waiting period for potential pet buyers -- "the Guinea Pig Brady Bill."
These half-serious suggestions don't look so outlandish anymore.
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