Via Watchdog:
In 1952 Patti Page sang “How much is that doggie in the window? I do hope that doggie’s for sale.”
If she were in Toledo in 2013, though, she wouldn’t bother, considering a proposal from the City Council.
You see, some people think puppies and kittens should be adopted, not sold.
What’s the difference? Well, pet stores sell for profit while organizations that adopt them out only recoup their expenses for vaccinations, spaying, neutering and otherwise making them adoptable.
It’s the profit that’s evil, apparently.
Democrat Paula Hicks-Hudson and Republican Rob Ludeman drafted an ordinance making it illegal for businesses to sell companion animals unless they get them from a city or county shelter or animal-control agency, a humane society or a nonprofit rescue organization.
Oh, and they must be spayed or neutered. So if you wanted to breed the pet you buy, forget about it.
And if you want something other than what a shelter or humane society are offering, too bad. The council, in effect, is removing that choice.