San Francisco strikes nerves with idea to ban pet sales

San Francisco hits nerves with pet sale ban idea

SAN FRANCISCO – The idea of banning pet sales in San Francisco started simply enough, with a proposal to outlaw puppy and kitten mills.
But the proposed ban on puppy and kitten mills became a proposed ban on the sale of just about every animal that might end …. Read the original article  : San Francisco strikes nerves with idea to ban pet sales.

Earliest archaeological evidence of pet tortoise in Britain

LONDON – Scientists have discovered the earliest archaeological evidence of a tortoise being kept as a family pet in Britain, at a castle in Staffordshire, and it dates back to the late 19th Century.

The researchers say that, at this time, attitudes to keeping family pets …. Original article  : Earliest archaeological evidence of pet tortoise in Britain.

Brit man fined 500 pounds after neglected pet dog gets head stuck in wall

LONDON – A man in Britain has been banned from keeping animals and fined 500 pounds after his neglected pet dog got her head stuck in a wall while making a bid for freedom.

RSPCA inspectors found distressed Rottweiler-cross Nikita’s head wedged through a vent outside a filthy flat where … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Brit man fined 500 pounds after neglected pet dog gets head stuck in wall.