To the editor: There’s nothing improper with making your individual selection in the way you welcome your subsequent pet. Pet possession must be accessible to everybody. Whether or not a canine comes from a shelter, a rescue associate, a neighbor or accountable breeder, pets are a pleasure of life meant for all.
What’s improper is exploitative “pet brokers” who revenue from sourcing canine from mass breeding services that neglect animals (“California lawmakers move invoice that can bar some in style pet sellers,” Sept. 8). These brokers typically boast that their requirements exceed animal welfare laws. But investigations, together with the latest Los Angeles Occasions exposé, reveal a distinct actuality: sick puppies, overbred mom canine and well-intentioned people and households misled about the true origins of their pets.
California led in 2019 by barring pet shops from promoting inhumanely, commercially bred canine. Now, Gov. Gavin Newsom can end the job. By signing Meeting Invoice 519, he can shut the net loophole these bad-faith brokers exploit and make good on the state’s promise to curb this cruelty.
Jennifer Naitaki, Lengthy Seaside
This author is managing director of the animal advocacy nonprofit Michelson Discovered Animals Basis.
