great article. I read about the Crofts controversy.

On this side of the world, we've been living in interesting times with controversy about puppy farms, unwanted pets, pedigrees & fashionable cross-breeds. Authorities are wanting to ban pet shops in malls from selling animals cos they can be sourced from puppy farms, and are usually impulse buys, & many turn up later at rescue organisations, along with the unwanted pedigreed & fashionable cross-bred animals. Animal welfare organisations suggested buying rescue animals.

And did the shops react - they put petitions in their windows getting zillions of signatures against the proposal & told everyone they don't buy from puppy farms.

The fight is on-going.

sandra