San Francisco considers banning the sale of all pets

[EchoPyrex]

I'm a ma'am. I used to work at a pet shop too, and personally watched one cat/dog after another get sick, a few even dying, because they were poorly bred at MILLS - and that was despite our best efforts, and the good intentions of a kind but somewhat clueless shop owner. So if their (majority of pet shops) animals aren't from mills, where do you think they come from? Adoption centers don't count, of course, since those aren't technically pet sales... so I have no problem with Petco & PetSmart, since they simply provide space for rescue organizations.

Maybe there are a few shops who have contracts with legitimate breeders, but even those are questionable... because anyone who's familiar with AKC and CFA breeders (as I am) knows they would NEVER trust a pet shop to find homes for their babies. Sorry, but these are my observations based on years of working in & patronizing pet shops, attending shows, and owning both pet shop & breeder-purchased animals.

P.S. One of my current cats, 10 year-old Blue Persian Cyrus, came from a pet shop... and while I love him dearly, he's had minor health and serious behavioral issues from day one. My other cats & dog are mixed-breed rescues, and even the 14 year-old is healthier than Cyrus!

First off - Sorry if my original message came out harsh. In no way did I mean for it to, but rereading it I can see it was. My apologies.

Second off - From my personal experience, a majority of the pet shops I know of get their dogs/ cats from rescue organizations. I grew up with my relatives owning different pet shops, and my immediate family working with a shelter and some other rescue organizations (probably why I am so biased on this subject).
After we raised/ fostered/ or sometimes rehabilitated these animals (and after they were medically cleared) the rescue centers would have us take them to different pet stores throughout the city. Granted we lived in Los Angeles and the amount of pets stores that we worked with was not even a fraction of the amount of pet stores within its city limits, I still believe that a majority of the pet store industry are not using mills for their supply of cats and dogs.
This just an opinion though.

And to your statement on AKC and CFA (Which I know is for cats but I do not remember what the initials stand for, if you could remind me I would be very grateful) I pretty much 100% agree with you.

Which in theory, means most dogs and cats at some point came from a mill or other whereabouts. I just blew my own point and my mind. Awesome.

Once again, sorry that my message came out harsh. In no way, shape, or form did I mean it to be.