I absolutely HATE people who abuse and mistreat animals. They are innocent and deserve nothing we can give them. I believe in an eye for an eye, so I will always say to do to the breeders what the breeders do to the poor animals (of course, not all breeders are horrible, but I'm only talking about the horrible ones). I know this punishment sounds terrible and makes no sense, but I'm mad and I'm too tired to think.

It is a great move and long overdue!

Australia has done this too.

This is great news! i just wish more countries chose to do this... The way animals are treated at farms and mills are unacceptable.

I have nothing but hate for these people who just want money regardless of the conditions of the animals. We had a pair of boxer girls - bred from the oldest one single time. It affected her health, Cannot comprehend these breeders putting female dogs through it again and again.

Please make all world follow this rule!

Having been involved in rescue for over 35 years, our slogan has been "adopt, don't shop" for at least that long. My personal theory is that if we could ban the sale of pets globally we could come close to or end the homeless pet problem. If we could stop it from being a lucrative opportunity to make money, then we could make some real progress toward ending the problem of both mistreatment and homelessness among the pet population. Think about it, if every person who has purchased a pet, sometimes for ungodly amounts of money and had taken in just one animal from a shelter, I feel like the need for shelters could go the way of the dinosaur with the crappy breeders.

And yet its ok to mass farm animals to eat???????

people who do this to assumingely innocent animals absolutely appall me. How can you do that to an adorable puppy like that.

This absolutely made my day, better late than never, Every city or community should do this, it takes constant, persistent, dedicated team work, I hope to see this until there are no more evil greedy pet abusers !!!

This is the best news. Now we need it in Spain :(

Britain has always been a nation of animal carers, it's a shame they let their own people, including little children starve at the same time.

There is a special kind of hell for people who abuse animals.....

Great! This will stop breeders too from breeding these animals so much, they develop many health problems. There's nothing wrong with shelter pets. Most can be trained unless the history of abuse has been log and intense.

We need this law worldwide. Fur babies is like your soulmate. If you pay for fur babies, you will see them as a things that you can buy or sell.

They need to do the same thing here in the USA. Anyone who says differently needs to watch "Amanda to the Rescue" when she tries to uncover illegal puppy mills in Missouri.....

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Don't judge all by some. I bought two pugs from the same pet store. Gadget died @ 13yrs. well loved and I cried for 3 days when I had to put her down. I mourned for an entire year before even thinking of getting another pug. I was on a waiting list for 2 years before the call that brought Velvet and I together. Velvet is 4 now and is even more spoiled than Gadget was. Velvet is well loved, sleeps in bed with me and we are attached @ the hip. Could I have gotten a rescue dog? Yes, but I wanted one more puppy in my life; if I am lucky enough to get another dog it will be a rescue but Velvet fills my heart so I will enjoy her as long as I'm lucky enough to have her.