Here in the land of animal companions and their faithful guardians do not call them pets and owners a battle is raging over just what it means to be creature-friendly.
In true San Francisco fashion, city officials areconsidering a ban on sales of almost all pets. If the prohibition passes, it would mean no cats for sale here, no dogs, no hamsters, no rats, no guinea pigs, no macaws, no parakeets, no cockatiels, no finches. If Junior wanted a snake, Mom could probably still buy him one within the citys precious 47 square miles. But forget about those mice for Dragos dinner.
The proposal started out small: prohibit commerce in cats and dogs as a way to discourage puppy mills and kitten factories. South Lake Tahoe and West Hollywood passed such laws within the last 18 months; in Texas, Austin and El Paso are considering similar ones.