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Baby steps but it shows that people are aware that puppy mills are cruel. And it shows that people know that buying from a pet store and often, a private breeder, supports puppy factories.
WPEC-TV CBS12 News :: News - Top Stories - Wellington bans puppy mill sales
WPEC-TV CBS12 News :: News - Top Stories - Wellington bans puppy mill sales
Wellington bans puppy mill sales
Reported by Peter Schaller / CBS 12 News
WELLINGTON, Fla -- From here on out, puppy stores and puppy mills are banned in Wellington.
Many residents, even the mayor, shared emotional stories about how this issue has affected their families.
Then, without much hesitation, the village council voted to approve this ban.
It was nothing but applause as Wellington becomes one of just a few South Florida communities to ban puppy stores and puppy mills within their village.
The ordinance gained high profile support from part-time Wellington resident Georgina Bloomberg, the daughter of former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg.
She said, "There is no such thing as a pleasant or humane puppy mill, there are factories where dogs are mistreated."
...What good is this ban in Wellington if someone can cross into Royal Palm Beach and still buy a puppy at store?
The mayor says he wants that to end.
The Tri-County Humane Society in Boca Raton calls this a positive step in the right direction. They hope it means more adoptions, maybe it will mean permanent families for more rescue dogs.
The message from the Village of Wellington is clear, and animal rescues say this to anyone still selling puppies from a puppy mill.
"Today is a new day, we're going to stop them and make sure that every animal is safe," said Amanda Chussler with the Tri-County Humane Society.
CBS 12 did reach out to a number of puppy stores still open in Palm Beach County but none returned our calls for comment.
In Wellington the mayor says they don't even have any puppy stores or puppy mills that they know of, and that this decision will keep it that way.