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San Francisco, a city named after the patron saint of animals, is discussing a ban on the sale of animals for reasons other than eating, which would end to the sale of animals as pets. The city’s Commission of Animal Control and Welfare recommended to the Board of Supervisors the ban to encourage the adoption of animals from local animal shelters, however, there will obviously be widely ranging effects:

Rebecca Katz, director of San Francisco Animal Care and Control, said her agency supports a ban on pet sales — particularly one that includes the so-called smalls, such as hamsters, which are euthanized at her city shelter at a higher percentage than any other domesticated animal.…

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