Hollywood Helps Dogs & Cats

On Monday, the West Hollywood City Council voted to pass a ban on the sale of dogs and cats in pet stores. The ban will not affect rescue or shelter adoptions. The legislation follows a 2009 investigation conducted by the Companion Animal Protection Society (CAPS), which uncovered the sale of puppy-mill and international-import dogs at West Hollywood’s Elite Animals pet store. Based on these findings, the city and the Animal Legal Defense Fund drafted the new ban with the help of CAPS. West Hollywood was also the first US city to ban cat declawing.