From Warren Eckstein - New York Pet Stores Ban Drunk Puppy Shoppers
Jul-08-2011

New York pet-shop proprietors are taking a stand against irresponsible pet owners by refusing to sell puppies to drunk customers. Two popular stores in the city's West Village--Le Petit Puppy and Citipups--have officiallybanned store patrons from buying dogs if they come into the store inebriated, according to the Washington Post's Blogpost blog.

Fernanda Moritz, Le Petit Puppy's manager, told the Post that it's common for customers to leave local bars after putting away a few drinks and wander into the pet shop to look at--and sometimes shop for--cute, cuddly puppies. Obviously that's unwise because people make a lot of stupid, impulsive decisions when they're drunk, and that's not the state one should be in when deciding to take permanent responsibility for another living creature's life.

This news comes on the heels of reports that the city of San Francisco is considering the banning of all pet sales from stores, in an effort to dismantle the puppy-mill industry. The idea has taken hold in several cities across the U.S., and we say bravo. If you're going to buy a pet, you should go through the right avenues... and be in your right mind. Just say NO to drunk puppy buying.

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