A Houston pet store owner is accused of breaking the City’s “humane pet store” ordinance which bans stores from selling animals from puppy mills, instead requiring sales of puppies from places like animal shelters or private rescues.
Petland owner Luis Marquez was scheduled to appear in a City of Houston Municipal Court on Thursday afternoon. He was not there and after waiting 15 minutes, the judge issued a warrant for his arrest.
“These animals are used purely for profit,” Lisa Tynan of the nonprofit Houston PetSet said. “People are often unknowingly purchasing very, very sick animals.” Mears said Petland is the only pet store they are aware of in the city that’s currently out of compliance. Others have either shut down or moved outside city limits when the ordinance took effect, he said.
Pet stores are required to source their animals from a humane organization, like a nonprofit or municipal shelter, under the ordinance passed by the Houston City Council last year. Enforcement started this year.
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