District 13 Alder Tag Evers proposed a new ordinance on Oct. 28 that would ban the sale of cats and dogs in retail pet stores throughout Madison.
“I have long been concerned about puppy mills in particular. Puppy mills for animal experimentation, puppy mills for pet stores — just the cruelty, by which animals who are raised and, I consider to be, somewhat adverse circumstances and particularly those animals that are targeted for medical experiments,” Evers said.
There are currently no puppy mills or retail pet stores in Madison city limits, so no current businesses would be affected, Evers said. However, Evers said this ordinance would prevent future issues with puppy mills or retail pet stories in Madison…