One Rutherford County Town Bans the Retail Sale of Dogs and Cats in Hopes of Curbing Puppy Mills
Rutherford County, TN - A new ordinance in the Town of Smyrna prohibits the retail sale of dogs and cats... That was Town Attorney Jeff Peach. The new ordinance does not negatively impact any current stores in Smyrna... Ordinances like the one in Smyrna are focused on curbing the number of so-called puppy mills...Thousands of puppy mills across the U.S. are shutdown annually because unethical breeders are raising animals in brutal environments. In some cases, female dogs are kept caged ...