other cities' embarrassments June 27, 2011

San Francisco Now Considering Ban on Selling Animals As Pets

By Dan Amira

“Can you be any more San Francisco–y?” —Chandler from Friends [LAT]

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San Francisco Now Considering Ban on Selling Animals As Pets

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