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Originally Posted by howdy20012002

I meant where people had to take a course of education like was suggested and is currently required for a firearm....that is what I personally think would be over the top for getting a pet.
I am of the opinion that we should have the right to buy things that I want to buy as long as it is something legal and doesn't affect the rights of other people.

If you want to commit to dog ownership, how is an educational course a bad thing? When buying a dog or cat, you are accepting responsibility for their life. A minimum standard of owner knowledge is hardly unreasonable. It takes a lot more knowledge to care for and raise an animal than it does to know enough not to shoot yourself in the foot with a rifle.

As far as buying what you want from who you want... I kind of want to agree, however... A negligent pet owner absolutely infringes upon the rights of others. If his/her abused animal gets out and mauls some poor kid or beats up somebody elses dog, than that person has violated the rights of others. If the abused animal ends up in a city shelter and is ultimately destroyed at the cities expense, than that person has violated the rights of every tax payer in town.