San Francisco Switches Targets From Foreskins to Fish
- Posted on June 16, 2011 at 10:49am by
Mike Opelka
- Print »
- Email »
From the same city that debated banning circumcision and will now allow voters to decide that issue in November, comes a new waste of time for government workers.
NBC’s San Francisco affiliate is reporting that the Animal Control and Welfare Division has suggested that San Francisco place a ban on the sales of goldfish, tropical fish, and guppies within the borders of the city.
San Francisco Chronicle reporters Matier and Ross lead with this story yesterday, and explained the blanket ban is actually aimed at “impulse buys” and the supposed inhumane conditions found in fish tanks:
San Francisco’s ever-active Animal Control and Welfare Commission has renewed its push for a pet sale ban in the city – only this time, it even covers goldfish.
The idea is to put the squeeze on puppy and kitten mills that supply pet stores, and to discourage “impulse buys” of hamsters and other small pets that often wind up being dumped at shelters.
But goldfish, guppies and tropical fish?
“Most fish in aquariums are either mass bred” under inhumane conditions “or taken from the wild,” commission member Philip Gerrie said. That leads to “devastation of tropical fish from places like Southeast Asia,” he said.
The proposed ban, which the commission just adopted after a year of study, was expanded to cover animal breeders as well as pet stores.
The item to notice here: someone has been studying this for a year! The Animal Control and Welfare division has been digging into the breeding and harvesting details about GOLDFISH. That’s a great use of taxpayer dollars.
Additionally, the idea that animals are raised in inhumane conditions always amazes me, especially when it is used to reference wild animals. Of course animals are not treated like humans. Especially fish — creatures that cannot live outside of water.
The team over at “Fox and Friends” talked about the ridiculous issue this morning:
This is also not the first time the Animal Control folks have wandered into some murky turf. The Chronicle story also points out:
Sometimes the supes act on the commission’s recommendations, such as when they approved a ban on declawing cats. And sometimes they don’t, such as when the animal panel suggested introducing birth control pills into birdseed to solve the city’s pigeon problem.
At least SF passed on the previous recommendation to provide birth control for pigeons. Could it be that a tiny seed of sanity is taking root in out in the West? (Let us wait and see what happens with the vote on goldfish.)
Popular Stories
Paper Details Obama Admin’s Alleged Secret Note Sent to Iran: If Israel Attacks, We Won’t Get Involved 583 Comments
‘Made Up Religion’: TV Historian Enrages Muslims, Receives Threats After Producing UK Documentary Questioning Islam’s Beginnings 413 Comments
This Is the Creationists‘ Response to Scientist Bill Nye’s Viral Pro-Evolution Video Claiming They Harm Children 410 Comments
Roseanne Barr: Most Billionaires ‘Violent Pedophiles’ & ‘Heartless’ Cocaine Addicts 374 Comments
President Obama Issues Major ‘Green Energy’ Executive Order 367 Comments
Faith
- This Is the Creationists‘ Response to Scientist Bill Nye’s Viral Pro-Evolution Video Claiming They Harm Children 410 Comments
Pakistani Muslim Cleric Accused of Framing Disabled Christian Girl in Koran-Burning Case Read More- ‘Made Up Religion’: TV Historian Enrages Muslims, Receives Threats After Producing UK Documentary Questioning Islam’s Beginnings 413 Comments
Meet the Controversial German Imam Accused of Brutally Beating His Wife & Pushing Sharia Law Read More
‘Self-Proclaimed Messiah’ & Unification Church Leader the Rev. Sun Myung Moon Has Died — Here’s His Life Story Read More
Business
- President Obama Issues Major ‘Green Energy’ Executive Order 367 Comments
- Germany’s Upcoming Court Ruling Will be Huge for the EU Read More
Ford Looks to Beat Toyota for Best-Selling Car in 2012 With This Model 151 Comments
Bernanke & QE3: Here’s What You Need to Know Read More- ‘Extortion’: Why Did the Labor Department ‘Drop the Hammer’ on Oregon Farmers? 302 Comments
Technology
- This Is the Creationists‘ Response to Scientist Bill Nye’s Viral Pro-Evolution Video Claiming They Harm Children 410 Comments
‘TaserDrone’: Hackers Weaponize Quadcopter With Actual ‘Shocking’ Technology Read More
Ever Heard of the Wild ‘Burning Man’ Festival in the Middle of the Nev. Desert? Here’s Your Primer Read More
Stanford Develops Technology ‘Better Than Steroids’ for Athlete Recovery Read More
Have You Pretended to Know What ‘the Cloud’ Is? You’re Not Alone Read More
Submitting your tip... please wait!
Comments (161)
USAMEDIC3008
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:22amGood place for the Fish&Chips add.
Pets=two weeks food suply after the big one
Report Post »If it smells like fish,eat it
shamrockduo
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:21amFrom the same disgusting group of people that believe its okay to pull apart, limb from limb, a half born baby because it’s an inconvenience to the selfish woman (and man) that decided she was too good for drama like that in her life. These people are so twisted it‘s laughable except it’s coming at the cost of people’s freedoms.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 12:32pmThat’s why SF needs to ban breeding liberals.
Report Post »Mess23
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:18amHow will I feed my piranha’s???
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on June 17, 2011 at 11:57pmForeskins?
Report Post »Politicalmess
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:17amCalifornia is becoming more liberal by the minute. Rumor has it that they also want to ban the 49ers because they are too “masculine for the city”. They want pink uniforms and a name switch to the 69ers. Also, terms like”tight-end“ ”defensive-end“ be renamed ”fine-end” & “submissive-end”.
Report Post »evilhatemonger
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:16amBetter shut down every restaurant that serves fish. Holy crap, what about those places with live lobsters? That HAS to be inhumane, making them sit there and have people stare at them.
Report Post »F?*&^%$ goldfish? Really?
When you see crap like this, it’s no wonder that Pelosi keeps getting reelected.
TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:15amUh, my hair hurts just reading this.
Report Post »smokie
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:55amYes, it is irritating how they wrap themselves around minutia as their city falls apart. This council concentrates so much on detail, they’ve lost the big picture.
Report Post »capitalizmworks
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:12amBest headline…from foreskin to fish. Pelosi has to be proud.
Report Post »Carter John
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:11amIf San Francisco decides to secede will anyone bother to do anything aside from throw a party?
Report Post »hayesstephen
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:10amWe should pass a law the demands California succed from the Union. Build a wall and keep all those looneys penned in with all the illegals they seem to love so much. Blockade the coast, keep them hemmed in. It will be worse than Iran in a week or so , but for the rest of us it would be a huge inprovement.
Report Post »Ironeagle
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:06amWhat a crock….stupid perverts.
Report Post »miles from nowhere
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:06amEvidently there must be a something in the air in California, maybe if they cut down on the marijuana emissions in that state it could see through the fog enough to make sense again.
Report Post »Banshee34
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:05amSERIOUSLY????????? As one would say while working in the private sector, they obviously don’t have enough work to do!
Report Post »SamIamTwo
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:05amPelosi’s district, eh? LOL
Report Post »Carter John
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:05amMaybe the Committee should start eating some of that bird seed.
Report Post »This_Individual
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:04amThis is one of the many reasons why we in Southern California need to seperate from the North.
Report Post »jeffile
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:46amSF passed a law banning feeding of the wild parrots.
Report Post »tersky
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:04amAnother great idea from the Left about how to destroy more jobs.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:04amFish live underwater no matter how nice a fish tank is it would inhumane to humans. But we can’t even comprehend how fish who live in and breathe air through water reguard it. I had an Oscar that lived 8 years(3 years longer than average) in 55 gallon tank grew to about 15 inches long. HE WOULD HAVE DIED AT ABOUT 5 YEARS IN HIS NORMAL HABITAT. How is that inhumane?
Report Post »edcoil
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:00amAt any other point in human history a neighboring tribe would simple come in kill and take as slaves the tribe in San Fran. Only today in this country can these people act so stupid knowing that real men and women would come in an protect their lazy, passive, anti-war, anti-country lives. At this point something we should seriously consider not doing. The Fed gov should stop all funding to the city in any way shape or form and let them live in their own stupidity.
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:00amPssst hey you….. Mr.Mrs. San-Francisco resident… I got a nice stach of guppies and goldfish,,,,,hell I like you so much the first one is for free. Im you pusher man.
Report Post »psst
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:23amHmm! Was it something I said?
Report Post »GENEPAGLIARI
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:00amSORRY, fish do not get the same status as people. Next it will be no hooks to catch fish, then no bait, then no net, then no boat….next…next…next…
Report Post »frankthekulak
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:30amThink of the worms komrade! They have feelings too.
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:00am.
Report Post »It’s a great place to visit. Notice I said visit………
frustratedwithgovt
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 10:57amIts hard to comment on these people. When are they gonna start protecting the worms?
Report Post »SpankDaMonkey
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:13am.
Report Post »they already did……
vennoye
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:28amNot yet, still too busy with the Smelt.
Report Post »pavnvet
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:35amInhumane breeding? What do they do? Force the females to have sex? Keep them locked up in a fishbowl? Beat them if they don’t produce?
I wonder if these people even know how ridiculous they sound? They should ban the idiots that think these things up. It would go a long way in making weirdo leftists obsolete.
Report Post »palrider1
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:57amThey already have, they are in the White House and the Senate
Report Post »FedUpWithLeft
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 12:17pmLet’s not give them any ideas.
Report Post »FedUpWithLeft
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 12:20pmThe next step will be that we want be able to catch fish to eat
Report Post »dusko
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 10:57amSan Fran could crack off and slide into the ocean and we would all be better off.
Report Post »GENEPAGLIARI
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:02amC’mon big QUAKE.
Report Post »Bill in Texas
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:33amSF is a beutiful place. It’s just sad its so full of quacks! Tip and fall off? No. Tip and dump the quacks in the ocean? Yes!
Report Post »LadyIzShy
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 10:56amoh good golly when the big earth quake hits CA please let them break away from the USA, they can be thier own nation and live with thier choices
Report Post »psst
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:12amUm! They will be in the company of the fish.
Report Post »Ya see, the big one will slide them off right into and below the Pacific.
At nights they will be calling out “here fishy-here fishy” as they take their fish into their houses for safe-keeping..
Coyotes are know to roam around at nights in kal-y-4-nya.
Trouble is, the Coyotes are a welcom sight in Freako.They have billboards that welcome the Coyotes to brung them all the illegals they can git ahold of..
Hope they dive in /down w/ scuba gear.
dealer@678
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:13amTargeting fish instead of illegal mexicans. Zombies, all of em
Report Post »PER100
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:16amthat is not what they want. They want all of us to live by their choices.
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 3:35pmafter the hells angels left town the hippies started running what was left.
Report Post »Miz T
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 10:55amFish? Seriously? Good heavens!
Report Post »TexasCommonSense
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:01amMiz T, why not? There’s nothing more important going on they should worry about.
Any one who moves to San Fran deserves the the big government BS they will receive.
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:04amCalifornians continue to display their stupidity.
Report Post »http://guerillatics.com
drattastic
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:06amIsn’t it great to be the tip of the spear for socialism here in the US. The liberal utopia where the government controls every aspect of your life .The elite will decide what is good for you. It’s a damn shame such a beautiful place has been ruined by progressives.
Report Post »Uncurable wound
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:08amLiberals are INSANE.Oh lord please just one good shake.I mean the whole state is 79 billion in the hole,they wont miss sanfranSICKO,and either will anyone else!!!
Report Post »HUGGINGMYBABIES
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:16amWhat word makes up the term: inHUMANe…….do you think that fish have the same living condition demands as humans? How dare we project OUR needs onto that of aquatic life…..maybe they like living in small tanks close to each other? I say lts commission a study on the life expectance of fish in large schools and small tanks and those of singular fish in large tanks. I petition congress for $2.3 billion dollars for such study, which I will carry out in the tropical region of Palau. I will require a staff of 10 to assist me and one 75 foot luxury yacht complete with lab (aka wet bar and kitchen). I’m pretty sure Madame Pelosi can pull herself away from the foreskin debate to help me get some funding. The fish deserve no less than the SF bay mouse!!
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:18amNext will be, germs have rights, too. They will want to outlaw antibiotics and sanitizers.
Report Post »dealer@678
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:18amThey failed to pass a law to provide birth control for pidgeons. What about birth control for illegal mexicans
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:26amSee, this is what happens when Disney puts out a movie like Nemo. It makes the kids believe that fish get married, can talk, and have feelings. The parents let these kids grow up without letting them know any better, after all, who has time to raise a kid? Then some Nemo watcher realizes that pet stores are selling Nemo’s friends and they have to put a stop to it. They convince the council to go along with it, because it is so SAD. Then this happens.
Report Post »cessna152
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:29amNew McDonald’s menu item “Filet-O-Foreskin” sandwich. Mmmmmm …. a liberal favorite!
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:30amwooo hoooo!!!
Go, wacko San Francisco!
You just keep on proving how ridiculous you are!
I feel sorry for people who’s jobs force them to live thereabout.
I’m a good 40 miles away, and even that is way too close for my liking.
Report Post »Wayner
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:31amOhhhhhh nooooo!!!!! I must confess I’m guilty of slaying many many helpless catfish!! Go easy on me>
Report Post »Gold Coin & Economic News
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:32amThese government fools are right out of the pages of Atlas Shrugged trying to control everything all the while actually putting people out of business. F-tards!
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:34am“Inhumane”? Has it occurred to anyone in that town that fish in the wild do not have it all that great? They are often eaten by other, larger fish. They can become infected with parasites, or other diseases. And ultimately, they end up dying.
Goldfish are often used as “feeder” fish for larger fish. People who have the larger fish go to the pet stores and buy gold fish to feed their own fish. There’s no impulse about it.
The way to stop impulse buying is to contain the buyers, which means that in order to purchase goldfish in S.F., you would have to go to City Hall and get a license to purchase the fish. Great source of revenue!
Report Post »101
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:38amSeems a little fishy
Report Post »Texas Grasshopper
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:45amit is about control ….the “ item ” is not the issue ….the language in the “ laws ” I am sure are enlightening
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 12:05pm@TexasCommonSense:
Indeed why not; the progressives and socialists have solid bases in the governments of CA and NY, so they use them as springboards to gain grounds in the surrounding states and local governments.
Soon enough, this is the true levels of insanity we will expect daily to occur if we fail to stop their grab for final power when it is made shortly.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 12:07pm@Ironmann:
Stupidity is addictive and spreads around by the progressives; or so they see all of us the lowly and unenlightened masses of the universe – so they are the dumb ones, in failing to understand the true character of the American people; we are getting it, and responding.
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 12:22pmThe people who make up the City Government of San Francisco have Serious Control Issues. Here is a little tip for them : “Just because you have power doesn’t mean you need to use it”.
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 12:32pmP.S To the Voters in San Francisco
Report Post »YOU GET THE GOVERNMENT YOU DESERVE.
Sinista MACE
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 12:46pmGo Away, Big Mother!!!!
Take a HIKE, Big Brother!!!
Retire, Uncle Sam!!!
Report Post »Brian3163
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 12:48pmInhumane ?!?!?!? Seriously? Last I knew fish were not human. What are they complaining about? They are forced to live in water? They are not provided beds to sleep in? Maybe it is that they are “Airboarded” in an effort to gather terrorist information. “SPEAK YOU LITTLE GOLDFISH. TELL US WHERE THE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION ARE HIDDEN!!!”
I suppose the next thing they will ban is the sale of fly swatters. It is MURDER to kill a house fly. Didn’t you know that?
GOOD LORD. Come lord Jesus Come, take me away now!
Report Post »its_time_to_arrest_our_government
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 1:02pmits time to throw them all out. this is getting beyond nuts. how about we worry about the people first and let the animals take care of themselves like they have for thousands of years. our employees have gone nuts they now are thinking we work for them and they are there to rule over us. its time we locked these nut jobs up. treason is a crime people, a crime against us.
Report Post »Elena2010
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 1:54pmI have an idea for the control of pigeons in the streets of SanFran — cats!
Report Post »Obama_Sham
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 3:12pmEnter coordinates 37.753938, -122.447069
Push the big red button
Sit back and watch the fireworks
P.S. Make sure Nancy Pelosi is there with her constituents…
Report Post »Nathaniel Horn
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 3:19pmIf liberalism is ‘mass hysteria’ then SF is Zombie central. Can’t the CDC come up with a cure for this? What does the CDC spend the taxpayers’ dollars on anyhow? Worthless things like disease control? They should concentrate on eradicating Liberalism. THAT’S the greatest existential threat to civilization now! I was born and have lived in California most all of my life. I have never seen a group of people go more insane than here. ‘Typical Californian’ is a mental illness, not a demographic. Oh my god! I hate humidity but I think I am going to HAVE to move to TEXAS, if they’ll have a person with the stigma of ‘Californian’ attached to the end of his name! I grew up free! What the HELL has happened to my state? You can’t piss here without a permit! I’m trying to start a small business. My root canal was a much more pleasant experience! Texas, I can’t vouch for anyone else, but I promise I won’t Californicate the place!
Report Post »Nathaniel Horn
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 3:23pmOr maybe we can all get together and take over some other place with a nice climate and be free once again. Or how ‘bout this: I, a natural born native and citizen of Californica, do hereby invite all of the staunch Conservatives, Christians and otherwise sane people of these contiguous United States to forthwith, without delay or undue deliberation and with grave intent, immigrate en masse to the sun dappled hills, dales and shores of this most lovely of states (Liberals excepted) and form a government pleasing to our God and following the immutable and correct principles of the Founding Fathers. How’s that? You’re all invited by a native! All you have to do is to come here and live your life free under God and it will drive the Liberals (more) insane and they will pull all their hair out and throw themselves into the sea, frothing at the mouth like lemmings. You can start it off by uttering the words that global warming is a lie and the one God exists in our lives daily. That is blasphemy against the Church of Liberalism and it will drive them to harm themselves in order to save the great dirt god Gaia the trouble. Because Gaia only likes owls, guppies and rare fungus, not humans anyway. Just before most of them jump in, simply utter the words ‘over population is a myth’ and stupidity is the real problem and that will guarantee that the rest will kill themselves.
Report Post »Nathaniel Horn
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 3:33pmIf there are any pesky stragglers, I have it on good authority that the incantation: “Sarah Palin rocks” will sever their neocortex from the cerebral cortex and initiate a general nervous system overload. And that’s that. Then we lived happily ever after… End of story. But don’t eat sea food for a while… :) I can still dream at least. They can’t take that away from me!!!
Report Post »Nathaniel Horn
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 3:39pmMaybe when the dollar crashes all the stupid Liberals will starve to death! I used to emphasize with them. Then I began to understand them. Then I pitied them. Now I loathe them! Everything wrong with America can be traced back to the insanity called Liberalism. I’m a Prepper. I am ready for the crash of the dollar. Like Glenn says to, I used to try to convince and save as many as possible. Now I think that there MUST be a culling of some people! Those who prepare will live to form a new and more ‘perfect’ union. Those who don’t prepare (Liberals!) will probably die or through extreme hardship, be converted to Conservatism. I used to be afraid for them. Now I’m afraid for me and mine if they through some miracle should somehow survive! I am no longer afraid of the crash of the economy. Now I long for it. Let the culling begin!!!
Report Post »HKS
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 4:47pmIs there anyone in this town still sane. Must be the fog.
Report Post »101
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 6:25pmYes but, they still sell dead fish to eat!
Report Post »starman70
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 6:39pmH – HUM!! Another fish story from California. I guess theSan Fransissyco sewer department got tired of all the dead goldfish clogging up the strainers at the sewer plants.
Seriously, was the moon full when this idea was proposed? Only a group of lunatics could ever propose such a ludricrous idea.
Report Post »avenger
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 7:44pmwhat…I thought it was about lesbians…
Report Post »independentvoteril
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 8:04pmthe ONLY other INSANE place like SF is CHICAGO.. they are just as stupid.. they keep BANNING things and people just go ELSEWHERE buy the items bring them BACK to Chicago.. SO Chicago not just LOSES the tax dollars the businesses LOSE the business.. it’s so SAD there are so many people with control issues.. and even sadder for them is AMERICAN‘S DON’T LISTEN..
Report Post »roensroost
Posted on June 16, 2011 at 10:04pmThey’ve got way too much time on their hands.
Report Post »