TIL pet stores in New York had to ban drunk people from buying puppies, to protect the dogs from irresponsible owners who returned them the next day.

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20110705/greenwich-village-soho/drunk-puppy-buying-banned-by-west-village-pet-stores



Submitted January 21, 2015 at 08:37PM by JulieJShapiro http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2t6c8l/til_pet_stores_in_new_york_had_to_ban_drunk/