After years of dedicated work by World Animal Protection alongside other animal protection organizations, this groundbreaking legislation passed unanimously.

West Hollywood is the first city in California to adopt an expanded retail sales ban, banning the sale of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, arachnids, hermit crabs, and fish .

LOS ANGELES , Sept. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the West Hollywood City Council banned the retail sale of live animals, specifically mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, arachnids, hermit crabs, and fish. The ordinance is believed to be the first in the country to ban the retail sale of hermit crabs. It goes into effect in 2026.

The approval of this historic ban on the retail sale of live animals cements West Hollywood's reputation as

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