California animal shelter bans pet adoptions for gun rights supporters

Published June 13, 2022 12:00am ET



A California animal shelter announced that it would refuse to grant adoptions to people who feel the “2nd amendment gives them the right to buy assault weapons.”

“If your beliefs are not in line with ours, we will not adopt a pet to you,” the Shelter Hope Pet Shop said in a statement posted to its website in May.

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