Lafayette leaders mull banning dog, cat sales

LAFAYETTE — In an effort to stem overpopulation and shady or inhumane breeding practices, Lafayette officials are considering a ban on sales of dogs and cats. 

“It’s a crisis, it’s a problem — a big problem,” Lafayette City Council member Tonya Briggs said this week during a study session with city staff on the issue during which officials considered a pair of alternative measures that could eventually form the basis of a sales-ban ordinance.

“We have a huge overpopulation of cats and dogs,” she said “… We don’t need to breed [and sell], we just do not.”

The options — drafted by staff,…