Montrealer calls on Kijiji to ban pet sales

A Montreal woman is calling on Kijiji Canada to ban all pet sales as part of a larger effort to put an end to puppy mills.

Barbara Lapointe wants the popular classified website to instead promote adoption from registered animal rescue groups and individual families.

Lapointe's online petition has collected nearly 50,000 signatures.

But Kijiji community manager, Shawn McIntyre, said the company has no plans to change its policy.

McIntyre saidKijijihas set up a system to catch suspicious posts and prevent those who operate puppy mills from using the site.

Craigslist, another classified site, no longer allows the sale of household pets.