DENVER — Denver and Westminster's city councils are considering ordinances that would ban the sale of dogs and cats at retail stores.

Twenty-four municipalities in Colorado currently have ordinances prohibiting pet sales. The Westminster City Council will cast its final vote on the ban Monday night, while the Denver City Council will have its first reading of the ordinance.

According to Roland Halpern, executive director for Colorado Voters for Animals , there are no pet stores presently in the city of Denver that sell puppies or kittens. He described this ordinance as a "preemptive strike" to prohibit any stores from coming in.

"Well, in some instances, because there are no pet stores selling animals in those cities, it doesn't get on everybody's radar," said Halpern. "We're specific

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