Puppies advertised for sale by Pocket Puppies, one of three Chicago pet stores targeted by an ordinance set for consideration on Monday [Facebook/Pocket Puppies Boutique]

After months of animal welfare advocates urging for a vote — including during a meeting on reparations for Black Chicagoans — aldermen are scheduled Monday to consider an ordinance that would ban the for-profit sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in an attempt to put so-called “puppy mills” out of business