New York will become the latest state to ban retail pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits under a new law designed to fight back against shops that do business with so-called “puppy mills.”
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2022.New York will become the latest state to ban retail pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits underGov. Kathy Hochul signed the measure into law Thursday after cutting a deal with lawmakers to ensure it goes into effect two years from now, rather than one year — which the bill initially called for.
"Dogs, cats and rabbits across New York deserve loving homes and humane treatment,” Hochul said in a statement. "I'm proud to sign this legislation, which will make meaningful steps to cut down on harsh treatment and protect the welfare of animals across the state." “Most pet stores source their animals from puppy mills from out of state — Missouri and Iowa and Ohio and Pennsylvania — where we can’t regulate their practices,” said Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, . “But we can say what we want sold in New York State. There are hundreds of thousands of adoptable cats, dogs and bunnies that are at our rescues, at shelters.”The new law drew opposition from a coalition of pet-store owners that calls itself People United to Protect Pet Integrity, or PUPPI.
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