Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation yesterday to ban the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in New York retail stores with the goal of “preventing the buying and selling of animals from large-scale abusive breeders who lack proper veterinary care, feeding or socialization.”
“New York’s dogs, cats, and rabbits deserve a loving home and humane treatment,” the Democratic governor said in a statement. The legislation will go into effect in
and will also allow pet stores to charge rent to shelters to use their space in case of adoptions.
The law made New York the latest state to ban the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits in pet stores in an attempt to target commercial breeding operations labeled by critics as “factories.” of puppies”.
New York is taking action to end the puppy mill pipeline.
Dogs, cats, and rabbits across New York deserve loving homes and humane treatment. Today I signed legislation to help protect the welfare of animals across the state. 🐾— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) December ,
Linda Rosenthal (D), representing the District in the New York State Assembly, said that by putting With the end of the sale of these types of animals in pet stores, shelters will be able to partner with these establishments to display animals for adoption and find homes for them, the agency reported EFE.
“This is a very big business. New York tends to be a big buyer and speculator of these mills, and we are trying to reduce demand at the retail level,” said Sen. Michael Gianaris, D-May. He added that the puppy mill industry treats animals “like merchandise” and said that “there is no pet store that is not affected.”
Pet stores have argued that the The law will do nothing to shut down out-of-state breeders or increase their standards of care, and they said it would result in the closure of the dozens of establishments that remain in New York.
California enacted a similar law in 2017, becoming the first state to ban such sales. While that law requires pet stores to work with animal shelters or rescue operations, as New York is doing now, it does not regulate sales by private breeders, he said. NBC News.
New York has become the latest state to ban the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits in pet stores in an attempt to target commercial breeding operations described by critics as “puppy mills.” https://t.co/UpnhphLZMQ— The Associated Press ( @AP) December , 2017
