Success! California Poised to Become the First State to Ban Puppy Mills
Animal rights advocates have worked for years to expose the cruelty of and get them shut down. Puppy mills are large breeding facilities where dogs often live in horrendous conditions, without adequate food, water or veterinary care.
, but no legislation outlawing these cruel money-making machines has been approved at the state level. However, the state of California is about to change that.
Assembly Members Matt Dababneh and Patrick O’Donnell to their legislature. The act would require pet stores offering dogs, cats or rabbits for sale to obtain these animals from an animal shelter or rescue group. The California Senate . Governor Jerry Brown now has until October 15 to sign the bill into law.
This legislation could lead to shutting down numerous puppy, kitten and rabbit mills in the U.S.
Animal rights advocates have worked for years to expose the cruelty of and get them shut down. Puppy mills are large breeding facilities where dogs often live in horrendous conditions, without adequate food, water or veterinary care.
, but no legislation outlawing these cruel money-making machines has been approved at the state level. However, the state of California is about to change that.
Assembly Members Matt Dababneh and Patrick O’Donnell to their legislature. The act would require pet stores offering dogs, cats or rabbits for sale to obtain these animals from an animal shelter or rescue group. The California Senate . Governor Jerry Brown now has until October 15 to sign the bill into law.
This legislation could lead to shutting down numerous puppy, kitten and rabbit mills in the U.S.