Pennsylvania to follow puppy mill ban
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Issue: 06/04/2018
Another American state is to follow California's example and ban the sale of dogs from puppy farms.
Legislation has been proposed in Pennsylvania that will prohibit the sale of dogs from puppy farms and direct the pet market towards more humane sources.
Senator Guy Reschenthaler is concerned that pet shops who source their dogs from puppy farms are selling neglected and sick dogs to the public.
Americans call puppy farms puppy mills and Senator Reschenthaler has written, 'Puppy mills often supply pet stores with puppies that have been neglected leaving consumers left spending thousands of dollars caring for sick puppies, and sometimes the puppies do not survive.'
His proposed legislation will force pet stores to partner with shelters and rescues to promote adoption which, he believes, will lead to fewer dogs being euthanised.
The bill will require federal, state of local licence numbers to be included all adverts. Officers will be able to find and act against unlicensed breeders.
So far California and over 200 localities have passed similar laws.
In this country, the Secretary of State for Food, Environment and Rural Affairs, Michael Gove, has set forth a consultation on Lucy's Law.
Lucy's Law is a call for a ban on third-party sales in order to end the sale of dogs from puppy farms.