The proposed ordinance contains requirements that high volume retailers and breeders have adequately trained and sufficient staff who haven't been convicted of animal cruelty within a year of employment, nutrition, proper handling of dogs, socialization, daily observation and assessment, enrichment, proper grouping, exercise where dogs can reach a «
running stride», also a proposed requirement under the PUPS Act pending in Congress;  «necessary
routine and preventive
veterinary care», «prompt treatment of illness or injury» and humane euthanasia, at least limiting the methods to those approved by the AVMA.
«Cat sanctuaries, such as those
run by Best Friends in Utah, Rikki's Refuge in Virginia, the Humane Society of Ocean City in NJ, the CCC in California, the Delaware Humane Association in Delaware, and the Habitat for Cats Sanctuary in Massachusetts, keep cats sheltered, safe, and well fed; provide access to
routine veterinary care; protect wildlife; and reduce health risks for cats and people.