The bill, which will be taken up in the 2016 legislative session, expands to the state level a recent trend among some local governments, including Camden County, Mercer County and Manasquan, that have banned, curtailed or criticized large -
scale animal sales.
Not exact matches
Orland Park began considering the issue after the Chicago City Council and the Cook County Board of Commissioners banned the
sale of dogs, cats and rabbits from large -
scale breeders earlier this year in an attempt to keep pet stores from selling
animals raised in puppy mills.
Although Maryland state law already prohibits the
sale of dogs and cats bred by illegal «puppy mills,» it does not ban the retail
sale of
animals bred at large -
scale commercial breeding facilities which, many will argue, are merely federally inspected, legal puppy mill operations.
The bill aims to prevent the
sale of puppies and kittens from large -
scale breeding facilities that may have violations against the federal
Animal Welfare Act.
Last year, she worked to form a coalition called Michigan Friends of Companion
Animals to focus on pending state legislation (HB 4898), the Large -
scale Commercial Dog Breeder Act and local ordinances that would prohibit the retail
sale of dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, long lived birds and large reptiles.
Module C Topics May Include Large
Scale Impounds Disaster Planning (with tabletop exercise) Illegal Drug Labs Backyard Breeders &
Animals For
Sale The Cycle of Violence Handling Exotics, Non-traditional Pets & Wildlife Exotic
Animal Investigations Practical Scenarios Exotic, Non-traditional Pets & Wildlife Identification Case Studies
My book, Unlikely Companions: The Adventures of an Exotic
Animal Doctor (or What Friends Feathered, Furred, and
Scaled Have Taught Me About Life and Love), is available for
sale online everywhere (seewww.LaurieHessDVM.com for details and book signing events) and will be on bookstore shelves on November 1st.