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Pennsylvania Puppy Mill Bill Passes
Great news (from the ASPCA website)…
“Trying to shed its reputation as “The Puppy Mill Capital of the East,” the Pennsylvania Legislature on Wednesday night passed HB 2525, a bill that will improve the lives of tens of thousands of dogs living in Pennsylvania’s puppy mills.
Introduced in May, HB 2525 doubles the cage space required for dogs in Pennsylvania’s commercial breeding facilities, prohibits wire flooring and the stacking of cages, mandates exercise and twice-yearly veterinary exams for all dogs, and requires that animals be humanely euthanized by licensed veterinarians.
The ASPCA has been working with the Governor’s Office and the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture for over three years to increase enforcement and standards of care for dogs in the state’s commercial kennels. We lobbied for passage of HB 2525 by activating the Pennsylvania members of the ASPCA Advocacy Brigade and by spending much of the past several months in Harrisburg, the state capital, promoting the bill to legislators. Governor Ed Rendell signed HB 2525 into law the day after it was passed.”
The ASPCA website goes on to say this: “Although we are not pleased with some of the amendments that were added to the final bill…This legislation will have an enormously positive impact on the lives of tens of thousands of dogs in Pennsylvania’s puppy mills.”
The Humane Society of the United States also worked hard in getting this bill passed in PA. According to them, “Raids of puppy mills during the last few months – including one last week that is reputedly the largest in state history − have shown how critical this legislation is for the well-being of dogs in less-reputable kennels. Pennsylvania is considered one of the worst puppy mill states in the nation.”
This is a HUGE step towards accepting the reality of and existence of puppy mills, which so many local and state governments avoid touching. If PA can do it, so can Ohio, Missouri and other puppy mill-heavy states.
What do you think about this legislation? Do you think other states will follow suit? Do you think it’s enough to combat the problem of puppy mills?
This is awesome legislation but there are a few flaws! I am sure they will find vets to pay under the table. HOWEVER, at least now there is something that CAN be enforced before we had nothing. I really hope OHIO follows suit. I emailed every politician in OHIO I could find and asked them to pass a similar bill because the mills are just going to move into OHIO.
Paws crossed we get some laws here!
I agree with Amy. This bill is imperfect but we’ll take it anyways. The original bill would have been ideal but hopefully this paves the way for other states to pass similar laws, states like Missouri and the state wehre I also live, Ohio.
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This is a start! Thank you to all who voted and to all who write and encourage stricter laws for those who breed dogs. After seeing how these helpless animals are treated and then sold or shipped to pet stores to be sold makes me sick!All we can all continue to do is not purchase these pups from pet mills as well as pet stores as sad as it is if we do not buy and make those greedy people money then they cannot ruthlessly continue to torture and breed! Thank-you again to all who are helping solve this problem or at least get something close to humane treatment at these terrible facilities