• Home
  • TRAINING FOR BEGINNERS
    • EXERCISES
    • PETS
  • CBD
  • PRODUCTS
  • TRENDING
  • PET NEWS
  • PET TRAVEL
  • Advertise Here
No Result
View All Result
Plugin Install : Cart Icon need WooCommerce plugin to be installed.
  • Home
  • TRAINING FOR BEGINNERS
    • EXERCISES
    • PETS
  • CBD
  • PRODUCTS
  • TRENDING
  • PET NEWS
  • PET TRAVEL
  • Advertise Here
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Home PETS

N.Y. has banned retail pet sales. Is N.J. far behind? 

Doggone Well Staff by Doggone Well Staff
December 18, 2024
in PETS
38 1
0
N.Y. has banned retail pet sales. Is N.J. far behind? 
32
SHARES
356
VIEWS
Share on TwitterShare on Facebook
Dog Food topper - Getquelle365


After New York became the eighth state to prohibit the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits, Kathleen Schatzmann feared the worst.

The legislative affairs manager for the Animal Legal Defense Fund realized it would only be a matter of time before the ban — which went into effect Sunday — would encourage a New York City pet store to move to New Jersey.

It took only one day, she said.

“We are opening the welcome mat for New York stores to set up shop in New Jersey,” Schatzmann told New Jersey lawmakers Monday.

The Puppy Mill Pipeline Act went into effect two years after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed it into law. It is still legal to adopt pets through humane societies, animal rescues and licensed breeders in the Empire State, although critics of the law say it’s going to result in the closure of puppy-selling pet stores.

Dog Food topper - Getquelle365

That same fear has prevented a nearly identical measure in New Jersey from advancing beyond a committee hearing in the state Legislature, according to some officials.

Garden State lawmakers met in Trenton on Monday to discuss advancing the bill, which would end the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores. It aims to stop the flow of animals from abusive puppy-mill breeding facilities while encouraging adoptions from overflowing shelters.

Although their number is falling, 17 retail stores still sell puppies in New Jersey.

“This bill will close six stores in the state (and) that will put 115 employees out of work,” said Tom Leach, spokesman for the New Jersey Coalition of Responsible Pet Stores. “I’m sure it’ll close more. As a coalition committed to animal welfare, we share the Legislature’s interest in shuttering sub-standard breeders and keeping puppies bred in inhumane conditions out of New Jersey.

“However, this legislation will create a pet sales market in New Jersey without guaranteed health checks or warranties, without facilities inspections, without consumer protections and without animal welfare safeguards.”

After an NJ Advance Media investigation revealed that a flawed system leaves animal lovers with no idea whether the dogs sold at local shops were sourced from puppy mills, New Jersey lawmakers in both legislative houses introduced a bill to curb the puppy mill-to-pet store pipeline.

But the legislation has languished despite widespread support from animal welfare organizations, non-puppy-selling pet stores and veterinarians. Nearly 150 municipalities in the state already ban retail animal sales.

The bill (S2511, A4051) is supported by the Humane Society, which in April reported at least three New Jersey pet stores had obtained puppies from a Midwest puppy mill that had been cited with more than 120 federal Animal Welfare Act violations. Its report followed an NJ Advance Media investigation from November 2023 that found at least eight of New Jersey’s then-18 licensed dog-selling stores obtained puppies from breeders that had recently been cited by federal or state enforcement agencies.

But the bill remains in committee.

New Jersey lawmakers failed in their bid for a statewide ban in 2017, two years after enacting the Pet Purchase Protection Act, a state law that prohibits stores from buying puppies from breeders who are not in compliance with state and federal requirements.

“The best way to put it is we take 10 steps ahead, and then it seems like we go five steps back,” said Brian Hackett, director of government relations for the Associated Humane Societies, New Jersey’s largest animal sheltering and protection organization. ”I think (the potential of pet stores closing) is what’s causing the leadership to be deliberative about it.”

Our journalism needs your support. Please subscribe today to NJ.com.

Keith Sargeant may be reached at ksargeant@njadvancemedia.com.



Source link

Dog Food topper - Getquelle365
Tags: bannedDog as PetN.JN.Yretailsales
Tweet8Share13Share3Share
Previous Post

Wellness Pet provides pet food to pet care centers

Next Post

Tampa Bay area rescues see influx of hurricane victims surrendering pets

Doggone Well Staff

Doggone Well Staff

Next Post
Tampa Bay area rescues see influx of hurricane victims surrendering pets

Tampa Bay area rescues see influx of hurricane victims surrendering pets

Youtube Channel

Currently Playing

Follow Our Page

Popular Post

    Follow Us

    Category

    • CBD
    • EXERCISES
    • Home
    • NEW POSTS
    • PET NEWS
    • PET TRAVEL
    • PETS
    • PRODUCTS
    • TRAINING FOR BEGINNERS
    • TRENDING

    Tag Cloud

    Adoption Animal Animals Attack breeds Care Cat Cats County Day Death dog Dog as Pet Dog Owner dogs Family Fire food health Home house Humane Life Local Love Man Meet news Owners Park people Pets Police Puppy Rescue Safe Shelter Society Stray Tips Top Vet Ways Week Woman

    Recent News

    Rashami, Paras Slam Paps For Trolling Shefali’s Husband, Parag Who Took Her Dog Out After Her Death

    Rashami, Paras Slam Paps For Trolling Shefali’s Husband, Parag Who Took Her Dog Out After Her Death

    June 28, 2025
    Landlords may have to pick up after their tenants’ pets

    Landlords may have to pick up after their tenants’ pets

    June 28, 2025
    • DMCA
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Disclaimer
    • Contact Us
    • Cookie Privacy Policy

    © 2022 Doggone Well - doggone well.

    No Result
    View All Result
    • Home
    • TRAINING FOR BEGINNERS
      • EXERCISES
      • PETS
    • CBD
    • PRODUCTS
    • TRENDING
    • PET NEWS
    • PET TRAVEL
    • Advertise Here

    © 2022 Doggone Well - doggone well.

    Welcome Back!

    Login to your account below

    Forgotten Password?

    Retrieve your password

    Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

    Log In