Pet Store Bans, Open Letter to Local Politicians
Written by guest blogger, Sheila Kessler, Esq., principal at Animal Legal Resources Pet Store Bans, Open Letter to Local Politicians Dear Local Politician, So, you think banning the sale of dogs from...
View ArticleCity snaps “ripeness trap” on puppy store’s takings claim
The following is re-published from guest blogger J. David Breemer originally posted on April 29, 2015 at http://blog.pacificlegal.org/2015/city-snaps-williamson-avoid-puppy-store-taking/ Most people...
View ArticleResponse to dog rescue articles overwhelming – Guest Blog
The following was originally posted on Sunday, June 28, 2015 12:00 am at http://www.registerstar.com. This is reposted with permission: By Charlene Marchand For Columbia-Greene Media registerstar.com...
View ArticleGuest Blog: East Providence Puts Perfect Puppy Out Of Business — Must It Pay?
by Goerge Leef, originally published in Forbes.com (republished with permission). In an ideal world, the law would shield people from aggression by others, allowing them to peacefully use their lives,...
View ArticlePet stores in Camden County, NJ may soon be a distant memory
According to the Courier-Post, Camden County, New Jersey, appears to be on the brink of adopting a resolution to ban pet store sales of purebred and specially bred dogs and cats bred, raised and sold...
View ArticleRetail Rescue on the Rise
Another report has surfaced about the largely unregulated, but highly profitable retail rescue industry importing puppies from the South, where irresponsible dog breeding is rampant, to eager pet...
View ArticlePetco’s Partial Motion to Dismiss Prevails
In a lawsuit filed in the District of Maryland by a family purportedly exposed to an infectious disease (Streptobacillus moniliformis a.k.a. rat bite fever) from rats purchased from a Petco store which...
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AKC Alert for New Jersey-Reposted with permission
This alert may also be viewed at http://www.akc.org/government-relations/legislative-alerts/new-jersey-senate-bill-63-february-3-alert/. Wednesday, February 03, 2016 On Monday, February 8, 2016, the...
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My Turn: Why we should stop cities’‘puppy mill’ laws Guest Blog by Patti Strand
First published on April 3, 2016, 10:27 p.m. MST, at http://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/2016/04/04/puppy-mill-sb1248/82532418/ Republished with permission. My Turn: No one wants inhumane...
View ArticleNew Jersey Proposed Bill Changes Scope of Animal Cruelty Statute Affecting...
In New Jersey another bill was introduced that would amend the state animal cruelty laws and the pet protection act. This bill would have dramatic effects on kennels, pet shops, shelters, and pounds....
View ArticleThoughts about the NY Times “The Ethicist’s” Response to the Question: “Is it...
On May 15, 2016 the New York Times published its response to a reader’s questions submitted to “The Ethicist:” “Is it O.K. to Get a Dog From A Breeder, Not A Shelter?” While author Kwame Anthony Appiah...
View ArticleAmerican Kennel Club and the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council’s Opposition...
The AKC has requested that the Honorable Paul A. Sarlo, Chair of New Jersey’s Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, and the rest of the members of that committee, take no action on S-63, a bill...
View ArticleNew Jersey bill (S63) to repeal Pet Purchase Protection Act (PPPA) to be...
S63, previously discussed, will be heard this Thursday (June 23, 2016) by the NJ Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee at 10:00 AM in Committee Room 4, 1st Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, NJ....
View ArticleTestimony confirms that USDA licensed dog breeders are not puppy mills
In a stunning turn of events, Senator Lesniak, sponsor of S63, a bill in New Jersey that would have banned pet stores from purchasing from any commercial dog breeder, testified that he was refocusing...
View ArticlePet Stores Under Attack
We are proud to represent the New York Pet Welfare Association, whose members include purposely-bred dog owners, breeders, wholesalers, pet stores and veterinarians from across the country. This...
View ArticlePet Stores Under Attack-Continued: The New York City Pet Store Law Violates...
At its core, the Law is an attempt at economic protectionism of the City’s favored source of pets, animal shelters and rescues, who are expressly exempted from the Laws’ sourcing restrictions and...
View ArticlePet Stores Under Attack-Continued: Shelters, Rescues and Pet Stores sell the...
Shelters, Rescues, and pet stores all provide pets for consumers. The transfer of ownership is the same, whether described as an “adoption” or “sale.” Both the federal and state governments consider...
View ArticlePet stores under attack-sourcing bans violate the Supremacy Clause
The interstate pet market has been targeted for decades by NGO’s intent on eliminating purposely-bred pets and replacing them with randomly-sourced and irresponsibly-bred pets sold through rescue and...
View ArticlePet Stores Under Attack-Pet stores do not contribute to local overpopulation
Pet stores used to be the primary source for puppies in the U.S. That role has drastically changed-rescues and shelters are now the dominant providers of pets, replacing pet stores. In fact,...
View ArticlePet Stores Under Attack-Mandatory Sterilization Preempted by State Law
The City Law includes mandatory sterilization requirements for 8 week-old puppies and kittens who weigh at least 2 pounds. The question is not “can the surgery be performed on a 2 pound 8 week old...
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