Latest news about Senator Lesniak’s bill to further amend New Jersey’s Pet...
Since its passage in the Senate, there has not been much action with the Assembly version of S63. However, as recently reported by Andrew George on njbiz.com “Lesniak says he’s planning to amend the...
View ArticleThe Assembly Version of S63 to be Heard Monday, Nov. 14, 2016
On Monday, November 14, 2016, the Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee will consider the Assembly version (A2338) of Senator Lesniak’s amendments to the Pet Purchase Protection Act (S63)....
View ArticleThe Good and the Bad about NJ Bill S2847
New Jersey Senate Bill No. 2847, introduced on December 12, 2016 would make some important beneficial changes to the laws governing animal rescue organizations and shelters in New Jersey, but would...
View ArticleAttempts in New Jersey Bill S2848 to improve dog and cat regulations fall short.
New Jersey Bill S2848 does far more than described in the official bill statement which states that the bill requires: 1) all cats and dogs brought into the State from other jurisdictions to have an...
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Announcement from USDA-Deactivation of the Animal Care Search Tool
In a stunning turn of events, USDA has deactivated it’s Animal Care Search Tool, as indicated on its website: Animal Care Search Tool-DEACTIVATED. USDA inspection reports of licensees pursuant to the...
View ArticlePet store owners will be criminals if California’s AB485 becomes law
California AB485 will criminalize what has been considered lawful interstate commerce since at least 1966, when Congress first passed the Animal Welfare Act, 7. U.S.C. §2131 et seq. “The Congress finds...
View ArticleGovernor Christie right-sizes Pet Purchase Protection Law (mostly)
Governor Christie issued a conditional veto on May 1, 2017, amending S 3041 significantly and correcting some constitutional deficiencies in the existing law (New Jersey’s Pet Purchase Protection Act)...
View ArticleRequiring professional law enforcement oversight of animal cruelty...
Today, lawmakers in Trenton, New Jersey did not have the opportunity to reject an attempted override to Governor Christie’s condition veto of Senator Lesniak’s so-called “puppy mill bill,” one of more...
View ArticleUSDA re-posts a new version of its searchable database of Animal Welfare Act...
As USDA had previously suggested, it just posted a new version of the searchable database that had been dismantled this past February. Access to the new version is available here. Many animal rights...
View ArticleA Glimmer of Hope for Pet Stores Selling Professionally-bred,...
On Wednesday, November 15, 2017, Las Vegas City Council voted to enact “Bill No. 2017-40 – which repeals a formerly adopted ordinance which prohibits pet shops from selling or disposing of dogs, cats...
View ArticleImpact of the USDA-APHIS Final Rule, “Thresholds for De Minimis Activity and...
On June 4, the regulation titled “Thresholds for De Minimis Activity and Exemptions From Licensing Under the Animal Welfare Act” which purportedly implement[s] amendments to the Animal Welfare Act...
View ArticleArizona citizens and pet stores beware: Arizona proposed bill to amend pet...
Arizona bill HB 2329, a bill titled “pet dealers: purchaser remedies” includes a repeal of Section 44-1799.11 of the Arizona Revised Statutes in the last line of the bill. That section has nothing to...
View ArticleRocky’s Law in New Jersey Requires Significant Amendments Before Adoption-Part I
Rocky’s Law, S3551 and its companion A5040, would require the mandatory registration of animal rescue organizations, as opposed to the current laws providing for voluntary registration. They would...
View ArticleRocky’s Law in New Jersey Requires Significant Amendments Before...
New Jersey bills S3551 and A5040 would require a vaccination schedule that is inconsistent with veterinary recommendations. For example, the bills would require that “if the animal is a dog, [it] has...
View ArticleA bill that would have prohibited sales of purposely-bred puppies from pet...
Oregon HB 2804 was soundly defeated after hearing testimony from dog enthusiasts and veterinarians in a dogged effort by Patti Strand and the National Animal Interest Alliance (NAIA) to educate the...
View ArticleThe Dog Days of Summer at the New York Times
Two articles were published about dogs (and cats) in the New York Times on September 4, 2019, that describe, in part, varying positions of a complicated issue-spay and neuter of pets in the United...
View ArticleRegulatory Standards for Pet Grooming Products
Last month, I listened to a podcast interviewing the owner of Straight Arrow, the parent company that produces Mane and Tail and Cowboy Magic products. As a lifelong horse owner (including several grey...
View ArticlePet Store Sourcing Bans Do Nothing to Help Dogs or People Searching for...
The plethora of laws banning or limiting sales of dogs from pet stores to families seeking a dog for long term companionship, purportedly passed to shutter puppy mills, have done nothing to improve the...
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