The State of New Jersey in the United States hopes to eliminate factories at puppies, considered too cruel.
How? 'Or' What ? By proposing a law that requires pet stores to only sell animals from shelters.
According to the international animal rights organization The Humane Society , there are over 10,000 puppy mills in the United States.
These are responsible for the reproduction of more than 2.4 million pets per year. Just that!
Meanwhile, the American Association for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) reports that animal shelters take in nearly 4 million dogs every year!
At the same time, 1.2 million dogs are euthanized each year, again according to the ASPCA.
But a state has finally decided to act to curb the activity of puppy mills.
Indeed, the New Jersey Senate has just approved a bill that would limit the sale of pets.
It would oblige pet stores that obtained their license after January 2016 to only sell abandoned cats and dogs from shelters or other animal welfare associations.
This bill will now be submitted to the assembly for debate, as reported by the daily The Record .
It was Senator Raymond Lesniak who initiated the project.
He explains:“Puppy mills have a bad reputation. They do not hesitate to put profits before the well-being of dogs and cats.
Mass breeding leads to health problems and behavioral problems related to inbreeding.
In these inhumane conditions, the animals suffer from lack of care and mistreatment”.
