Florida: Shut Down the Cruel Puppy Mill Pipeline!

S.B. 800/H.B. 849—End the Retail Sale of Dogs

ASPCA Position: Support

Sponsors: Senator Tom Wright and Rep. Sam Killebrew

Your help is needed to advance an important state bill that would end Florida’s participation in the horrific puppy mill pipeline! This bill would stop the flow of cruelly bred puppies into Florida’s pet stores.

It’s long overdue. There’s no state law in place to prevent pet shops in Florida from selling puppies who have been trucked in from out-of-state puppy mills. Even though more than 80 Florida communities have passed laws aimed at ending this practice, thousands of cruelly bred puppies are sold in pet stores each year across the Sunshine State.

What You Can Do

Take action today to help protect dogs from puppy mill cruelty. Use this easy form to email your state lawmakers, urging them to end the retail sale of commercially bred dogs in Florida’s pet shops.

Advocacy Alert

Your Message

Subject Support H.B. 849/S.B. 800 to Fight Puppy Mill Cruelty

Dear Legislator,

Message

As your constituent, I ask you to please support H.B. 849/S.B. 800, which would end the suffering of countless dogs in “puppy mills”—commercial breeding facilities where dogs often spend their entire lives in cramped cages without adequate shelter, veterinary care or socialization.

Each year, a pipeline of middlemen ships thousands of puppies from out-of-state puppy mills into Florida, where they are sold on to an unsuspecting public by a handful of outliers in the pet-related retail business. H.B. 849/S.B. 800 effectively addresses this cruel practice by ending the retail sale of puppies in Florida stores.

If passed, H.B. 849/S.B. 800 would shut down the puppy mill pipeline—ensuring better protection of our state’s consumers, public health and animals. Stores can continue to partner with rescues and shelters for in-store adoption events, and responsible breeders can continue to sell their puppies directly to families.

More than 80 Florida local governments have passed laws aimed at ending the sale of dogs and cats in pet stores. Instead of relying on a patchwork of local laws, it’s time for the Sunshine State to finally shut down the puppy mill pipeline for good.

Please support H.B. 849/S.B. 800 during the 2023 legislative session. Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely,

[First Name] [Last Name]
[Your Address]

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