Oppose A Harmful Bill That Could Fuel Puppy Mill Cruelty in Kentucky

KY S.B. 157—Sale of Companion Animals

ASPCA Position: Oppose

Sponsor: Senator Jason Howell

Kentucky lawmakers are considering legislation that would have disastrous consequences for dogs. The bill would roll back local ordinances and strip Kentucky’s towns and cities of their authority to prevent the sale of puppies in retail pet stores. Don’t let puppy mills win—urge your lawmakers to oppose this bill!

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Puppies sold in stores come from puppy mills: horrible facilities where dogs are often kept in overcrowded and unsanitary enclosures without adequate veterinary care, food, water or socialization. To fight puppy mill cruelty, hundreds of local governments across the nation—including the Kentucky communities of Elizabethtown, Radcliff and Louisville—have enacted local laws to keep cruelly bred puppies out of their pet stores.

In response, pet store lobbyists are pressuring state legislatures to pass dangerous “preemption” bills like this one, which block cities and counties from adopting laws that prohibit the sale of puppies in stores in their communities.

What You Can Do

Please use the brief form below to send a pre-drafted email to your state senator asking them to oppose this bill.

Advocacy Alert

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Subject NO on S.B. 157--Don’t Fuel Cruel Puppy Mills

Dear Senator,

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As your constituent, I am writing to ask you to oppose S.B. 157 which would protect the cruel puppy mill industry and strip local governments of their ability to reject the retail sale of inhumanely bred dogs in their communities.

As you may know, puppies sold in pet stores come from commercial dog breeding facilities--also known as puppy mills. These dogs spend their lives confined to overcrowded and unsanitary enclosures without adequate veterinary care, food, water or socialization. In addition to the inhumane treatment these dogs receive, dogs bred in such poor conditions produce puppies who often suffer from health and behavioral problems. Families are left unprepared for the financial and emotional consequences of caring for a sick dog.

S.B. 157 is designed to strip cities in Kentucky of their local power to meaningfully address this issue.

The overwhelming majority of pet stores nationwide do not sell dogs and cats, proving that stores can thrive and profit without cruel pet sales. I respectfully ask that you please oppose any version of S.B. 157 that would strip the ability of local governments to enact meaningful laws aimed at protecting communities from sick, cruelly bred puppy mill dogs.

Thank you for your time and consideration of this important issue.

Sincerely,

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[Your Address]

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