Oppose Harmful Bill That Could Fuel Puppy Mill Cruelty in Oklahoma

OK H.B. 4335 — Retail Pet Shop Sales

ASPCA Position: Oppose

Sponsors: Representatives Warren Hamilton and Anthony Moore

Lawmakers are considering a bill that would strip Oklahoma’s towns and cities of their authority to prevent the sale of puppies in retail pet stores, allowing puppy mill cruelty to flourish. This bill is moving quickly through the Oklahoma Legislature and undermines municipal efforts to keep puppy mill cruelty out of local communities.

Dogs in puppy mills need your voice: Urge your state lawmakers to oppose this bill!

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Puppies sold in pet stores often come from large-scale commercial breeding facilities, also known as puppy mills, where dogs are frequently kept in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions without adequate veterinary care, food, water or socialization.

Hundreds of local governments across the nation have enacted laws to keep cruelly bred puppies out of their pet stores. In response, pet store lobbyists are pressuring state legislatures to pass preemption bills like this one, which block cities and counties from adopting ordinances that prohibit the sale of puppies in their community’s stores.

What You Can Do

Please use our brief form below to send an email urging your state representatives to oppose this bill.

Advocacy Alert

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Subject NO on H.B. 4335 — Don’t Fuel Cruel Puppy Mills

Dear Representative,

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As your constituent, I am writing to urge you to oppose H.B. 4335, which would undermine local governments’ ability to address the sale of inhumanely bred dogs in their communities.

H.B. 4335 is designed to strip local control from municipalities in Oklahoma by removing their ability to meaningfully address the sale of inhumanely bred puppies 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.

The overwhelming majority of pet stores nationwide do not sell dogs and cats, proving that stores can thrive and profit without cruel pet sales.

For these reasons, I respectfully ask that you oppose H.B. 4335 and protect the ability of local governments to enact meaningful laws that keep cruelly bred puppy mill dogs out of Oklahoma communities.

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

Sincerely,

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

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