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As your constituent, I ask you to support A.6298-A, which would help curb puppy mill cruelty and stop cruel commercial breeders from selling puppies in our community. This bill's Senate companion, S.4234-A, overwhelmingly passed (48-12) on July 21. Animal lovers statewide are now looking at the Assembly to see whether you will do what's right and pass this bill into law. New York has one of the country’s highest concentrations of puppy-selling pet stores. Puppies sold in pet stores typically come from commercial breeding operations known as “puppy mills” that are designed to prioritize profit over the well-being of the animals. In these operations, dogs often spend their entire lives in wire crates without adequate shelter, veterinary care, food or socialization. Year after year, the pet industry has demonstrated that it is not interested in ensuring the welfare of the dogs it churns out, nor is it interested in transparency or public accountability. These poorly regulated commercial dog breeders have only one goal: breed the highest volume of puppies possible at the lowest cost for maximum profit. Enough is enough. This legislation would shut down the puppy mill pipeline that moves cruelly bred animals from puppy mills across the country into New York’s pet stores and better protect our state’s consumers, public health and animal welfare—while still permitting stores to provide space for rescue groups and shelters to adopt out animals to the public. Please support A.6298-A and pass it during the 2020 legislative session. Thank you for your time and consideration.