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Support A.B. 519 to Shut Down the Puppy Mill Pipeline

Dear Senator,
As an animal advocate and your constituent, I ask that you please support A.B. 519 to shut down the puppy mill pipeline into CA for good. California made history by passing one of first retail pet sales bans, a law aimed at ensuring that animals sold in the state come from either reputable breeders or shelters and rescues. This progress, however, has been hampered by a loophole that out of state breeders continue to exploit. A Los Angeles Times investigative series uncovered that puppy mills shut out from the market continue to ship puppies into California through a pipeline of online storefront and middlemen -- taking advantage of unsuspecting consumers. A.B. 519 was introduced this session to close this loophole and shut down the puppy mill pipeline for good. If passed, A.B. 519 would include third-party sellers, or “brokers” in the existing state sales ban, a critical piece needed to thread together the important protections we currently have in place to ensure bad actors cannot profit from cruelty. A.B. 519, in combination with S.B. 312 and A.B. 506, are a package of bills introduced this session to address the pet industry’s most deceptive tactics to prevent them from profiting off unsuspecting customers looking to add a new pet to their family. At a time when state shelters are overflowing with adoptable puppies, kittens, dogs and cats, it is important now more than ever that the state continues its commitment to shutting down the puppy mill pipeline. For these reasons, I ask that you please vote YES on A.B. 519, S.B. 312 and A.B. 506 when they come before you for a vote. Thank you for your time and consideration of my views.

Support S.B. 312 for Pet Import Transparency and Accountability

Dear Senator,
As an animal advocate and your constituent, I ask that you please support S.B. 312 to bring greater transparency and accountability to California consumers. Nearly every state in the country requires anyone shipping a dog into their state for sale or for an ownership transfer to submit a copy of a completed health certificate to the state’s equivalent of CDFA (California Department of Food and Agriculture). Unlike most states, however, California does not have this requirement. Consequently, there are no state records to document the sales of tens of thousands of puppies that are brought into California each year. To better understand the volume of animals brought into the state each year from out of state retailers, S.B. 312 would require shippers of dogs into the state to electronically submit a completed health certificate (CVI) to the California Department of Food and Agriculture within 10 days of shipment. S.B. 312 would bring greater transparency and accountability for consumer pet sales, enabling greater enforcement of existing laws and providing the state with a mechanism to better understand the scope of the pet sale issue in California. S.B. 312, in combination with A.B. 519 and A.B. 506 are a package of bills introduced this session to address the pet industry’s most deceptive tactics to prevent them from profiting off unsuspecting customers looking to add a new pet to their family. At a time when state shelters are overflowing with adoptable puppies, kittens, dogs and cats, it is important now more than ever that the state continues its commitment to shutting down the puppy mill pipeline. For these reasons, I ask that you please vote YES on S.B. 312, A.B. 519 and A.B. 506 when they come before you for a vote. Thank you for your time and consideration of my views.

YES on A.B. 506 to Eliminate Predatory Pet Sale Tactics

Dear Representative,
As an animal advocate and your constituent, I am reaching out to ask that your support A.B. 506 throughout the 2025 legislative session. A recent Los Angeles Times investigation found that puppy mills shut out from the retail market continue to ship puppies into California. By selling through websites and other middlemen, puppy mills continue to take advantage of California customers. 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. Assembly Bill 506 would crack down on the predatory tactics of the online pet sale industry by voiding any contracts for the sale of a dog or cat that requires a nonrefundable deposit. Additionally, it would void any contract that fails to list the original source of the dog or cat -- ensuring that cruelly bred dogs and cats from out of state mills are not unknowingly sold to Californian consumers. A.B. 506, in combination with A.B. 519 and S.B. 312 are a package of bills introduced this session to address the pet industry’s most deceptive tactics to prevent them from profiting off unsuspecting customers looking to add a new pet to their family. At a time when state shelters are overflowing with adoptable puppies, kittens, dogs and cats, it is important now more than ever that the state continues its commitment to shutting down the puppy mill pipeline. If the legislature does not act unscrupulous breeders and brokers will continue to find ways to profit from deception and cruelty. For these reasons, I respectfully ask that you vote YES on A.B. 506, A.B. 519 and S.B. 312 when they come before you for a vote. Thank you for your time and consideration of my views.