Pet Store Lobby Seeks to Kill New York Puppy Mill Ban

Some pet store owners, and their lobbyists, view rescue animals as competition. They don't like competition.

The Scoop New York is a newsletter dedicated to companion animals and the New Yorkers who care for them, from Buffalo to Brooklyn. NYC ACC KILLS, published by TSNY, enumerates and memorializes adoptable cats and dogs who were nonetheless exterminated by Animal Care Centers of New York City.

Mike Bober, chief executive of the Pet Advocacy Network, a.k.a. Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, as quoted by Newsday

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Update: A judge late Friday ruled against the plaintiffs, clearing the way for the Puppy Mill Pipeline Act to take effect December 15.

It’s December 13, 2024. This is The Weekly Poop.

This week, we’re discussing “preferential treatment.”