OH “Petland Bill” Takes Aim at Anti-Puppy Mill Laws - National Humane Education Society
Paws Down!
To Petland and Ohio Senator Bob Peterson (R) for advancing state legislation that would take away a community’s right to pass anti-puppy mill ordinances.
According to a recent news article, a new bill in Ohio aims to stop communities from passing ordinances that keep puppy-mill-bred puppies out of pet stores. Being called the “Petland Bill,” the proposed law is championed by the retail chain of the same name, which has over 15 stores in the state of Ohio. If passed, communities like Grove City Ohio, would be forced to repeal ordinances that prohibit pet stores (like Petland) from selling puppies sourced from large-scale puppy breeders.
Puppy mills operate with appalling regularity throughout the United States. Many retail pet stores, including Petland, vehemently deny their patronage of puppy mills – stating that their inventory is sourced only from “licensed breeders.” However, even breeders licensed and inspected by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) must only abide by the scant regulations of a single federal law – The Animal Welfare Act (AWA). This is the same law that sets the living standards of dogs in medical research facilities. What’s more, thousands of new puppies are churned out by breeding operations each year while as many as 11,000 dogs and cats are euthanized every day overcrowded shelters, begging the question – is there even such a thing as a “responsible puppy breeder?”
In response, communities throughout the United States are passing “anti-puppy mill” ordinances. These ordinances cannot directly dismantle puppy mills, but they can cut off the cash flow to puppy mills by stopping pet stores from selling puppies for profit. The basic idea is this: if pet stores cannot buy inventory from puppy mills, puppy mills cannot remain in business. If these ordinances themselves become illegal – puppy mill operations could continue to thrive.
Many corporate pet store chains, such as Petco, PetValu, and PetSmart, decided years ago to stop selling puppies and kittens due to concerns for the welfare of animals. Instead, these stores have voluntarily partnered with local humane societies to showcase adoptable pets.
Take action: Do not support any pet store that sells commercially-bred puppies. Citizens of Ohio, contact Governor John Kasich and ask him to oppose SB 331.
We should stop all puppy mills. We should make sure the breeders have no more than 4 dogs, they are Licensed. People are doing this out of their homes. We have alot of dogs now being dumped on our streets 😢. We need to do something about this. They dump the puppies and the mothers.
IT’S ABOUT TIME YOU PEOPLE HAVE FINALLY STARTED DOING SOMETHING !
YES!!! thank you #stoppetland
Yes please stop Petland. My mom bought 2
dogs from there. One 15 years ago – diabetes
And one 10 years ago – cancer. Puppy Mills
are terrible. I support the National Humane
Society along with 4 other organizations
and this abuse had to stop!
They should be shut down puppy are so sick I no for a fact
I worked at Petland in college, 35 years ago. They swore they did not use puppy mills so that’s what I believed and told customers. UNTIL I saw shipments arrive with dozens of puppies in filth, many ill and even occasionally dead. It was horrific. The practice has continued all this time. We MUST close all puppy mills!
I acquired a one year old dog through rehoming who had been originally purchased from petland. Poor baby has all sorts of issues- heart murmur, adrenal and thyroid problems, numerous allergies…..the list is endless. They claimed he was a mini-golden doodle; DNA testing shows he is almost entirely Bichon with some poodle. I looked up the “breeder” online . He disappeared about 3 months later.
I purchased a Scottish terrier from Petland 15 years ago. The poor little guy was diagnosed with diabetes at 3 years, went blind at four and developed bone cancer and had to be put to sleep at 5. After doing research, I found that he came from a puppy mill in St. Louis. I will never buy from a pet store again! The whole process broke our hearts….and our wallets. Specialty vets for various ailments were costly. We adopted two more Scottie’s after our little guy but this time we found a reputable breeder that only raises 1-2 litters per year and provided genetic testing info. That piece of mind was worth flying them cross country to join our family!
I agree! My family has gotten 2 dogs from Petland.
Both I died. I tried to click the link to contact
John Kasich and it didn’t work. I donate to the
Humane Society. Now I am seeing commercials
about them. I also donate to local rescues. I
have gotten 2 dogs from rescues to. Somey
needs to be done about puppy Mills!!