Texas House passes measure to protect animals from puppy mills
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AUSTIN, Texas (KLTV) - Overnight Thursday, the Texas House of Representatives was able to flip 17 votes from “no” to “yes” and officially pass a bill targeting puppy mills.
HB 1818 would restrict retail dog and cat sales in the state of Texas. According to House Republican Jared Patterson, pet stores would only be able to get pets from sources like shelters, animal control agencies, and nonprofits.
“We’re trying to limit that pipeline from puppy mills into these retail pet stores. Folks would still be able to adopt a pet, folks would still be able to go directly to a breeder and choose the pet of their choice,” Patterson said. “We’re not trying to restrict people from getting pets, we’re just trying to eliminate that pipeline of puppy mill pets into the market.”