Local newspaper says that New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law on July 17, 2012. I sure hope that this spreads like wildfire across all of our states. It will make it that much harder for the PMs to take better care, and breed healthier animals, since we all know that in reality PMs will always be around. It will also make it much more difficult for Pet Shops to take the risk of selling PM animals. Read to the end.
Read the full story: http://www.nysenate gov/press-release/senator-greg-ball-passes-charlemagne-s-law-protect-animal-s quality-life SENATOR GREG BALL PASSES CHARLEMAGNES LAW TO PROTECT ANIMALS QUALITY OF LIFE Posted by Greg Ball on Wednesday, June 13th, 2012 Hundreds of thousands of puppies per year are bred in puppy mills, facilities known for their filthy, overcrowded conditions and the unhealthy animals they produce; and the numbers have only been growing, said Senator Balls Animal Advisory Council Chair, and animal rights advocate, Lisa Giordano. Senator Ball is committed to stopping the sale and abuse of these animals, protecting the rights of consumers and bringing awareness to this epidemic. This legislation will provide that any licensed pet dealer must: Designate an attending veterinarian to care for the animals at the facility, who will be available, if needed for emergency, weekend and holiday care; Comply with a written program of veterinarian care provided by the attending veterinarian; Allow regular visits by the attending veterinarian; Provide appropriate facilities, personnel, equipment and services for the animals to implement the plan developed by the attending veterinarian; Develop a program to prevent, control and respond to diseases and injuries; Designate an employee, trained by the attending veterinarian to provide daily observation of all animals to assess their health and well-being; Develop, maintain, document and implement an appropriate daily exercise plan approved by the attending veterinarian. This plan will include providing positive physical contact with humans that encourages exercise through play and other similar activities; Designate and provide an isolation area for animals that exhibit symptoms of contagious disease or illness in order to prevent or reduce the spread of disease to health animals; Vaccinate as required by the state or local law all animals; Not sell any animal that has been diagnosed with a congenital condition or contagious disease. Our mission is to protect the puppies, kittens and consumers from the unscrupulous breeders and pet stores, said Charlemagnes Law advocate Lorriane Pagano. These stores and breeders are knowingly selling sick animals in turn people are being forced to euthanize their pets or turn them over to a shelter because they cannot afford the outrageous vet bills associated with their sick pets. Read the actual bill: http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/api/1 0/html/bill/S6093-2011 S6093-2011: Authorizes a consumer to return, exchange or seek reimbursement for treatment for an unfit cat or dog within 6 months of the purchase of such animal from a pet dealer Read who started it all and her tragic story of purchasing a puppy mill baby from a local pet shop. http://fortheloveofthedogblog.com/news-updates/new-yorks-charlemagnes-law This picture of Lorianne and Charlemagne really breaks my heart. You can see the sadness in these two friends during the final hours. My personal take on this: Charlemagne you didn't die in vain! It's things like this in life that make me think that destiny wanted her born, and sold to the exact person that knew how to help all PM puppies and dogs. She had a purpose in life and they are both hero's in my book. Peggy & The Girls
