Coverage dated December 14, 2022 to December 15, 2022

New York Bans Pet Shops From Selling Cats, Dogs, Bunnies

Headline from NBC Chicago

New York on Thursday became the latest state to ban the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits in pet stores in an attempt to target commercial breeding operations decried by critics as “puppy mills."

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20 articles, oldest first.

  1. Washington Times

    New York bans pet stores from selling cats, dogs, rabbits (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    New York on Thursday became the latest state to ban the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits in pet stores in an attempt to target commercial breeding operations decried by critics as “puppy mills.

  2. NBC Chicago

    New York Bans Pet Shops From Selling Cats, Dogs, Bunnies (opens NBC Chicago)

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    New York on Thursday became the latest state to ban the sale of cats, dogs and rabbits in pet stores in an attempt to target commercial breeding operations decried by critics as “puppy mills."

  3. FOX 5 New York

    New York bans retail sale of dogs, cats, rabbits (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    Soon shoppers in New York won't be able to pick out a puppy in a pet store window for purchase.

  4. New York Times

    New York Bans Pet Stores From Selling Dogs, Cats and Rabbits (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The ban, which takes effect in December 2024, is meant to prevent the sale of animals raised by commercial breeders accused of keeping them in inhumane conditions.

  5. France 24

    New York bans sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores (opens France 24)

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    Pet retailers are set to be barred from selling dogs, cats and rabbits in the state of New York come December 2024 under a new law, signed by Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday, designed to stop the supply…

  6. The Week

  7. CBS News

    New York to ban sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores (opens CBS News)

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    The ban is an effort to end large-scale abusive breeding practices by puppy and kitten mills.

  8. NPR

    New York bans pet stores from selling cats, dogs and rabbits (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The new law, designed to target commercial breeding operations decried by critics as "puppy mills," lets pet shops work instead with shelters to offer rescued or abandoned animals up for adoption.

  9. Fox News

    New York bans the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits at retail pet stores (opens Fox News)

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    New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law legislation that aims to end the "puppy-mill-to-pet-store pipeline" — and prevent animal abuse from breeders.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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