The New York Assembly Agriculture Committee has announced that it may consider a bill tomorrow (Tuesday, April 27) which will prohibit retail pet stores from selling any dogs or cats. Instead, they would only be allowed to “showcase” animals available for adoption from a shelter, rescue, or adoption agency that has no affiliation with breeders. This is the identical bill to Senate Bill 1130, which is being considered by the Senate Agriculture Committee today.
New York residents are strongly encouraged to contact the Assembly Agriculture Committee today, and ask them to not allow Assembly Bill 4283 to advance. View AKC’s previous alert for talking points and more information.
What You Can Do:
Contact the members of the Assembly Agriculture Committee. Ask them to not support Assembly Bill 4283. If you are a constituent of a committee member, use the form provided to take action. Otherwise, use the contact information below:
Donna Lupardo (Chair – Binghamton)
lupardod@nyassembly.gov
Didi Barrett (Hudson)
barrettd@nyassembly.gov
Ken Blankenbush (Carthage)
blankenbushk@nyassembly.gov
Marianne Buttenschon (Utica)
buttenschonm@nyassembly.gov
Clifford Crouch (Binghamton)
CrouchC@nyassembly.gov
Erik Dilan (Brooklyn)
DilanE@nyassembly.gov
Harvey Epstein (Manhattan)
EpsteinH@nyassembly.gov
Gary Finch (Auburn)
FinchG@nyassembly.gov
Michael Fitzpatrick (Smithtown)
FitzpatrickM@nyassembly.gov
Aileen Gunther (Monticello)
GuntheA@nyassembly.gov
Stephen Hawley (Albion)
HawleyS@nyassembly.gov
Billy Jones (Plattsburgh)
JonesB@nyassembly.gov
Barbara Lifton (Ithaca)
LiftonB@nyassembly.gov
Brian Miller (New Hartford)
MillerB@nyassembly.gov
Walter Mosley (Brooklyn)
MosleyW@nyassembly.gov
Jose Rivera (Bronx)
RiveraJ@nyassembly.gov
Linda Rosenthal (Manhattan)
RosentL@nyassembly.gov
Angelo Santabarbara (Schenectady)
SantabarbaraA@nyassembly.gov
Al Stirpe (North Syracuse)
StirpeA@nyassembly.gov
Jaime Williams (Brooklyn)
williamsja@nyassembly.gov
Carrie Woerner (Saratoga Springs)
woernerc@nyassembly.gov
For more information, contact AKC’s Government Relations Department at doglaw@akc.org.