Ray Lesniak To Discuss Banning Puppy Mills During Town Hall In Princeton Monday Night

PRINCETON, NJ — State Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-20) will hold his second Town Hall meeting as he seeks the Democratic nomination in this year’s gubernatorial race in Princeton Monday night.

Lesniak will discuss banning puppy mills and cruelty to animals during an appearance at Trattoria Procaccini, 354 Nassau Street, 7 p.m. tonight (March 20). The town hall will also stream live on Facebook.

To RSVP and partake in this week's Live Town Hall visit the event page by clicking here.

There will also be an option to ask questions on the the live stream post on Facebook or by Tweeting a question on Twitter along with the hashtag: #NJvoteRay.

Last week, the State Assembly passed a proposal prohibiting pet stores from selling animals from breeders operating inhumane puppy mills.

The state’s version follows the ordinance already in place in in each of the Camden County’s 37 municipalities prohibiting pet stores operating in Camden County from selling animals from disreputable breeders.

The bill was previously passed by the State Senate, and will now go to Gov. Chris Christie for final consideration.

Lesniak sponsored the State Senate version of the bill. Following the vote, he told WPIX 11 that if Christie doesn’t sign the bill, the legislature would override his veto.

Lesniak is one of several governors seeking the Democratic nomination for this year’s gubernatorial race, with former Goldman Sachs executive and U.S. ambassador to Germany Phil Murphy as the front runner. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno is the front runner on the Republican side.

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