Greenburgh Mulls Laws Banning, Restricting Puppy Mills

GREENBURGH, NY — The Town of Greenburgh will hold public hearing on legislation to ban puppy mills. The sessions will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday and Feb. 7 at the Greenburgh Town Hill.

Supervisor Paul Feiner said the proposed bill would prohibit the sale of commercially bred dogs and cats in pet stores operating in the town which house and breed dogs and cars in substandard breeding facilities known as puppy mills and kitten factories.

Supporters of the legislation feel that dogs and cats are treated inhumanely by puppy mills, he said.

Opponents claim that the town is preempted by state law and that not all pet stores sell dogs/cats that were inhumanely, Feiner said, and they feel that pre-existing businesses that do not purchase pets from puppy mills should not be forced out of business.

He said there are two draft laws, one advocating a total ban and another that is less restrictive.

The draft laws can be found here.

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