Laws

“Human beings used to get chickens and put them together and have them fight, but we would never declare chickens as violent creatures,” said Rep. Christ Reykdal.

“It’s great to see that a community such as Canton takes two people who live here very seriously and that average residents can make a change,” Marcin Kowalewski said.

“This is a good step in the giant undertaking of getting rid of puppy mills, which only produce suffering,” said Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal.

Governor Cuomo must sign the bill to protect puppy mill dogs by January 10.

Noreen Kohl never would have dreamed that sharing her bed and couches with so many dogs could become such a strong component in a court case, but her sense of family is exactly what helped her win an appeal.

“All too often those housing seized animals are punished for taking in animals involved in cases of animal cruelty. This new law will allow these organizations, that are often overcrowded and underfunded, to recoup a reasonable cost for the care of these animals.”