On Monday Jamaica Plain’s City Councilor Matt O’Malley will announce a city ordinance dubbed “the puppy mill bill” that would prohibit pet shops in Boston from selling dogs, cats or rabbits, as well as banning animal sales in public parks and on city streets. O’Malley will make the announcement at the MSPCA-Angell in Jamaica Plain. “I am proud to introduce this ordinance that will not only protect animals, but seeks to prevent financial and emotional costs to the city and its residents, and demonstrate that it is important for Boston foster a more humane environment in the city,” said O’Malley through a press release. If the ordinance becomes Boston law, the city would join more than 120 municipalities across the country that banned the sale of commercially bred cats and dogs from pet shops. Oftentimes these puppies and kittens come from large-scale breeding facilities, many of which have multiple violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act. Puppy and kitten mill animals often have severe problems due to not receiving proper veterinary care and often aren’t given sufficient food, water or shelter.

They are often overbred or inbred, which leads to serious biological consequences. This past December the MSPCA took in a Shar-pei/pug mix, Nelson, who was bought online, shipped from Missouri to Massachusetts by truck; He arrived in the state so ill he required emergency veterinary intervention. After receiving medical care for several weeks, Nelson was eventually adopted to a new home. “We have seen a sharp increase in the number of rabbits surrendered to our Boston adoption center—a 50 percent rise in the last year alone—due in part to continued rabbit sales in pet stores, too many of which end up homeless,” said Laura Hagen, deputy director of advocacy, MSPCA-Angell. “We applaud this legislation and urge the city to pass it without delay.” The ordinance would also prevent “roadside sales” of animals, which as of now, people can just sell dogs or cats on the street without any regulations. These types of sales often result in people who are not responsibly breeding animals and looking to make a quick profit selling animals in public parks or on sidewalks and streets, leaving no recourse for residents if the animal becomes sick or exhibits other problems caused from poor breeding practices.

O’Malley made it clear that the ordinance “will not affect a consumer’s ability to obtain a dog, cat or rabbit of his or her choice directly from a shelter, rescue organization, or a breeder.” Other animal-related organizations praised the proposed ordinance. “We are increasingly seeing underage, unvaccinated puppies and kittens being sold on street corners. This practice is purely for profit and does not protect the wellbeing of animals or the public health. Bobcat 773 For SaleThis ordinance is an important step forward to put in place some regulations to prohibit this harmful practice,” said Lt. Alan Borgal, Animal Rescue League of Boston, Law Enforcement Department.Where To Buy Cat Genie Cartridges “Many consumers don’t realize that most pet store puppies come from puppy mills, where profits are given priority over the well-being of the dogs,” said Bill Ketzer, senior state director of ASPCA Government Relations for the Northeast region. Pet Adoption Beavercreek Ohio

“The inherently cruel conditions found at these operations are legal under federal law, which the USDA regularly fails to enforce. Consumers and pet stores can obtain wonderful, loving animals from shelters and other humane sources without supporting the cruel puppy mill industry. The ASPCA applauds Councilor O’Malley for introducing this measure, which is a home run for animal welfare, consumer protection and public health in Boston.” Sept  10         11am - 8pm     RiverFest, Somerville MA Oct 1               1:30pm            Trail Walk - Grater Woods, Merrimack NH Visit the Events page for details. Welcome to our site.  You'll find photos of our available coonhounds and beagles, information about the coonhound breed, training tips for coonhound owners, and links to other informative and entertaining coonhound websites. Northeast Coonhound Rescue is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to the welfare and rescue of coonhounds, hound mixes, and beagles. 

We transport dogs from the southern and midwestern states to New England, New York and New Jersey to find their forever homes.  We promote the coonhound breeds in the Northeast and provide educational information to potential adopters.  We also provide referrals to coonhounds available through shelters and other rescues in New England.   We hope you'll join our community of hound lovers, visit our facebook page, and come and meet us at our  events and trail walks with our rescued hounds. Visit the main NECR Facebook Page: Visit the NECR BEAGLE RESCUE Facebook Page: The Coonhound Rescue Mission Coonhounds are abandoned in shelters because in many parts of the country they have very little value as pets.  They are often kept outside in pens and sometimes do not even have names. They are sometimes viewed as 'hunting equipment' and will even have numbers or symbols painted or tattooed on them.  But coonhounds are highly sociable dogs - they love living with people too. 

Unfortunately,  they are often surrendered after hunting season is over, or if as young dogs they do not prove themselves to be good trackers. They can also become stray after wandering off, as well as falling victim to changes in the owners health, finances or living situation - like all shelter dogs.  Because they are so 'common' in the South and relatively unknown in the North, coonhounds often never make it out of shelters and are passed over by other dog rescue groups.  Our mission is to educate people about the suitability of coonhounds as pets and to support hound adoption in the Northeastern states. Please Help Us Help Hounds ADOPT                     FOSTER                     DONATE             VOLUNTEERSold these two dogs to a person in west springfield he still owes 1500 on them i have allThe requested URL /search.php?keywords=&cid=17&lid=rx5341&lname=Boston was not found on this server. Police: Man Found Dead in Apartment Was Homicide

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