View our position here.
UPDATE: This bill passed the Michigan House on March 2, 2016 by a vote of 83-20. An amendment omitted the 50 dog cap.
You can review the most recent bill here. It is in the Michigan Senate, assigned to the Agriculture Committee.
The Attorneys for Animals board of directors submitted the following position statement supporting HB 4898 with suggested recommendations to make it stronger, at a meeting of the Michigan House Appropriations Committee on October 7, 2015.
Here’s a summary:
The bill seeks to fill a critical gap in Michigan animal protective law
by regulating large-scale commercial dog breeding kennels
(i.e. “puppy mills”).
HB 4898 seeks to fill a critical gap in Michigan animal protective law by regulating large-scale commercial dog breeding kennels (i.e. “puppy mills”). A “large-scale dog breeding kennel” is a facility where more than 15 intact female dogs over four months, kept for the primary purpose of breeding. These facilities must register with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and cannot house more than 50 intact female dogs at any one location. MDARD may promulgate rules to establish minimum standards for the housing, care, and handling of dogs.
Such enterprises are often characterized by deplorable conditions,
where breeding dogs spend the majority of their life in small cages, deprived of
adequate exercise,food, shelter, and basic veterinary care.
The poor conditions associated with puppy mills are no secret …
The bill prohibits the following actions:
- importing, selling, exchanging, or offering to sell a dog or cat who is less than eight weeks old
- importing dogs or cats not properly vaccinated and without a certificate completed by a veterinarian
- transferring a dog, cat, or ferret without a valid pet health certificate.
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AFA recommends amendments to make the bill stronger, by expanding the definitions to include protection for animals other than dogs, cats and ferrets.