Texas has finally signed into law the Commercial Dog and Cat Breeders Act (CDCBA) on Friday, June 17. This act will allow inspectors to go into commercial dog and cat breeders facilities to make sure that they are enforcing the new law. This law includes the minimum standards for the “humane handling, care, housing and transportation of dogs and cats kept by large-scale Texas breeders” (ASPCA). Texas had become a retreat for bad breeders because of the lack of state inspectors. While Texas has taken the first step in animal protection, there are still a few problems that the ASCPA will be working to get fixed. Two of the problems ASPCA will be working towards getting fixed is to prohibit cages with wire flooring and to prohibit “the stacking of cages” (ASPCA).
I think that it is sad that it has taken Texas so long to finally decide to do something to help protect animals, but I am glad that they are taking some action. I hope that in the next year, or few years, they decide to add the removal of cages with wire flooring and prohibit breeders to stack cages. I also would like to see the few remaining states that do not currently have animal protection laws take action like Texas has finally done. For more information on this topic and the ASPCA’s involvement in the fight against puppy mill cruelty, please click here.
"Victory: Texas Gets Its First Puppy Mill Law!." ASPCA. ASPCA, 24 Jun 2011. Web. 27 Jun 2011. <http://www.aspca.org/News/National/National-News-Detail.aspx?NDate=20110624&NType=National#News5>.
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