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New Bills to be Introduced are:
1) TITLE OF BILL:
Shelter Accountability Bill
PURPOSE OR GENERAL
IDEA OF THE BILL: This bill requires an annual public accounting
of animal intake, live-releases, and deaths within the shelter
by all animal shelters receiving public funding.
2) TITLE OF BILL :
An act to prohibit animal experimentation at institutes of
higher learning as computer simulation or other technology is
available.
PURPOSE OR GENERAL
IDEA OF THE BILL : The subject bill would allow
the state to enact a law to restrict, limit or prohibit animal
experimentation.
3) TITLE OF BILL:
Outlaw Foie Gras Production
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: This bill prohibits the
force-feeding of geese and ducks manually or mechanically in
order to enlarge their livers for the purpose of producing the
delicacy, foie gras.
4)
TITLE OF BILL: Surcharge on animals sold in Pet stores to fund
shelters and
DEC Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitators
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF THE BILL: This bill establishes a 12%
surcharge on sales of animals by pet stores, imported or
obtained from breeders. The funds raised are to be paid into a
dedicated fund administered by an animal protective NGO to be
used to subsidize shelters (75%) and wildlife rehabilitators
(20%) with 5% going to the NGO to defray administrative costs
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