2 Very Important Animal Welfare Bills Awaiting Final Approval in New York

CRUELTY FREE COSMETICS

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The New York Cruelty Free Cosmetics Act is now on track to Governor Kathy Hochul's after a vote in favour of the law passed 143 - 1. The law would ban the sale of cosmetics newly tested on animals, a major milestone in animal welfare as New York is so heavily intertwined with the beauty and fashion industry.

As we know, animals used for cosmetics testing are subjected to numerous tests including having products dripped in to their eyes, rubbed all over them to look for irritation, and consumed to determine toxicity. Animals subjected to these tests can suffer welts and untreated lesions, painful skin & eye irritation, and mental / emotional distress. These innocent animals are then discarded like trash once their usefulness runs dry, effectively ending a life of captivity and cruelty.

There is no place in our society any longer for cosmetics testing. We're not arguing in defense of life-saving medical treatments, we're talking about beauty products. To think that we are literally torturing animals for beauty products is sickening and wholly unnecessary. Beauty products are not necessities and often times, we've found that animal tests do not correlate with human results indicating that we are essentially torturing animals for absolutely nothing.

​It's time to ban cosmetics testing in new York! 

BANNING THE RETAIL SALE OF PETS IN PET STORES

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The Puppy Mill Pipeline Bill is also on track to Governor Kathy Hochul's desk and if approved, will effectively end pet stores selling pets that are supplied by puppy, kitten, and bunny mills. As it stands, pet stores in New York are supplied "healthy pets" by these animal mills but as we know through prior investigations, these mills are far from cozy and comfortable for the animals kept there.

Animals in breeding mills are often kept in small, cramped areas with little room to move. These mills churn out babies constantly, exploiting mother animals until they can no longer produce babies. They endure repeated pregnancies which is taxing in itself, but are repeatedly forced to watch their babies ripped away before being forced to get pregnant again. Not to mention the variety of congenital diseases these animals often have leading to thousands of dollars in veterinary bills. These mills are inherently cruel and prioritize profits over the well-being of animals.

The allure of having a specific breed or a young animal is often what draws a consumer to purchasing an animal versus adopting or saving one from a shelter. These mills capitalize on this desire by churning out baby animals constantly and flooding pet stores with sweet, baby animals that are hard to pass up in favour of a rescue. Shelter animals face being euthanized to make space for more rescues while breeding mills continue to flood pet stores. This cycle of cruelty starts the minute animals are born on these facilities and ends with the death of shelter animals. By purchasing animals, you are ending the possibility of a shelter animal once again finding a safe, loving home.

Governor Kathy Hochul has the power to end the reliance on breeding mills in New York. The only solution is to sign the Puppy Mill Pipeline Bill in to law.



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