Legislative Alert:

Cook County

Companion Animal and Consumer Protection Ordinance

Landmark Legislation is Passed in Cook County

This has been a history-making month for The Puppy Mill Project, the City of Chicago and Cook County.

Wednesday, April 9, 2014 the Cook County Board of Commissioners overwhelmingly approved the

Cook County Companion Animal & Consumer Protection Ordinance, a proposal led by

Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey and The Puppy Mill Project, joining the City of Chicago ordinance already in place. The ordinance limits the retail sale of puppies, kittens and rabbits in Cook County pet stores to animals sourced from shelters, humane adoption centers and small scale breeders. The new law will take effect on October 1, 2014.

The vote makes Cook County the largest jurisdiction in the country to crack down on the sale

of pets from puppy mills.

The law will impact thirteen stores in suburban Cook County. Under the law, any pet store that

continues to sell puppies and kittens acquired from commercial breeders would face a $500.00

fine for each transaction in violation of the ordinance. Read more

Thank you to Commissioner John Fritchy and his team for sponsoring this important legislation.

Thank you to all of our supporters.

Please join us Saturday, May 10, 2014 at our annual Mothers in the Mills benefit, as we celebrate the passing of the Companion Animal and Consumer Protection Ordinance in all of Cook County.

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