15 million backyard breeder ads.
Think this impacts shelter overcrowding?
Puptax is a proposed law that solves several problems: shelter overcrowding, backyard breeding and will close loopholes in current animal welfare regulations. There is a sample proposed bill on puptax.com.
The very positive “Pet Store Puppies” legislation has unfortunately driven puppy sellers underground. They are now using classified ads posted on websites and in print. This has been left unchecked and has reached epidemic proportions.
Puptax.com is a proposed law that requires a permit to advertise any pet for sale. To receive a permit, a tax and thorough registration would be mandatory.
Registration would require photo ID, physical location, puppy place of birth and other abuse or fraud prevention data.
Proper detailed registration and a substantial paid tax results in a checkable permit number through a public database.
Advertisers permit number, expiration date, name address and phone number required in every ad.
Backyard Breeders don’t pay taxes and don’t follow regulations.
The bottom line: they will not comply. That’s 100% what we expect.
This proposed law prevents the ACCEPTANCE of ads offering animals for sale in any form, prior to tax and verifiable detailed registration by the advertiser.
It is critically important to believe that law abiding publications and websites will comply.
NO TAX & REGISTRATION = NO PERMIT,
NO PERMIT = NO ADS,
NO ADS = NO SALES AND NO PROFITS.
Backyard breeders and puppy mills are a direct cause of shelter overcrowding and a serious reduction in pet adoptions, with the ultimate result being increased euthanasia.
The elimination of “pets for sale” ads means animal shelters and rescues are that much closer to bringing overpopulation under control.
The Petition: https://www.change.org/PupTax-Now
The Proposed Law: https://puptax.com/law/
The Proposed Registration: https://puptax.com/registration/
Puptax Q and A: https://puptax.com/puptax-q-a/
Puptax Website/Contact Us: https://puptax.com/