New York Pet Stores Sue to Continue Selling Dogs, Cats, and Bunnies

Retailers argue that a new law that will soon ban the sales will strip pet stores of their prime revenue source and generate a black market.

A man and a woman peer into the display windows of a midtown Manhattan pet store in New York, on Nov. 1, 2013. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

A group of pet advocates and retailers are mobilizing to stop a New York state law that will soon ban pet stores from selling puppies, kittens, and bunnies.

The Puppy Mill Pipeline Act (N.Y. General Business Law 753-f) is set to take effect on Dec. 15. It was signed into law in December 2022 by Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat.