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Kansas committee hears bill to let shelters place newborn puppies, kittens in foster care during stray hold
Summary
Senate Bill 344 would allow licensed Kansas animal shelters to place neonate puppies and kittens in foster homes during the statutory three‑business‑day stray hold. Proponents said the change would save lives; opponents urged removal of language that could move sick animals into unregulated homes. The committee plans to work an amendment to limit the change to neonates.
A Kansas Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Senate Bill 344 centered on whether licensed animal shelters should be allowed to place neonate puppies and kittens in foster homes immediately during the statutory three‑business‑day stray hold.
Senator Douglas Shane, the bill’s sponsor, told the committee the measure responds to a recent interpretation of existing law that shelters said prevented foster placement and has led to euthanasia of very young animals. "What I'm talking about is very young puppies and kittens typically that are still being bottle fed or depend on nursing on mom," Shane said, arguing shelters lack the…
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