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Public testimony divides council as Philadelphia amends and advances temporary puppy-breeding moratorium
Summary
After hours of public testimony from veterinarians, rescue volunteers and breeders, Philadelphia City Council adopted an amendment to Bill 250989 — a temporary moratorium on breeding and transfers of puppies — and placed the amended measure on the final-passage calendar.
Philadelphia City Council heard roughly two hours of public comment on a proposed temporary moratorium on the breeding and transfer of puppies before adopting an amendment to Bill 250989 and placing the amended measure on the final-passage calendar.
The most sustained public testimony occurred during the allowed comment period for items on the second-reading and final-passage calendars. Veterinarians, shelter staff and rescue volunteers described acute overcrowding at the city's open-intake shelter and urged the council to take emergency action. "Backyard breeding prioritizes profit over welfare," said Amanda Eldridge, a veterinarian, who described litters arriving with parvovirus and dogs needing emergency…
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