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Divided testimony as committee considers ban on retail sale of parrots from breeders and brokers
Summary
Supporters told of high surrender rates and welfare harms; breeders, retailers and trade groups warned the bill would harm small businesses and shift sales to unregulated channels. Committee heard rescue data, small-business impacts and possible alternatives.
House Bill 7334, which would prohibit Rhode Island pet stores from selling parrots procured from breeders or brokers while permitting sales from animal-care facilities, drew extensive and often emotional testimony at the House Committee on Corporations.
Sponsor Representative Tom framed the bill as an animal-welfare and consumer-protection measure, noting an overload of surrendered birds at sanctuaries and a transition period…
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