Law introduced in US Senate to crack down on cruelty in ‘puppy mills’

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has welcomed the introduction of a Bill by Senators Richard Blumenthal (Democrat, Connecticut) and Rick Scott (Republican, Florida) to address the “abject failure” of the US Department of Agriculture to enforce the Animal Welfare Act and crack down on animal suffering in federally licensed facilities, including so-called puppy mills. Named Goldie’s Act for a Golden Retriever that was left to suffer and die at a...