An ordinance amending title 10 of the philadelphia code, entitled “regulation of individual conduct and activity,” by adding a new section to impose a temporary moratorium on the breeding and transfer of puppies , all under certain terms and conditions. This bill is simple, targeted, and desperately overdue. With philadelphia ’s restrictions on the number of unspayed or neutered dogs you can have, a responsible breeder would only be breeding once a year – the impact of a three year pause on a handful of responsible breeders is minimal, compared to the lives it can save. Currently there are no licensed breeding kennels in philadelphia. Acct and pspca both have short term foster programs that allow fosters to take out dogs on short term stays ranging from a day to a week or so. But a lot of the time, it’s “this dog is barky and overexcited and stressed the fuck out in a crowded shelter and isn’t showing well as a result”. · “anyone who buys a dog is responsible for the nationwide crisis of homeless animals, which is being felt so deeply in philly ,” says peta senior vice president daphna nachminovitch. · the pennsylvania spca is caring for two additional dogs in connection with a case involving puppies left outside a philadelphia shelter last week. Council member cindy bass introduced a bill in thursday’s city council session that would put a moratorium on backyard dog breeding in philadelphia to help shelters recover from the. · bill 250989, introduced on , by councilmember cindy bass, could finally interrupt the cycle of irresponsible breeding that’s pushing our shelters to the brink.

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