Animal Humane Society's primary legislative priority for the 2025 session is the Dog and Cat Data Transparency Bill.
Dog and Cat Data Transparency Bill
A decade ago, Minnesota adopted legislation to provide oversight of large-scale commercial dog and cat breeders in response to public concerns about animal welfare. But a last-minute addition to the 2014 law classified nearly all dog and cat breeder data as non-public, restricting access to critical information the law was designed to collect and disseminate. The Dog and Cat Data Transparency Bill makes this data public and provides access to information on state-licensed breeders such as the number of animals, the nature and frequency of violations, and breeders with revoked licenses.
This bill was re-introduced at the start of the 2025 session. Learn more.
Other legislation we support
Office of Animal Protection Bill: Establishes an Office of Animal Protection (O.A.P.) under the Department of Public Safety. The office will identify and implement a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach to the prevention of animal cruelty & enforcement of laws. Animal Folks is leading advocacy efforts on this bill.
Companion Animal Board Bill: Establishes a board of experts to identify and address the current and future needs of Minnesota’s pets — and the people and communities that care for them. Animal Folks is leading advocacy efforts on this bill.
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