A proposed Florida ban on people driving with their dogs’ heads outside car windows drew a swift backlash within days of its introduction, and the sponsor now plans to remove, or significantly change, that provision in the proposed legislation.
A proposed Florida ban on people driving with their dogs’ heads outside car windows drew a swift backlash within days of its introduction, and the sponsor now plans to remove, or significantly change, that provision in comprehensive animal-welfare legislation.
The idea was presented to Book, whose Broward district lies mostly south of Interstate 595 and west of Florida’s Turnpike, from animal advocates and veterinarians who treat injuries to dogs’ eyes, ears and noses from rocks and other debris. The vets told Book that the same things that end up on windshields can injure the animals, VanSusteren said.
The provision is not going to stay in the legislation, at least in its current form. It will either be removed, or could be limited to only apply to highway driving, her spokeswoman said. “We can easily amend this piece out of the bill while protecting the intent of the animal welfare community and vets who proposed the policy because of unintended injuries they’ve treated — and we will,” Book said.
Michele Lazarow, a longtime city commissioner in Hallandale Beach known for her fierce dedication to animal activism, said she sees two sides of the issue. —Ban testing of cosmetic products on dogs. Manufacturers would be prohibited from making, importing for profit, selling or offering for sale “a cosmetic developed or manufactured using cosmetic animal testing conducted or contracted by the manufacturer or any supplier.”—Banning the sale of rabbits at flea markets and festivals and banning the sale of rabbits at pet stores during the months of March and April.
Lazarow said some of the ideas are good, but that laws won’t automatically improve the lives of animals.
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