The New Jersey Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee is considering a dangerous bill that will put cats’ lives at risk.
Assembly Bill 3825 could result in cats in New Jersey being killed at animal pounds and shelters before owners or caregivers even know they’re missing.
Current New Jersey law requires animal pounds and shelters to hold cats and dogs for at least seven days to allow owners to reclaim their pets. But language in A. 3825 would allow shelters to kill animals based on their “medical, physical, or other condition, or aggressive or dangerous behavior” before the required seven-day holding period is up. However, cats who are old or ill are still adoptable, and frightened cats can take several days to calm down after they are trapped. If this language becomes law, it puts all cats at risk.
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