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House Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
House of Representatives
Session of 2023 - 2024
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | August 26, 2024 10:42 AM |
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| From: | Representative Jason Ortitay |
| To: | All House members |
| Subject: | Encouraging Pennsylvanians to adopt pets from animal shelters |
| Many veteran pet owners know that adopting a pet from a reputable animal shelter makes much more sense than buying from a pet store. Beyond the cost savings of adoption versus making a purchase at retail, every pet adopted from a shelter saves that pet’s life from euthanasia. Further, most residents of animal shelters arrive there due to their prior owner’s issues, rather than a behavioral or other issue with the pet. Better yet, reputable animal shelters provide excellent veterinary care to the animals before adoption, including spaying, neutering and vaccinating the pets. Unfortunately, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania still levies the sales tax on animal adoption fees, which only serves to make the job of animal shelters harder. My legislation would provide a sales tax exclusion for pet adoption fees. I look forward to working with you on this important legislation. |
Introduced as HB2552