Senator Kohl-Welles' Office
Whitman seventh-graders, Theresa Edwards and Audrey Long, shown here at a morning event with Gov. Chris Gregoire, won their two year fight for the mistreatment of dogs when a bill the seeks to eliminate "puppy mills" was signed by the governor. Click image to see another photo.

Gregoire signs bill against puppy mills

Two local students to attend

By Allison Espiritu
04/30/2009

After their two year fight against the mistreatment of dogs in Washington’s puppy mills, Theresa Edwards and Audrey Long, seventh-graders at Whitman Middle School, attended the signing of Senate Bill 5651 by Gov. Chris Gregoire in Olympia this morning, April 30.

Senate Bill 5651, was sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles and seeks to eliminate “puppy mills” by prohibiting a person from owning, possessing, controlling, or otherwise having charge or custody of more than 25 dogs with intact sexual organs over the age of four months at a time, as reported by WashingtonVotes.org.

Long and Edwards had testified for the bill earlier in February and had been waiting for the House and Senate decisions ever since.

Today, their work and fight for the safety of dogs was commended with the bill signing ceremony.

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