A new proposed bill in Florida filed by State Sen. Lauren Book of Broward County seeks to protect dogs on public highways.
Senate Bill 932 is focused on animal welfare and seeks to achieve this goal by prohibiting pups from sticking their heads “or any other body part outside a motor vehicle window” while a person is operating the vehicle. A driver would be banned from driving with their dogs if the dog is seen out the window.
“Having a companion animal in your lap or with their head out the window, now you’re having to focus on that, you know, what’s happening in front of you as opposed to paying attention to your actual surroundings and being the safest driver that you possibly can be,” Brittany Livingston of Florida Voices for Animals told Tampa FOX 13.
Additional rules include putting dogs in crates if they’re being transported via trucks. The bill is not discriminating regarding dogs; it also applies to cats.
The new law would make the declawing of cats illegal–if not medically necessary. Those who do would face a $1,000 fine. The bill also limits cosmetic testing on animals.
