NJ lawmakers cancel votes on bill to ban pet stores from selling dogs, cats

NJ lawmakers cancel votes on bill to ban pet stores from selling dogs, cats

Supporters of the bill say it would stop the puppy-mill-to-pet-store pipeline. Critics say it would cause pet stores to close. (Photo by Dan Brandenburg/Getty Images)Both legislative chambers on Monday canceled votes on a bill that would bar pet stores from selling cats, dogs, and rabbits. The delay comes less than two weeks after owners of some of the few New Jersey pet stores that still sell the animals warned the ban could push them out of bu…