WEBVTT COAST ANIMAL SHELTERS.REPORTER: GOOD EVENING, DAN.THAT'S RIGHT.IFrt THIS LAW IS SIGNED BYGOVERNOR JERRY BROWN AS YOU JUSTMENTIONED, IT WOULD BE THE FIRSTTIME THAT A STATE HASrt ISSUED ASTATEWIDE BAN ON THE SELLING OFANIMALS FROM PUPPY MILLS.>> SHE JUST GOT WORSE AND WORSE.rtSHE STOPPED PLAYING WITH PENNY,SHE STOPPED EATING, STOPPEDDRINKING, AND ALL SHE WANTED TODO WAS JUST SLEEP, AND BErt ALONE,AND SHE DIDN'T WANT TO BE AROUNDANY OF US OF SHE COMPLETELYISOLATED HERSELF.rtREPORTER: SHE'S TALKING ABOUTWHEN SHE BROUGHT HOME HER NEWPUPPY.SHE RESCUED THE DOG FROM WHATHER FRIEND TOLD HERS WITH A BACKYARDrt BREEDER.>> SHE HAD ALREADY BEEN TELLINGME THIS IS NOT A GOOD SITUATIONFOR ALL OF THESE DOGS.EVEN THE MOM.REPORTER: BUT IT LOOKED MORE TOBE A PUPPYrt MILKER DOGS ARE OFTENBRED REPEATEDLY WITH LITTLE TIMETO RECOVER IN BETWEEN LITTERS.THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATUREPASSEDDED A BILLrt LOOKING TOCHANGE THAT.BILL 485 IS NOW ON THEGOVERNOR'S DESK AND WOULD BE ASTATEWIDE BAN, NOT ALLOWING MESTORES TO BUY FROM PUPPY MILLS.AND IT WOULDrt SLAP A $500 FINE ONA VIOLATING BUSINESS.THE BILL WOULD FORCE LOCAL PETSHOPS TO SELL CATS, DOGS ANDrtRABBITS FROM LOCAL SHELTERS LIKETHIS LITTLE GUY HERE.>> THIS IS GREAT NEWS FOR THEANIMALS OF CALIFORNIA.REPORTER: THE SPCA SAYS THISBILL WILL DISCOURAGE ANYONE FROMrtSTARTING A PUPPY MILL ANDENCOURAGE MORE ADOPTIONS FROMSHELTERS AROUND THE STATE.THE LAW WOULD REQUIRE STORES TOSHOW WHERE EACH DOG, CAT ORRABBIT CAME FROM.rt>> WHEN PEOPLE GO TO PET STORESNOW, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO KNOW THATTHE ANIMALS THAT YOU'RE SEEINGTHERE ARE FROM ANIMAL SHELTERS,THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SPAYED ANDrtNEUTERED, THAT YOU'RE DOING THERIGHT THING IN GETTING ANANIMAL, LIKE THIS ONE, WHO NEEDSA HOME.YOU'RE REALLY HELPING AN ANIMALIN NEED.REPORTER: AND ITrt WOULD ALLOWOWNERS TO REST EASY, KNOWINGWHERE THEIR NEW FRIEND CAMEFROM.>> SHE'S ALREADY GONE THROUGH SOMUCH, AND YOU IMAGINE THESEOTHER PUPPIES WHO ARE PROBABLYSIrtCK OR, YOU KNOW, DON'T HAVETHE PROPER --PAL NOURISHED.SO I'M VERYrt THANKFUL THAT THISBILL IS PASSING.REPORTER: THE LEGISLATION PASSEDTHROUGH THE STATE SENATE AND ISrtCURRENTLY SITTING ON THEGOVERNOR'S DESK.WE SPOKE WITH A SPOKESMAN FORTHE GOVERNOR TODAY AND HEDECLINED TO COMMENT ON WHETHEROR NOT HE WAS GOING TO SIGN IT.rtDAN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH,CHRISTOPHER.THE BILL PASSED THROUGH THE