06/23/2026
EXCITING NEWS: HB 1766 VETOED!
We are so grateful to everyone who spoke up. Your advocacy for animals, including calls and emails, helped make a real impact and contributed to Governor Kelly Ayotte’s decision to veto HB 1766.
This bill raised serious concerns for animal welfare, including limiting the ability of trained humane professionals to assist in cruelty investigations and reducing safe options for animals in crisis. Your voices helped ensure those concerns were heard.
We also thank Governor Ayotte for her decision and for recognizing the impact this legislation could have on animals and public safety. In her veto statement, she shared:
“It’s important that we protect livestock owners’ due process rights and ensure fair treatment under the law. However, HB 1766 would hinder the ability of local law enforcement, veterinarians, and animal welfare professionals to respond to cases involving neglect and abuse of animals. By centralizing power with the State, this bill would increase the size of state government, cost taxpayers more money, increase animals’ pain and suffering, and lead to forced euthanasia of abused but otherwise healthy animals.”
Thank you for your commitment to New Hampshire's animals, the people who care for them, and the organizations dedicated to their protection. ❤️🧡🩵
