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Save Raw Milk for Pets in NC!

Amy Phinney
May 2
5 min read

Updated: 3 days ago

UPDATE 5/9/25:

Please call and email your representatives both in the Senate and the House ASAP!

Share your stories and testimonials. Ask them to stop the ban on raw milk for pets.

Senate Bill 639 will go for a vote in the Senate sometime next week- probably 5/13 or 14. If the bill passes the Senate, it moves on to the House, so please contact both of your representatives.

Please also sign and share the petition ASAP: https://chng.it/qFggK5q8Wj

And join us for more updates and resources in the FB group: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1T8DA7oCsR/

Members of the NC State Senate:

Contact as many as you can.

Find your Representatives here: https://www.ncleg.gov/FindYourLegislators

Gale Adcock	715-3036	Gale.Adcock@ncleg.gov	16
W. Ted Alexander	715-0690	Ted.Alexander@ncleg.gov	44
Val Applewhite	733-5776	Val.Applewhite@ncleg.gov	19
Lisa S. Barnes	715-3030	Lisa.Barnes@ncleg.gov	11
Sydney Batch	733-5653	Sydney.Batch@ncleg.gov	17
Phil Berger	733-5708	Phil.Berger@ncleg.gov	26
Dan Blue	733-5752	Dan.Blue@ncleg.gov	14
Woodson Bradley	715-8331	Woodson.Bradley@ncleg.gov	42
Bob Brinson	733-5621	Bob.Brinson@ncleg.gov	3
Danny Earl Britt, Jr.	733-5651	Danny.Britt@ncleg.gov	24
Jim Burgin	733-5748	Jim.Burgin@ncleg.gov	12
Jay J. Chaudhuri	715-6400	Jay.Chaudhuri@ncleg.gov	15
Sophia Chitlik	733-4809	Sophia.Chitlik@ncleg.gov	22
Kevin Corbin	733-5875	Kevin.Corbin@ncleg.gov	50
David W. Craven, Jr.	733-5870	David.Craven@ncleg.gov	29
Warren Daniel	715-7823	Warren.Daniel@ncleg.gov	46
Terence Everitt	733-5850	Terence.Everitt@ncleg.gov	18
Carl Ford	733-5665	Carl.Ford@ncleg.gov	33
Amy S. Galey	301-1446	Amy.Galey@ncleg.gov	25
Michael Garrett	733-5856	Michael.Garrett@ncleg.gov	27
Lisa Grafstein	733-9349	Lisa.Grafstein@ncleg.gov	13
Bobby Hanig	715-8293	Bobby.Hanig@ncleg.gov	1
Ralph Hise	733-3460	Ralph.Hise@ncleg.gov	47
Mark Hollo	733-5876	Mark.Hollo@ncleg.gov	45
Brent Jackson	733-5705	Brent.Jackson@ncleg.gov	9
Steve Jarvis	733-5743	Steve.Jarvis@ncleg.gov	30
Todd Johnson	733-7659	Todd.Johnson@ncleg.gov	35
Dana Jones	733-7850	Dana.Jones@ncleg.gov	31
Michael A. Lazzara	715-3034	Michael.Lazzara@ncleg.gov	6
Michael V. Lee	715-2525	Michael.Lee@ncleg.gov	7
Paul A. Lowe, Jr.	733-5620	Paul.Lowe@ncleg.gov	32
Julie Mayfield	715-3001	Julie.Mayfield@ncleg.gov	49
Tom McInnis	733-5953	Tom.McInnis@ncleg.gov	21
Chris Measmer	733-7223	Chris.Measmer@ncleg.gov	34
Graig Meyer	733-5804	Graig.Meyer@ncleg.gov	23
Timothy D. Moffitt	733-5745	Tim.Moffitt@ncleg.gov	48
Mujtaba A. Mohammed	733-5955	Mujtaba.Mohammed@ncleg.gov	38
Natalie S. Murdock	733-4599	Natalie.Murdock@ncleg.gov	20
Buck Newton	733-5878	Buck.Newton@ncleg.gov	4
Brad Overcash	733-5734	Brad.Overcash@ncleg.gov	43
Bill Rabon	733-5963	Bill.Rabon@ncleg.gov	8
Gladys A. Robinson	715-3042	Gladys.Robinson@ncleg.gov	28
DeAndrea Salvador	733-5655	DeAndrea.Salvador@ncleg.gov	39
Norman W. Sanderson	733-5706	Norman.Sanderson@ncleg.gov	2
Benton G. Sawrey	715-3040	Benton.Sawrey@ncleg.gov	10
Vickie Sawyer	715-3038	Vickie.Sawyer@ncleg.gov	37
Eddie D. Settle	733-5742	Eddie.Settle@ncleg.gov	36
Kandie D. Smith	715-8363	Kandie.Smith@ncleg.gov	5
Caleb Theodros	715-3050	Caleb.Theodros@ncleg.gov	41
Joyce Waddell	733-5650	Joyce.Waddell@ncleg.gov	40

In the event that the bill passes the Senate, it will move to the House committee: Agriculture and Environment. We are setting meetings with as many members of this committee as will speak with us. Please contact all of the members of this committee as well.

Members of the House committee: Agriculture and Environment

Agriculture and Environment House Standing Committee - North Carolina General Assembly

UPDATE 5/8/25: Senate Bill 639 has made it out of committee with the new language banning raw milk for pets. It now goes to the Senate for a vote sometime next week- we don't currently have a date- most likely Wednesday. Please contact your senators as soon as possible!

We have created a FB group to come together as a community for discussion and updates from others that may have more information than us. Join us here: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1T8DA7oCsR/

We have also created a petition- PLEASE SIGN ASAP!

https://chng.it/qFggK5q8Wj

UPDATE 5/6/25: Urgent Action Needed!

Senate Bill 639 was changed in committee today. Under the new language of the bill, if passed, it would become ILLEGAL to sell raw milk for PETS in NC. The raw milk for pets that Unleashed, the Dog & Cat Store sells both from a local farm, and from many national pet food companies that sell their raw milk to pet stores across the nation, would be banned here in NC. PLEASE contact your legislators TODAY and ask them not to make raw milk for pets illegal in North Carolina.

UPDATE: This bill goes to the Finance committee on Wednesday, 5/7, so we need IMMEDIATE ACTION!

Email your legislators in the Senate and the House- if this passes the Senate, it will go to the House soon. If you prefer, here is a form with some pre-filled info that you can just enter your info into for a quick and easy way to email them. This form is not just about raw milk for pets, so you would want to add that in the message. Originally the bill was not about pets, that was added 5/6, so please mention your pets in the message.

Let North Carolina Choose: Stop the Raw Milk Ban - STAND FOR HEALTH FREEDOM

To thank you for speaking up for the pets of NC, we will randomly select one pet to receive 1 YEAR of Pet Milk, if we can. See below:

🐾Raise your paw if your pet has ever been helped by raw milk or kefir for pets? Has raw milk helped your pet with digestive issues, hydration, boosting key nutrients or something else? Or does your pet love it as a treat? Or maybe your pet hasn't tried it yet, but you would like to be able to someday...

Share with us and be entered to win a ONE YEAR SUPPLY OF RAW MILK FOR PETS!

🐮 Share your testimonials!

🐐 Share pictures of the pets that raw milk has benefitted!

⚖ Share a screenshot or just let us know that you contacted your legislator- even if your pet hasn't tried raw milk yet!

🐶🐱 One entry for each picture and each testimonial shared, plus each legislator contacted!

Share in the comments on this blog, on Facebook, and/or on Instagram!

We will randomly select one lucky pet to win a year supply of raw pet milk, IF we still can…

Why IF? It has come to our attention that there has been an amendment to a Farm bill in the NC Senate that will eliminate our ability to sell raw milk for pets: Senate Bill 639.

If you believe raw milk should remain available for pets and improve the lives of those animals that benefit from it, please share your stories and contact your legislators and let them know.

Find your Legislator here: https://www.ncleg.gov/FindYourLegislators

If you live near one of our stores, here are a few quick links for you:

Unleashed Lake Boone, Stonehenge, and Crabtree Valley Mall (District 16):

Gale Adcock: Gale.Adcock@ncleg.gov

Unleashed at Cary (District 13):

Lisa Grafstein: Lisa.Grafstein@ncleg.gov

Unleashed Durham- Parkway Plaza and Downtown (District 22):

Sophia Chitlik: Sophia.Chitlik@ncleg.gov

Unleashed Streets at Southpoint (District 20):

Natalie S. Murdock: Natalie.Murdock@ncleg.gov

Unleashed Wilmington (District 7):

Michael V. Lee : Michael.Lee@ncleg.gov