Indianapolis Business Journal

Indiana legislators are considering a bill would prevent local communities from banning pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits from any source other than a shelter or not-for-profit animal rescue group. Peter Blanchard reports the battle over the bill pits the Humane Society of the United States against national retailers such as Petland and Fishers-based Uncle Bill’s Pet Centers. Also in this week’s issue, John Russell has the story of a Fishers-based biotech company that’s trying to improve animal health with microbes that live inside the digestive tract. And Daniel Bradley has a preview of the 70-acre Geist Waterfront Park, opening late this month.