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Support the Federal Pet Safety and Protection Act
Action required for US residents:
https://secure2.convio.net/aspca/sit...Action&id=2157 Keep Pets Out of Labs-Support the Federal Pet Safety and Protection Act S. 714/H.R. 1280-Sale of Dogs and Cats to Research Institutions Sponsor(s): Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI); Rep. Michael Doyle (D-PA) ASPCA Position: Support Action Needed: Send a letter to your representative and senators urging them to support and cosponsor the Pet Safety and Protection Act. Class B Dealers, licensed under the federal Animal Welfare Act, collect dogs and cats from random sources and sell them to the research industry. Class B Dealers sometimes obtain their animals through illegal or unethical means, such as by responding to "free to good home" ads in newspapers, falsifying records to keep the true origins of the animals unknown, and stealing pets kept outside in yards. The Pet Safety and Protection Act, S. 714/H.R. 1280, would prohibit Class B Dealers and unlicensed individuals from selling dogs and cats to research laboratories. The only people who would be allowed to sell dogs and cats to research facilities would be dealers who have bred and raised the dog or cat, publicly owned pounds or shelters that obtained the animals from their legal owners, and persons donating a dog or cat who they have bred and raised or owned for at least one year. People who obtained dogs and cats by any other means would not be permitted to sell those dogs and cats to research laboratories, thus ensuring that stolen pets do not end up in research facilities. This bill would eliminate the incentive for "bunchers"-people who collect animals from random sources and sell them to Class B Dealers- to obtain dogs and cats through illegal or unethical means, as there would be no profit in doing so. The Pet Safety and Protection Act would provide a much-needed safety net to ensure beloved family pets are not stolen or acquired under false pretenses and sold to research laboratories. Contact your representative and senators now and urge them to support and cosponsor S. 714 and H.R. 1280! |
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