Animal Protection Voters wants the voice of
New Mexican animal advocates to be heard all
the way to Washington, DC. Let your federal
Senators and Representative know how you feel
about important animal protection legislation.
Here are some of the bills under consideration
by the 108th Congress of the United States:
ACTION ALERTS &
NEWS/UPDATES
Know
the Score -- How did our
federal legislators vote on animal issues
during the first half of the 108th Congress?
Yellowstone
Buffalo Preservation Act(PDF)
Encourages non-lethal management and creates
a moratorium on killing bison in Yellowstone
National Park so that the bison can freely
roam public lands surrounding the park.
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Puppy
Protection Act (PDF)
Cracks down on chronic violators of humane
standards and prevents relentless overbreeding
by commercial dog breeders.
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American
Horse Slaughter Prevention Act
– And the last little pony went to
market? The horsemeat industry is cruel
and unusual punishment for our beloved horses.
Don’t
Feed the Bears Act –
We all know you shouldn’t feed bears,
so why is bear baiting allowed on some federal
lands?
Animal
Fighting Enforcement Act –
Help battle cockfighting and dog fighting
by strengthening animal fighting provisions
in the Animal Welfare Act.
Captive
Wildlife Safety Act –Lions,
Tigers, and Cheetahs as pets? Oh my! This
act will curb private ownership of big cats
as pets.
Downed
Animal Protection Act –
The slaughterhouse is bad enough; those
animals too sick to walk to their death
should be spared, not dragged.
Antibiotics
Overuse Act– Factory
farms pump animals full of antibiotics to
make them grow more quickly and to prevent
the diseases resulting from overcrowding.
Antifreeze
Safety Act – That green
gunk so important to your car can kill your
companion animal. This act will make it
not so tasty.
