Tuesday, July 07, 2020

Animal welfare legislation
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee has released its Agriculture Appropriations package scheduled for votes by Committees this week. The package includes $3 million in funding for the Pet and Women Safety (PAWS) Act that animal protection groups have worked to successfully get signed into law and $2 million in funding for enforcement of the Horse Protection Act (HPA). The amount represents a doubling in funding for enforcement of the law against horse soring. The bill also maintains the current ban on horse slaughter in the United States. Animal welfare groups have pushed enhanced spending to enforce federal anti-cruelty laws. The organizations are also pushing for enhanced enforcement at the USDA's Office of Inspector General of all forms of animal fighting in the U.S. The groups are also seeking to create an Animal Cruelty Crimes section at the U.S. Dept. of Justice, to ensure enforcement of all federal anti-cruelty laws.


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