ANIMAL WELLNESS ACTION

Budget/Appropriations

Appropriations regarding the following issues: Trophy hunting of elephants and lions Funding for fertility control for wild horses FDA alternatives funding Animal fighting enforcement

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Agriculture

Enforcement of the Horse Protection Act; Animal Welfare Act, with a special focus on Section 26 (related to dogfighting and cockfighting), the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, FDA animal testing alternatives, and other federal agencies with enforcement or regulatory touches with animal protection. Discussions of the following bills: H.R. 1619, ADD SOY Act H.R. 1249/S. 557, Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act Discussion of the following bills not yet introduced: Horse Soring Compromise Pigs Inside Gestation Stalls Act Supporting Modern Approaches for Reliable Testing and Efficient Research (SMARTER) Act

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Animals

Enforcement of the Horse Protection Act; Animal Welfare Act, with a special focus on Section 26 (related to dogfighting and cockfighting), the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, FDA animal testing alternatives, and other federal agencies with enforcement or regulatory touches with animal protection. H.R. 726, Veterans for Mustangs Act H.R. 1624, Puppy Protection Act of 2023 Discussions of the following bills not yet introduced: Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Trafficking (FIGHT) Act MINKS Are Superspreaders Act SAFE Act (regarding horse slaughter) Lead Endangers Animals Daily Act Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act Kangaroo Protection Act Bear Poaching Elimination Act Restore Our American Mustangs Act