Posted on 07/28/2007 9:11:27 AM PDT by DancesWithCats
The Humane Society of the United States applauded a move by the U.S. House of Representatives late last night to strengthen the federal protections for pets and laboratory animals. The House accepted an amendment to the Farm Bill by Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Mike Doyle (D-Pa.) that prevents stolen pets from being sold into research, bars the use of live animals in medical device sales demonstrations and increases fines for violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act.
One provision of the legislation is a response to a recent high-profile incident earlier this year at the Cleveland Clinic, in which a staff member demonstrated a medical device on a live dog as a sales gimmick. Another provision is in response to recent investigations of "Class B" dealers who have been known to traffic in family pets for research.
"Animals in research must be treated humanely, not used frivolously, and must be not be obtained from disreputable sources," said Wayne Pacelle, HSUS president and CEO. "This action by the Congress clamps down on the few unscrupulous animal dealers who steal or procure family pets for research, and will put a stop to a demonstration procedure that the vast majority of people in the biomedical research community consider unethical."
(Excerpt) Read more at hsus.org ...
Emotionality about pets as apposed to livestock should not be encoded into law.
This also supports our efforts to underscore that humane treatment of animals is an important aspect of our culture and also that animal cruelty must be monitored and dealt with as it correlates so highly to abuse of humans.
There’s a difference between “animal rights” and “animal welfare”. These provisions sound like they are promoting “animal welfare”. They sound good to me.
Reminds me of the national anti-vivasection ads.
With what we legalized as a woman’s right to choose, I have serious doubts to the argument that a culture’s treatment of animals correlates to abuse of humans. should be the other way around.
Agreed! This is one federal law I can actually applaud.
Another dog-fighting proponent, I presume?
Mmmm animals and humans are the same.
we're all animals/humans after all.
In my experience, those who beat their dogs, cats and/or horses tend to treat their families the same way.
Yeah, any other promotion via lawmakers be damned to to the back burner for lack of concern.
What on earth is a Fabianist? Fan of Fabian? Is he still around?
A gradual approach to socialism. What we have now.
Strangely my copy also lacks the words 'farm subsidies' entirely.
I wonder if Congress is working from a different document because whatever it is they're using it sure as Hell isn't the US Constitution.
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How is humane treatment of animals “socialism” pray tell? What else would you exclude from humane treatment? Wives? Kids? The unborn?
Absolutely it should. How would you feel if you had to give your dog or cat away because of changed circumstances only to have it end up in a lab? That's how these 'Class B' dealers work - they troll newspapers looking for 'free to a good home' ads.
Laws should and do reflect society's values & our feelings toward companion animals are part of this.
Rest at ease replying to me for my Husky is spoiled rotten and loves life at my expense.
He allows me the chore to take care of human concerns and appreciates my care taking of him.
I protect him from the silly day to day political fervor insistent in promoting an agenda.
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