AETA

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The Humane Society of the United States

UPDATE: CONGRESS PASSES ANIMAL ENTERPRISE TERRORISM ACT BUT

ANIMAL FIGHTING BILL STILL STALLED

 

 

 

Yesterday, we alerted you that the Animal Enterprise Terrorism

Act (AETA) was coming to the floor of the U.S. House of

Representatives during the " lame duck " session. We wanted to

pass on to you the unfortunate news that the House passed the

AETA by voice vote under suspension of the rules, a procedure

usually reserved for non-controversial legislation. When the

bill came up for consideration, only a handful of House members

were even back in town, and very few were on the floor of the

House when discussion ensued.

 

The Humane Society of the United States has no tolerance for

individuals and groups who resort to intimidation, harassment,

vandalism, or violence supposedly in the name of animal

advocacy, and we have spoken out repeatedly against violence in

any form. The AETA, however, goes too far and may threaten

legitimate activities -- such as boycotts, investigations, and

whistle-blowing -- of law-abiding groups and individuals, and

that's why we opposed the bill.

 

The bill was rushed through without a serious look at its flaws

due to the stubbornness of Judiciary Committee chairman Jim

Sensenbrenner. Sensenbrenner has a series of mainstream,

pro-animal welfare bills before his committee and he refuses to

advance any of them -- including bills to ban canned hunts, to

stop Internet hunting, and to upgrade penalties for illegal

dogfighting and cockfighting. The Animal Fighting Prohibition

Enforcement Act (H.R. 817) has been cosponsored by

three-quarters of the entire House (324 cosponsors), while AETA

had just a fraction of that support. Sensenbrenner and other

Republican House leaders have no excuse for their failure to

allow a fair vote on the animal fighting bill this year, and

their misplaced priorities reflect a disregard for animal

welfare concerns.

 

Please call House Majority Leader John Boehner today at

202-225-6205. Tell him that the House needs to pass a modest,

popular, animal welfare bill, and that he needs to bring the

Animal Fighting Prohibition Enforcement Act to the House floor

immediately. The Senate unanimously passed the animal fighting

bill 19 months ago, so it can be signed into law if the House

votes on it now. After you make your call, click here to send a

follow up email

to Majority Leader Boehner:

https://community.hsus.org/campaign/endanimalfighting_hulk_2/u3i35d42

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Thank you so much for your continued support and action on

behalf of animals.

 

Sincerely,

Wayne Pacelle

President & CEO, The Humane Society of the United States

 

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