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Concern for animal welfare resurges in the 1950s, resulting in the federal Humane Slaughter Act [10] and the Animal Welfare Act. [11] 1966-2016: Intensive animal agriculture continues to grow, with the number of land animals slaughtered for food in the U.S. growing from 2.4 billion in 1965 to 9.2 billion in 2015. [12]
The bill was first introduced in March 2017 by Republican Representative Vern Buchanan and Democratic Representative Alcee Hastings. [5] In November 2017, it passed the House Foreign Affairs Committee as part of an effort to encourage the end of the dog and cat meat trade in countries such as China, South Korea, Vietnam, and India.
In 2009, Bolivia became the first country to banish animal abuse and harm in circuses. [1] The United States of America is the only country in the world that has banned killing horses for consumption, [citation needed] and India have banned killing cows for consumption in some of its states. [citation needed]
A significant minority of members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday said they opposed a federal bill that would overturn a California animal welfare law, arguing it infringes on ...
Humane Society official advocates for proposed bill in S.C. to address "cost-of-care'' in animal cruelty cases.
The major work in this area has been conducted by Italian researcher Giovani Bearzi who identified many instances of dolphins circling, nudging, and carrying the carcasses of deceased companions.
In 2002, Title X, Subtitle D, of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act amended the Animal Welfare Act of 1966 by changing the definition of animal (Pub.L. 107–171). Section 2 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2132) was amended by changing exclusions specifically to birds, rats of the genus Rattus, and mice of the genus Mus to use in ...
The measure was self-titled the Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act. [2] The measure passed, by a vote of about 63% Yes to 37% No. [ 3 ] The proposition establishes new minimum requirements on farmers to provide more space for egg-laying hens, breeding pigs, and calves raised for veal.