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Please Cosponsor the Humane Retirement Act (H.R. 2850)
I am a concerned constituent in your district and urge your support for H.R. 2850, 116th (Rep. Kathleen Rice), The Humane Retirement Act. I firmly believe that whenever possible dogs and cats should get a chance at a normal home life after what they have endured in testing for our products, drugs, and curiosities. If enacted into law, this important legislation would ensure that entities receiving federal funds to conduct experiments on cats and dogs would begin making reasonable efforts to find parties to adopt these animals after they are no longer being used in research. Approximately 59,000 dogs and 19,000 cats are used in biomedical experiments in the United States every year. As of this writing, eleven U.S. states have enacted post-research adoption laws that are substantially similar in spirit and intent to H.R. 2850. While we strongly support these state-level bills, U.S. Department of Agriculture data shows that over 88% of the dogs (52,321) and over 76% of cats (14,609) used in medical experiments are located in states that do not have any post-research adoption laws. As such, federal legislation is needed to ensure dogs and cats throughout the United States have the same opportunity for adoption that the 12,889 dogs and 5,235 cats located in states with post-research adoption laws currently have. Please support H.R. 2850 when it comes before you. It embodies compassion and common sense. These animals are no different than our own family companion animals and as a taxpayer who funds much of this research, I would like to see them properly cared for. This law would proudly set a new gold standard for research ethics and animal welfare. Please vote for The Humane Retirement Act. Lives are literally depending on it.
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