Important Alert! Keep Pets Safe from Medical Research: Contact Congress Today

March 31, 2008

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM)

Dear Ms. Morin, We need your help to retain two important amendments in the Farm Bill. The first amendment, the Pet Safety and Protection Act, offered by Rep. Mike Doyle and Sen. Daniel Akaka, will prevent unethical animal dealers from stealing cats and dogs to sell them to researchers. The second amendment, offered by Rep. Steve Israel, bars the use of live animals in sales demonstrations of medical devices, as well as raises fines for violations of the Animal Welfare Act. Despite having passed both the House and Senate, the Pet Safety and Protection Act may still be in jeopardy! The Act would prohibit experimentation facilities from buying dogs and cats from Class B animal dealers. Class B animal dealers, also known as “random source dealers,” often acquire animals through theft and deception and are known to sell lost and stolen cats and dogs to laboratories. As the Senate and House work out other differences between the two versions of the Farm Bill, animal experimenters are pressuring Congress to drop the pet safety provisions altogether. The Israel Amendment bars the use of live animals in sales demonstrations for the marketing of medical devices for sales purposes. The amendment was offered in response to

an incident in which a man artificially created a brain aneurysm in a dog to further his sales pitch for a medical device. This horrific procedure was repeated several times on the dog, who was later killed. The Israel amendment also raises the maximum fine for a violation of the AWA from $2,500 to $10,000. How you can help: Call your senators and representative and ask them to support the Akaka/Doyle Amendment and the Israel Amendment in the Farm Bill. Send a follow-up e-mail. Forward this e-mail to your friends and family and ask them to take action as well. Thank you so much for taking action today to help keep animals safe. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at kash. Best regards, Kyle AshGovernment Affairs Managerkash Donate NowJoin PCRM or Renew Your Membership Kyle AshGovernment Affairs Managerkash Learn more about animal experimentsHBO's Dealing Dogs Subscribe to future PCRM e-mail communications Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine5100 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Ste. 400 Washington, DC 20016 Phone: 202-686-2210E-mail: info

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