SAMPLE LETTER-Help Ban the Sale of Dog and Cat Fur

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Help Ban the Sale of Dog and Cat Fur

 

 

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Animal lovers everywhere were shocked and outraged at the recent revelation

that dog and cat fur was being sold in the United States. After a 16-month

investigation, the Humane Society of the United States estimates that,

internationally, 2 million dogs and cats are slaughtered for their fur each

year.

 

To prevent American consumers from unknowingly purchasing dog or cat fur,

bills have been introduced into the 106th Congress. The Dog and Cat

Protection Act has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives

(H.R. 1622) and the U.S. Senate (S. 1197) to ban imports and sales in

interstate commerce of products made with cat and dog fur. Current law

exempts products valued at less than $150 from any labeling requirements.

This legislation would require labeling of fur content for all products

regardless of their price. The legislation also directs the Customs Service

to inspect goods entering the U.S. suspected of containing dog and cat fur,

and imposes penalties of up to $25,000 for each violation and up to one year

in jail, as well as authorizing seizure of suspect goods and a ban on future

sales of fur products by violators.

 

Please write your one U.S. Representative and two U.S. Senators and urge

them to support and co-sponsor the Dog and Cat Protection Act of 1999 (H.R.

1622 / S. 1197). Your letter is better in your own words, but you may use

API's sample letters as a guide.

 

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address of YOUR senators and representatives.

 

Address your letters to:

 

The Honorable [Full Name]

U.S. House of Representatives

Washington, DC 20515

 

 

The Honorable [Full Name]

U.S. Senate

Washington, DC 20510

 

H.R. 1622 Dog and Cat Protection Act of 1999

Use this sample letter when writing to your Representative

 

 

Dear Representative _______________:

 

I am writing to urge you to support H.R. 1622 to ban imports and sales in

interstate commerce of products made with dog and cat fur.

 

The Humane Society of the United States documented the trade in dog and cat

fur in a 16-month investigation. The investigators estimated that 2 million

dogs and cats are slaughtered, internationally, for their fur every year.

They also found that dog and cat fur is dyed and manipulated to resemble fur

from wild animals. Therefore, consumers may be unknowingly purchasing dog

and cat fur.

 

Americans consider dogs and cats to be members of their families and find it

appalling that these animals are being cruelly slaughtered for their fur. I

urge you to support and co-sponsor H.R. 1622 to help end the slaughter of

these 2 million dogs and cats as well as protect American consumers from

unknowingly purchasing dog and cat fur.

 

I look forward to receiving a response from you regarding this important

issue.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

S. 1197 Dog and Cat Protection Act of 1999

Use this sample letter when writing to your Senators

 

 

 

Dear Senator _______________:

 

I am writing to urge you to support S. 1197 to ban imports and sales in

interstate commerce of products made with dog and cat fur.

 

The Humane Society of the United States documented the trade in dog and cat

fur in a 16-month investigation. The investigators estimated that 2 million

dogs and cats are slaughtered, internationally, for their fur every year.

They also found that dog and cat fur is dyed and manipulated to resemble fur

from wild animals. Therefore, consumers may be unknowingly purchasing dog

and cat fur.

 

Americans consider dogs and cats to be members of their families and find it

appalling that these animals are being cruelly slaughtered for their fur. I

urge you to support and co-sponsor S. 1197 to help end the slaughter of

these 2 million dogs and cats as well as protect American consumers from

unknowingly purchasing dog and cat fur.

 

I look forward to receiving a response from you regarding this important

issue.

 

Sincerely,

 

 

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