A Major Win For the Animals!
The US Farm Bill has just been signed into law, bringing some HUGE victories for the animals!
This is thanks to the hard work of activists and organizations across the US who took a stand against animal cruelty. And YOU were a part of that voice, as hundreds of thousands of you signed LFT petitions to enact these groundbreaking amendments:
- Dog and cat meat are finally BANNED. It is now illegal across the nation to kill dogs or cats for human consumption, whereas before, an astonishing 44 states had no law protecting companion animals from slaughter.
- Dogfighting and cockfighting are now illegal in all US territories.While these barbaric bloodsports were already banned in the 50 states, they were still fully legal in territories like Puerto Rico — where cockfighting was an appallingly massive industry raking in $18 million per year.
- Animals have new protections against domestic violence. It is now a federal offense to cross state lines to harm a domestic partner’s pet, and vet bills can now be added to restitution. Federal funding will also help ensure victims’ companion animals have housing in emergency shelter situations.
Also important is what was rejected from the farm bill: the vile King Amendment, which would have stripped states’ rights to enforce their own laws against animal cruelty.
Thank you to all who spoke out and helped achieve these victories for the animals!
What’s New…
Now to work on our allies and business partners in Asia to finally banish this barbarism and improve the lives of all livestock animals in the US and around the world.
And make no mistake, it is not a DOG meat industry alone, it is a Dog AND CAT meat industry. For some damnable reason, protecting suffering, innocent cats is not deemed as important as saving dogs, That needs to stop too!
Shame on the USA that until now it has been allowed to cook & eat the cats & dogs… WHO ARE THE BARBARIANS WHO DIDN’T BAN THIS CRUEL INDUSTRY IN THE USA? Amend the LAWS to reflect the country as a civilized nation while BANNING such heinous murder of MANS BEST FRIEND.
Cat meat ??? PLEASE !!!
Wonder Wonder Wonderful
Brilliant news but dog meat needs to be banned everywhere
It’s about fucking time!!!
A big thank you and hoping this extends to our wonderful cats too????? Please ensure that this is enforced as legislation is only the first step! Those who eat this type of meat will find sources whatever the cost! If there is money to be made the black market will exist! We all need to keep watching and acting.
Dog meat is banned in the US, but what about cat meat, whose going to enforce this law? How are we going to find people killing dogs and cats and selling the meat on the market? When we go to an Asian restaurant (not me), how will people know what they’re eating? Good start, but we have a long way to go.
Yes, thank you!
To bad we have to keep comments low key. It should have never been allowed in the first place.
THANK YOU — EXCELLENT NEWS — TIME TO CHANGE OUR MIND-SET AND VALUE SYSTEM — STOP ABUSING, EXPLOITING, KILLING ANIMALS — there is NO JUSTIFICATION for such acts and crimes whatsoever — again, THANK YOU to all who are protecting our animals and giving them a second chance at a real, happy, normal life.
A MAJOR victory for those who have no voices!!!
Well at last Lady Freethinker has had a great response!!
Would like to think that my repeated emails to Trump at the WH were actually read…but I have not the arrogance for this being all about ME…LADY FREETHINKER is the MUSCLE behind this AMAZING VICTORY! A FEDERAL CRIME…PUNISHABLE BY THE FEDS, ER, THE FBI! BRAVA! Next? THE WORLD!
Thank You So Much !
HOORAY Victory for the animals!!! They should never have been in that position in the first place, however i like many other animal lovers, are so pleased the animals lives will be saved and hopefully they will find their forever homes, where they will be loved and adored bless them!!!!
At last! Good news!
I am very happy that something is being done for the animals here in the U.S. I’ll be glad when it will be worldwidel
I am gratified to see forward movement for animals’ rights. We can always use more protections for animals, but it is a start.
I didn’t even know that people in America ate animal’s betcha it’s not the Americans but immigrants. May I suggest if they want to eat animals they go back to their Country where for some dumb ass reason it’s legal!
Worldwide change happening
I’m so relieved to see that they included cats in the ban. too many people believe that dogs are the only animal that has feelings and deserves protection.
Well done!
The Chinese people always be cruel to the dogs all the times. The dogs are not foods. The dogs are real family and l8ve. It’s for dog life. Please must stop end ….
DOGS AREN’T THE ONLY ANIMAL THAT DESERVES PROTECTION!!!
CHINESE PEOPLE WILL EAT ANY “MOVING OBJECT” IF THEY CAME ACROSS. SUCH A WEIRD CULTURE.