Stop Repeat Offenders from Abusing Animals (Take Action)

[Tell your legislators to support the Better CARE for Animals Act!]( [Human Society Legislative Fund]( [Beagle in the cage]( [ADD YOUR VOICE: Help Stop Serial Animal Abusers!]( [Take Action]( Friend, New legislation was just introduced in Congress that will make it easier to prosecute animal abusers! [Your voice is needed right now to help the Better Collaboration, Accountability, and Regulatory Enforcement (CARE) for Animals Act become law.]( The Animal Welfare Act is meant to protect animals in facilities regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture like puppy mills, roadside zoos, or laboratories. Yet repeat offenders who continue to violate basic standards of animal care in these facilities face little to no consequences. As a result, countless animals are suffering. Many violations are egregious—including denying veterinary care to animals who are emaciated, sick, injured, or unable to walk. Animals deserve better, and anyone who abuses an animal must be held accountable. [Tell your legislators to support the Better CARE for Animals Act!]( [Take Action]( The Better CARE for Animals Act is brand new legislation that will strengthen enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act by enabling the Department of Justice to collaborate more effectively with the USDA to hold accountable animal businesses that violate the most basic rules of humane care. It also allows the DOJ to seek stronger penalties for repeat offenders, including license revocations, civil penalties, and the use of seizure and forfeiture of animals experiencing harmful treatment. This change is long overdue. Consider that in May of 2022, the DOJ filed a lawsuit documenting dozens of animal welfare violations at a breeding facility for animals used in research. Among the many violations noted, beagles were being killed instead of given veterinary care for easily treatable conditions, and, over an eight-week period, 25 beagle puppies died from cold exposure. The company that owned the facility eventually entered a settlement agreement leading to the transfer of roughly 4,000 dogs to animal adoption organizations, but it should never have taken so long to save these dogs since USDA inspectors had documented dozens of violations at the facility in 2021 and 2022. If the DOJ had better tools to punish chronic violators, like this facility, it’s possible some of these animals could have been saved. The Better CARE for Animals Act will give DOJ better tools to enforce the Animal Welfare Act, prosecute repeat offenders, and help save suffering animals before it’s too late. [Please urge your members of Congress to support this critical bill today!]( Thank you, [Sara Amundson Signature] Sara Amundson President Humane Society Legislative Fund [Donate Now]( [Human Society Legislative Fund]( 1255 23rd Street, NW, Suite 455 | Washington, DC 20037 [Donate]( | [Contact]( | [Privacy]( | [Blog]( [HSLF Facebook Logo]( [HSLF Twitter Logo]( [HSLF Youtube Logo]( © 2023 Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF) | All Rights Reserved This message was sent to {EMAIL}. To stop ALL email from the Humane Society Legislative Fund, click [here](.