Important Legislative Initiatives Advanced by AWI-Working for the Passage of Animal Welfare Laws Since 1951
1958
The first federalHumane Methods of Slaughter Act（P.L.85-765）is signed into law by President Dwight D.Eisenhower on August27.The Act requires all packers selling to the US government to provide anesthetization or instant stunning by mechanical or electrical means prior to the killing of cattle，calves，horses，mules，sheep，swine and other livestock， except in the case of kosher slaughter.The law covers80percent of the livestock slaughtered（see1978amendments）。
1959
On September8，theWild Horse Annie Act（P.L.86-234），having been approved by the US Congress unanimously，is signed into law.The Act prohibits the poisoning of wild horse and burro waterholes，as well as the use of motorized vehicles to round the horses up for sale to slaughterhouses。
1966
On August24，theLaboratory Animal Welfare Act（P.L.89-544）is signed into law.The Act sets minimum standards of care and housing for dogs，cats，primates，rabbits，hamsters and guinea pigs in the premises of animal dealers and laboratories，and it requires identification of dogs and cats to prevent theft.Dealers must be licensed and laboraties be registered ed（see197019761985and1990for broadening and strengthening of the law）。
On October 15，theEndangered Species Preservation Act（P.L.89-669）is signed into law.The Act provides for the listing of native threatened and endangered species by the Secretary of the Interior（additional protection for endangered species is granted with the enactment of the Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1969 and the Endangered Species Act of 1973）。
1970
On December9theHorse Protection Act（P.L.91-540）is signed into law.The Act prohibits soring Tennessee Walking Horses for show purposes（see1976for amendments）。
On December24，the US Congress amends theLaboratory Animal Welfare Act（P.L.91-579）单击功能区上，renamed the Animal Welfare Act，extending protection to all warm-blooded animals in laboratories and the wholesale pet and exhibition trades。
Note:The US Department of Agriculture（USDA）does not include protections for rats，mice and birds under its regulation.A2000federal court ruling mandated they do so.However，in2002，before the USDA finalized new regulations，Senator Jessie Helms（R-NC）inserted a rider on a spending bill at the behest of the National Association for Biomedical Research to specificaly exclude thespecies，denying95percent of research animals basic protections。
1971
美国Congress passes回收，回收asking the Secretary of State to call for a10-year international moratorium on commercial whaling。
Anew lawprovides a criminal penalty for shooting animals，including birds from aircraft。
上December15，President Richard Nixon signed theWild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act into law（P.L.92-195）.The Act is intended to protect，manage and control wild horses and burros。
Note:While the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act aims to protect these animals，it was undermined when Senator Conrad Burns（R-MT）attached a controversial rider to the massiveOmnibus Appropriations bill in 2004，eliminating the prohibition on killing wild horses.AWI is pushing to restore the Act（see200520062007 for legislation aimed atre-establishing these wild horse protections）。
1972
美国delegation to theStockholm Conference on the Human Environmentproposes a moratorium on commercial whaling，based on the adoption of the 1971resolutions；it passes with no opposition。
On October 21，theMarine Mammal Protection Act（P.L.92-522）is signed into law.The Act prohibits killing，taking or harassing any marine mammal without a permit and bans the importation of any part or product of a nursing marine mammal，or his or her mother.It sets the goal of zero mortality or serious injury rate fordolphins caught incidental to tupurna seining（see1976and1992 for extension of the law’s jurisdiction）。
Resolutions calling for international protection of polar bears（H.J.Res.1268）pass in the US Congress。
A new连接，连接gives the Department of the Interior power to enforce the 1971law providing a criminal penalty for shooting at animals from aircraft。
Representatives passes a prohibition on poisoning predators on public lands（H.R.13152）；it does not progress to the US Senate。
1973
The Endangered Species Act（P.L.93-522）is adopted to enhance USaction to defend endangered species.Endangered species protection is broadendend and strengthened by bringing the United States into conformity with theConvention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora（CITES）。The convention，a3-week event，concludes in Washington，D.C.with over80participating countries。
Hearings against the poisoning of predators on public lands are held in both the US House of Representatives and the US Senate。
1974
美国Congress approves abillthat includes authorization of funds for research on methods of animal birth control，but the president vetoes it。
Nine days of hearings on legislation to regulate air shipment of animals take place。
有效轨道against the poisoning of predators continue；PresidentNixon’s Executive Orderbanning predator poisoning on public lands is threatened。
1975
President Gerald Ford modifies the执行订单on predator poisoning to provide for the experimental use of cyanide with the aim of developing a cyanide collar for sheep to ensure only predators attacking sheep are killed。
On November17and18，Representative Robert Leggett（D-CA）holds the first ever hearings on legislation to restrict the cruel steel jaw leghold trap（H.R.66）in the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries。
US House of Representatives Committee holds a hearing on a bill to invoke economic sanctions against whalers。
1976
美国Congress passes an amendment to broaden theAnimal Welfare Act（P.L.94-279）单击功能区上，签名的into law on April 22，to：
（1）regulate carriers，intermediate handlers and animal brokers，requiring adherence to humane standards；
（2）specify that all dogs-including dogs for hunting，security or breeding purposes—be protected；
（3）Prohibit Collect on Delivery（COD）transportation of animals，unless the shipper guarantees payment of the round-trip fare and costs for care of the animals not claimed at destination.Additionally，animals cannot be transported at an age less than permitted by the Secretary of Agriculture，and dealers，exhibitors， 铁路运输总成和运输总成；
（4）extend the Secretary’s investigative authority to intermediate handlers and carriers，和authorize a civil penalty of up to$1000 for each violation of the humane standards；
（5）impose a uniform civil penalty of up to$1000 on all persons regulated under the statute，and eliminate the requirement that the Secretary issue a cease-and-desist order before imposing a civil penalty on research facilities；
（6）make ita crime punishable by fine and imprisonment to knowingly sponsor，participate in，transport in interstate commerce or use the mail to promote fights between dogs，other mammals or cocks，except where state law permits this；
（7）require all government agencies—including the Army，Air Force and National Institutes of Health—using laboratory animals to show they fully comply with the Act。
上一级13，President Gerald Ford signs into law an amendment（P.L.94-360）to the Horse Protection Act of 1970，increasing civil fines and raising criminal penalties.Other sections provide authority for the USDA to seizeillegal equipment as evidence for trial；detain a horse for 24hours for further examination；subpoena non-government witnesses in civil cases；and give penalties for assaulting，intimiding or interfering with，ragent， and for knowingly making false reports or entering a horse in a show under a false name.The amendment includes authorization for a funding increase。
On August14，theTule Elk Preservation Act（P.L.94-389）is signed into law.The Act provides protection for a species found only in parts of California。
美国Congress amends theMarine Mammal Protection Act of 1972to increase its coverage from12to200miles，consistent with the new200-mile-limit law extending US jurisdiction。
1978
美国Senate amends theAgriculture Appropriations billto authorize use of funds for research on animal birth control，but the USDA fails to make use of the funds。
Slaughter Act of Humane Methodsis expanded by an amendment requiring that livestock（poultry are specifically excluded）imported into the United States for meat be slaughtered humanely。Foreign packers exporting to this country must meet standards equal to those required of USpackers.USDA inspectors are empoweld to stop the slaughtering line on the spot if they observe any cruelty.Slaughter may not recommence until deficiencies，whether of equipment or of abuses by personnel，areect。
Note:Although the US Congress has never repealed the humane slaughter laws of 1958 and 1978，the laws are blatantly disregarded.The large-scale plants move animals so rapidly through the slaughter lines that it is imat is impossible to stun and kill them humanely.Animals may be dismemmbered scale and scaliol， their cries echoing through the plants.Succumbing to industry pressure，the USDA is failing to enforce the law as mandated by the US Congress。
1979
美国Congress passes thePackwood-Magnuson Amendment to the International Fishery Conservation and Management Actto provide important protection for whales and other sea creatures.The amendment cuts a nation’s fish allocation by 50percent，upon certification by the Secretary of Commerce that a nation has not lived up the Act.Alllocations would be stopped in a year if such nation persists in its violation， providing incentive for whaling nations to adhere to the International Whaling Commission rulings。
Terrestrial and marine animals are included in the embargo sanctions of thePelly Amendment to the 1967 Fisherman’s Protective Act.The new amendment covers all threatened or endangered species，enabling the president to embargo all products from any nation diminishing the effectiveness of an international wildlife conservation agement。
Representatives passes the US House ofElephant Protection Act（H.R.4685）。
1980
Representatives passes amendments to the US House of Representatives passes amendments to theLacey Actto make this statute enforceable and increase penalties for willful importation of wildlife obtained illegally in aforeign country or transported illegally across state lines，but the objection of individual Senators prevents their enactment。
Hearings on an International Wildlife Protection Bill introduced as an amendment to the Elephant Protection Act take place；despite support from every organization except the ivory dealers’lobby，the bill is blocked.The Elephant Protection Act dies without action by the US Senate。
1981
Representatives Subcommittee on Science，Research and Technology of the Committee on Science and Technology on seven bills on the regulation of animal experiments and/or alternatives to the use of animals。
美国Congress strengthens provisions of theLacey Actsubstantially.Each violation now carries penalties of a maximum fine of$20000and/or five years imprisonment。
The Endangered Species Actis reauthorized by the US Congress after a vigorous battle with special interest groups who tried unsuccessfully，for the most part，to weaken it。
1982
TheMarine Mammal Protection Actis reauthorized。
1983
美国Senate Committee on Agriculture，Nutrition and Forestry holds hearings，chaired bySenator Robert Dole（R-KS），on the Improved Standards for Laboratory Animals Act。
1984
Representatives Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations，Research and Foreign Agriculture holds hearings，chaired by Representative George Brown（D-CA），on the Improved Standards for Laboratory Animals Act。
Chair Henry Waxman（D-CA）of the US House of Representatives Subcommittee on Health and the Environment of the Committee on Energy and Commerce holds a hearing on a bill to end the use of steel jaw leghold traps in the United States and abroad。
1985
On December 23，theLaboratory Animals Actincluded as an amendment to theFARM Bill（H.R.2100/P.L.99-198）.The Act is an amendment to theAnimal Welfare Act单击功能区上，intended to minimize laboratory animal pain and distress.It establishes an information service in the National Agricultural Library in cooperation with the National Library of Medicine to provide data on alternatives to laboratory animals，help prevent unintended duplication of experiments and tests， and to supply information to institutions for training scientists and other personnel in humane practices，as required by the new law。
Each registered research facility must appoint an institutional animal committee，including aveterinarian and unaffiliated person， to represent the general community interest in the proper care and treatment of animals.The committee must inspect the animal laboratories twice a year and report deficiencies to the institution for correction.If not corrected promptly，the USDA must be notified for enfor cement action， and any funding agency involved must be informed fora decision on whether the grant should be suspended or revoked。
Furthermore，investigators are required to consider alternatives and to consult with a veterinarian before beginning any experiment that could cause pain.They must adhere to standards setby the Secretary of Agriculture for pre-and post-surgical care，the use of pain relieveng drugs or euthanasia， against the use of paralytics without anesthesia and the unnecessary use of the same animal for more than one major operation.Exceptions to the standards may be made only when specified by aresearch protocol and an explanation is given for any deviations Fines for violations rise from$1000 to$2500 and from$500 to$1500。
1990
On November28，thePet Theft Actincluded as an amendment to theFARM Bill（S.2830/P.L.101-624）.The Act is an amendment to theAnimal Welfare Act单击功能区上，requiring pounds to hold dogs and cats for five days before releasing them to dealers.The amended Act also allows the USDA to seek injunctions against any licensed facility found dealing in stolen animals or placing the health of any animal in serious danger in violation of the Animal Welfare Act。
On the same day，provisions of theDolphin Protection Consumer Information Act（H.R.2926）信号灯，信号灯（P.L.101-627）.They set standards for labeling canned tuna，ensuring“dolphin-safe”only applies to tuna caught using methods that are not harmful to dolphins。
Regulations for the Improved Standards for Laboratory Animals Act are finalized.However，AWI’s legislative division and the Animal Legal Defense Fund have to go to court because the US Congressional mandate for a“physical environment adequate to promote the psychological well-being of nonhuman primates”and for exercise for laboratory dogs is not met。美国District Court Judge Charles Richey rules in favor of animal welfare，but the Government and the National Association for Biomedical Research appeal his decision，and ultimately，it is reversed。
1992
On October 23，theWild Bird Conservation Act（H.R.5013）信号灯，信号灯P.L.102-440）。The Act bans the import of the 10bird species whose survival is most threatened by capture for the commercial pet trade.It requires that，after one year，importation of all species of birds listed by CITES be prohibited， unless the species is specifically exempted.The Secretary of the Interior is directed to enforce the conservation and humane treatment standards of CITES，saving hundreds of thousands of exotic birds from terrible suffering and death。
On October 26，the International Dolphin Conservation Act（H.R.5419）is signed into law（P.L.102-523）。The Act institutes aglobal moratorium on tuna fishing that kills dolphins，beginning March1194.It imposes strict，nondiscretionary embargoes and sanctions against countries failing to abide by the global moratorium，and it establishes the United States as dolphin-safe zone June 1，Achibits the 1994， purchase and transport of tuna and tuna products that are not dolphin-safe and provides$3million a year for research on fishing techniques that do not kill dolphins。
On November2，the Driftnet Fishery Conservation Act（H.R.2152）is signed into law（P.L.102-582）。The Act provides the United States with sanctions to enforce the driftnet ban agreed by the United Nations that went into effect on December311992， and their vessels are denied US port privileges。
Note:A1997amendment weakened the definition of dolphin-safe and ended embargoes against non-abiding countries.As aco-plaintiff with the Earth Island Institute and other groups， AWI won a lawsuit against the Secretary of Commerce in 1999over the weakening of the dolphin-safe label.A further suit was filed in 2002after the Secretary of Commerce deemed that Eastern tropical pacific tuna that was erroneously labeled asdolphin-safe was permitted to be sold the United.States， AWI and other plaintiffs finally prevailed in 2007，and the dolphin-safe label remains truly dolphin-safe。
1996
The US House of Representatives Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock，Dairy and Poultry holds a hearing（H.Rpt。104-37）on the AWI-supportedPet Safety and Protection Act（H.R.3398）.The Pet Protection Act is also considered。
1999
（左、右、右、右、右、右、右、右、右、右）H.R.1887）was signed into law（P.L.106-152）on December9。These videos，which sell for as much as$100each worldwide，inexplicably appeal to some foot fetishists who want to see animals such as hamsters，guinea pigs，cats，dogs or monkeys tortured and then stomped to death by women，usually in high-heeled shoes。
2000
On October 19，the US Congress passes theGreat Ape Conservation Act（H.R.3420）.The law（P.L.106-411）establishes a$5 million conservation fund to assist in global projects to conserve great ape populations including gorillas，orangutans，bonobos，chimpanzees and gibbons。
On October 25，the US Senate passes theBear保护Act（S.1109）by unanimous consent；the bill eliminates the incentive to kill bears for their gallbladders by making it illegal to sell，import or export the internal organs of a bear，as well as products containing bear parts.The US House of Representatives does not act on the bill。
美国Congress passes legislation requiring the immediate termination of Defense practice of euthanizing military working dogs at the end of their useful working life and facilitates the adoption of the dogs（H.R.5314）。The Act is signed into law（P.L.106-446）on November6。
On December6，the US Congress passes theChimpanzee Health Improvement，Maintenance and Protection Act（H.R.3514）by unanimous consent.The law（P.L.106-551）provides a national sanctary system for chimpanzees no longer used in experimentation（see2008for strengthening amendment）。
美国Congress passes the Shark Finning Prohibition ActH.R.5461）by unanimous consent。信号灯，信号灯P.L.106-557）on December21，the Act amends the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to make it unlawful to：（1）remove any of the fins of a shark，including the tail，and discard the carcass of the shark at sea；（2）have control or possession of such afin aboard a fishing vessel without the corresponding carcass；or（3）land such a fin without the corresponding carcass。
2002
The2002 Farm Bill （P.L.107-171）includes a resolution dictating that the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958 should be fully enforced，preventing the needless suffering of animals.It further calls on the Secretary of Agriculture to track violations of the Act and“report the results and relevant trends annually to the US Congress.”
The Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act，the African Elephant Conservation Act，and the Asian Elephant Conservation Act are all reauthorized。
2003
一个November19and24，the US House of Representatives and the US Senate respectively pass theCaptive Wildlife Safety Act（H.R.1006）unanimously.The Act，signed into law（P.L.108-191）on December19，prohibits the interstate transport of exotic big cats for private ownership as pets.Keeping these animals poses a serious risk to people，their companion dogs and cats，and the wild animals themselves。
2005
On May19，by avote of 259 to 149，the US House of Representatives passes an amendment to the 2006 Interior Appropriations bill that prohibits taxpayer funds from being used to commercially sell or slaughter federally protected wild horses and burros for one fiscal year.In addition，a bill（H.R.297）was introduced by Representative Nick Rahall（D-WV）to permanently restore the protections removed from the 1971 Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act。Both actions are taken to undo arider to the 2004 Omnibus Appropriations bill by Senator Conrad Burns（R-MT）that removed a prohibition on the commercial exploitation of wild horses and burros（see2006and2007for further actions）。
On October 26，the US Congress passes an连接，连接2006 Agriculture Appropriations bill to stop the use of taxpayer dollars to fund horse slaughterhouse inspections as required by law， effectively banning horse slaughter for one fiscal year.President George W.Bush signed this bill into law on November11.The amendment stays in effect for an extra year because a2007Agriculture Appropriations bill is not adopted（see2007for similar provision）。
Note:Immediately upon the enactment of the 2006 Agriculture Appropriations bill，the USDA provided slaughterhouse operators with means to bypass the law by reimbursing the USDA for providing inspectors.AWI along with other humane organizations and individuals冷的、热的、热的、热的and the US District Court for the District of Columbia sided with the plaintiffs。
2006
Representatives passes by unanimous consent an连接，连接to the 2007 Interior Appropriations bill that prohibits taxpayer funds from being used to sell or slaughter America’s wild horses.Legislation by Representative Rahall to permanently restore protections to the Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act dies when Congress adjourns without acting。
Representatives passes，On September7，the US House of Representatives passesH.R.503，the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act，by a margin of263to146.The US Senate fails to act on the measure before the end of the 110th US Congress。
2007年
美国Senate Commerce，Science and Transportation Committee holds a mark-up forS.311单击功能区上，the American Horse Slaughter Prevention Act，voting15to7in favor of sending the bill to be considered before the full US Senate。
Representatives，On April26，the US House of Representativesvotes277to137in support ofH.R.249单击功能区上，legislation to permanently restore protections to the 1971 Wild Free Roaming Horses and Burros Act（see2005）。
On July27，the US House of Representatives passes the2007 FARM Bill（H.R.6124），which includes language sponsored by Representatives Steve Israel（D-NY）and Michael Doyle（D-PA）to prevent Class B dealers and unlicensed individuals from selling dogs and cats to laboratories，as well as the sale of stray animals for this purpose.The US Senate version includes ambiguous language not supported by AWI；the final version of the FARM Bill passed by the US Congress removes thePet Safety and Protection Actand inserts language calling for a“study”of the issue。
在August22，the US Congress again passes an连接，连接to the 2008Agriculture Appropriations bill to stop the use of taxpayer dollars to fund horse slaughterhouse inspection，effectively banning horse slaughter for one fiscal year。
19，the美国Congress passes a billS.1916）到公共健康服务Act，modifying the program regarding the sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees by terminating the authority for the removal of chimpanzees from the system for research purposes.The Act is signed into law（P.L.110-170）on December26。
2008年
On June 10，the House Natural Resources Committee，Subcommittee on Fisheries，Wildlife and Oceans，led by Subcommittee Chair Madeleine Bordallo（D-GU），holds an oversight hearing on the 60 th annual International Whaling Commission（IWC）meeting in Santiago，Chile from June23to June272008。
Representatives Natural Resources Committee votes in favor of the On June 11，the US House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee votes inShark Conservation Act of 2008（H.R.5741）.Introduced by Subcommittee Chair Bordallo，the measure includes improvements to the Shark Finning Prohibition Act，which was signed into law in 2000.An additional amendment is adopted by the Committee to require that all sharks be landed with their fins naturally attached.The Bill passes the House on July8。
Representatives unanimously passes，On June18，the House of Representatives unanimously passesH.Con.Res.350单击功能区上，a resolution calling on the US delegation to the International Whaling Commission to resume its leadership role and defend the ban on commercial whaling。
Note:Just days after the hearing and the passage of the resolution，the US delegation to the International Whaling Commission，led by William Hogarth，also chair of the Commission，disregarded the resolution and voted in favor of additional whales to be killed by Greenland natives， despite a failure to document a subsistence need.Hogarth also initiated the formation of aworking group to decide the future of the body through closed-door meetings involving a compromise to appease all member nations，which must include a resumption of some measure of commercial whaling to satisfy the pro-tritunes， the US delegation also supported this pro-whaling initiative。
2009年
TheShark Conservation Actwas introduced in January2009 by Representative Madeleine Bordallo（D-GU）in the House of Representatives and Senator John Kerry（D-MA）in the Senate in April.The long-awaited bill was approved by chambers by unanimous consent on the last days of the 111第三Congress in December2010.President Obama signed the bill into law（P.L.110-170）on January5，2011。
The bill represents a giant step forward for shark conservation as it strengthens the US ban on shark finning，the practice by which living sharks’fins are sliced off and their mutilated bodies thrown back into the ocean，where the sharks endure long，painful deaths.Shark finning kills an estimated73 million sharks each year，driven by the demand for shark fin soup。
2000，President Bill Clinton signed theShark Finning Prohibition Act（H.R.3535）内部公共浴室（P.L.106-557）making it unlawful to possess a shark fin in USwaters without a corresponding carcass。Loopholes in the ban，however，prevented effective enforcement，and finning continued.As a countermeasure，the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued regulations in 2008mandating that shat sharks must be landed with fins attached in the Atlantic，Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico，but not the Pacific。
2010
The Supreme Court handed avictoryto animal abusers on April20,2010when it overturned the federal law prohibiting the creation，sale，and possession of depictions of animal cruelty for commercial purposes。
Crush videos show women in stilettos，oreven their bare feet，literally crushing，stomping on，orimpaling small，helpless animals to satisfy sadistic viewers with a bizarre sexual fetish。
On December9200，President Obama signed theAnimal Crush Video Prohibition Act（H.R.5566）into law（P.L.111-294），thus reestablishing the ban on the production，distribution or sale of videos depicting animal cruelty。
Ongoing
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