The Pet Safety and Protection Act
AKA “Buck’s Bill”
 

The Pet Safety and Protection Act would stop abuses like this.

The Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2011, H.R. 2256, introduced by Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), prohibits random-source Class B dealers from selling dogs and cats for use in research. An abuse-ridden system allows a small number of unscrupulous dealers to supply non-purpose-bred dogs and cats for use in research. So-called random source Class B dealers and their middleman cohorts, called "bunchers," acquire the dogs and cats they sell from a variety of sources. They routinely violate the Animal Welfare Act, obtain animals through fraud, deception, and outright theft (many are stolen companion animals), and falsify their records. They keep the animals in horrendous conditions. 

The USDA spends countless taxpayer dollars each year unsuccessfully trying to regulate Class B dealers and have acknowledged that they can't guarantee that dogs and cats are not being illegally acquired for use in experiments.

LCA urges everyone to call their representatives, telling them to support and co-sponsor the PSPA!

To send an email to your Representative, CLICK HERE

For more information about the Pet Safety and Protection Act CLICK HERE

Background of The Pet Safety and Protection Act - AKA "Buck's Bill"

The PSPA is also known as “Buck’s Bill.” In 2003, “Buck" was one of the many animals rescued during a raid of the nation's most notorious Class "B" dealer, C.C. Baird. Extremely ill on the day of his rescue, Buck struggled with Stage 3 heartworm disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and parasitic pneumonia. His heart was paper-thin due to the heartworm. After his rescue, he was in such bad shape that he stayed at the vet clinic for seven months. When he was well enough, he went to a foster home where he lived until he died a few months later from internal hemorrhaging. All who knew Buck fell in love with him. “Buck’s Bill” serves to honor Buck and all the dogs and cats that die due to inadequate care and abuse at the hands of Class “B” dealers.

Your Help is Needed to Pass the Buck’s Bill!

The Act has never been so close to passing as a result of the attention garnered from "Dealing Dogs" - the HBO documentary of LCA’s undercover investigation and bust of Class “B” dealer, C.C. Baird.

To help ensure the Buck's Bill, The Pet Safety & Protection Act, passes the U.S. House, please:

Contact your representative by phone, e-mail, fax and mail – URGE them to cosponsor The Pet Safety and Protection Act. Call 1-888-VOTESMART or click here for Representative contact information.

Sample letter/phone call:
Please make your calls and letters short and polite. Here is a sample:

“My name is (your name) and I’m (calling/writing) from (your city and state). As a constituent of (Representative’s name), I urge (Representative’s name) to cosponsor The Pet Safety and Protection Act (H.R. 2256). The bill calls for animal research facilities to obtain their animals legally, and not from Class “B” dealers. Class “B” dealers routinely violate the Animal Welfare Act by fraudulently obtaining animals and abusing and neglecting them. Thank you." Suggest they visit www.dealingdogs.com for further information.

Make yourself a better activist for animals!

Educate yourself about the PSPA and pet theft by visiting www.dealingdogs.com. Finally, donate to LCA here and help us continue our battle against animal cruelty!