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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 (S. 714 & H.R. 1280) was introduced in the Senate by Senator Akaka
(D-HI) and in the House by Representatives English (D-PA) and Doyle
(D-PA). When passed, the Act will amend the Animal Welfare Act to ensure
that all animals used in research are obtained legally by prohibiting USDA
licensed Class “B” Dealers (like
C.C. Baird) from supplying cats and dogs to research facilities.
Class “B” dealers are licensed to purchase and sell animals to research.
They are only supposed to obtain animals for re-sale from other “B”
dealers, pounds and shelters and from persons who have bred and raised the
animals themselves.
However, “B” dealers routinely violate the law by acquiring animals from
fraudulent sources and abusing and neglecting them. These animals are
often stolen pets, strays or animals obtained under false pretenses and
deception such as “free to good home” ads. It is virtually impossible to
know the true history of an animal acquired by a Class “B” dealer. Each
time a Class “B” dealer sells an animal to a research lab, a strong
possibility exists that it is a lost or stolen family pet.
There are only 15 random source Class “B” dog and cat dealers left that
sell animals to research facilities. Please help to get rid of these
remaining Class “B” dealers and ensure that animals purchased by research
facilities are obtained legally.
Buck’s Bill.
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This bill 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”
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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.
We urge you to do all of the following to help ensure the Act gets passed:
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Contact your two U.S.
Senators by phone, e-mail, fax and mail
– URGE them to co-sponsor The Pet
Safety and Protection Act. Call 1-888-VOTESMART or
click here for senator
contact information.
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Contact your U.S.
Representative by phone, e-mail, fax and mail
- URGE him/her to co-sponsor
the Pet Safety and Protection Act. Call 1-888-VOTESMART or
click here for
representative contact information.
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Sign our Petition
Download a
copy of LCA’s Pet Safety and Protection Act petition
HERE. Collect
signatures from residents of your state and mail the petitions back to
LCA: 8033 Sunset Blvd. #835, Los Angeles, CA 90046.
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 (Senator/Rep’s name), I urge (Senator/Rep’s
name) to co-sponsor The Pet Safety and Protection Act (S. 714/H.R. 1280).
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. It is imperative that this act be passed.
Thank you.”
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