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The Animal Welfare Act requires that research and testing facilities and breeders meet basic standards of animal care, but because of weak enforcement, many facilities that repeatedly violate this law continue to operate without penalty. Take for instance Envigo, which ran a facility in Virginia that bred dogs to sell to laboratories that significantly violated the Animal Welfare Act multiple times over the years without consequence. Finally, the facility was shut down, but not before government inspectors found that beagles were being killed instead of receiving veterinary care for easily treatable conditions; nursing mothers were being denied food; dogs were being forced to eat food that contained maggots, mold and feces; and over an eight-week period, 25 beagle puppies died from cold exposure.
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While the Animal Welfare Act is absolutely critical for protecting over a million animals from inhumane treatment, it’s only as effective as its enforcement. That’s why the Better CARE for Animals Act is so important.
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The Better CARE for Animals Act would provide tools for better multi-agency collaboration to strengthen enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act, allowing these agencies to step in more quickly to end animal abuse and suffering and save the lives of innocent animals before it’s too late.
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Friend, we must act now. So please, can I count on you to take action? Tell Congress to support the Better CARE for Animals Act now.
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