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Call on Congress to Include Animal Welfare Improvements in 2023 Farm Bill

Dear John,

In 2023, Congress must pass a new Farm Bill, as it is required to do every five years. The Farm Bill is a massive piece of legislation covering a vast range of programs in agriculture and other sectors.

AWI is already working on the forthcoming bill to include language that will benefit animals, exclude language that will harm them, and require the US Department of Agriculture to do a far better job of enforcing the laws that are supposed to safeguard them. Regarding the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), for too long, the USDA has failed the animals ([link removed]) Congress intended to protect under its provisions. Two of AWI's priority bills would strengthen the AWA by closing loopholes and ensuring that those who don't meet the law's minimum standards of care are not allowed to persist in their failures:
* H.R. 3187, the Pet Safety and Protection Act, would amend the AWA to help it achieve one of its original goals: permanently protecting beloved pets from being sold for use in research.
* H.R. 3277, the Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act, would close loopholes in the USDA's licensing process that endanger animals and allow unscrupulous dealers and exhibitors to evade accountability.
As a constituent, you have an extraordinary opportunity to assist in this effort!

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What You Can Do

Please take the following steps to ask the House Committee on Agriculture to include H.R.3187 and H.R.3277 in the 2023 Farm Bill:
* Visit AWI's Action Center ([link removed]) to view suggested text to submit to the House Committee on Agriculture.
* Fill out and submit the House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Review form on their website.
Please be sure to share our action alert with family, friends, and co-workers, and encourage them to take action, too. As always, thank you very much for your help!

Sincerely,

Nancy Blaney
Director, Government Affairs Program

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