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Legislative Alerts
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ASA
Action Alert
PAWS
Amendment Update
As often happens in
the legislative process, things change from one moment
to the next. Indications were that Senator Durbin was
moving forward with placing
Amendment 3723 into the discussion in the U.S. Senate on
the Farm Bill. In an effort to notify our membership of
this development, ASA sent out an Action Alert to our
membership. Since that time, the amendment has not
been included in the Farm Bill. However, Senator Durbin
has indicated that he will bring the legislation back in
some form at some time. The ASA Legislative Team will
keep an eye on this and will call for action if the
issue arises again.
Amendment
3723 was a concern because it is a revised PAWS bill,
with all the problems of the original bill - the
addition of third party inspectors and a new definition
of retail pet stores which would include many private
individuals selling animals to the public - whether
these animals are dogs, cats, birds, or hamsters!
Congress never intended to regulate these types of sales
under the Animal Welfare Act.
In continuing its
commitment to defending the right for aviculturists to
keep birds,
The Avicultural Society of America will monitor for any
sign that the PAWS bill is being revived. If it becomes
necessary, we will post information on how to take
action here.
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