PETITION: The Pet Safety and Protection Act, H.R. 2256

The Issue

Dogs and cats are close to the hearts of the American people like family. No companion animal deserves to be used for experiments. Both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Institutes of Health have stated that random source dogs are not necessary for scientific research.

I am writing to ask that you co-sponsor H.R. 2256, the Pet Safety and Protection Act, which is currently being considered in the House of Representatives. This bill would make it illegal for research facilities to purchase dogs and cats from class B "random source" dealers such as Craigslist and other "free to good home" ads, and people STEALING pets from owners.

No one would want to learn that his or her beloved companion was used in painful experiments

Sincerely,

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Louis TerrancePetition Starter"And can it be that in a world so full and busy, the loss of one weak creature makes a void in any heart so wide and deep that nothing but the width and depth of eternity can fill it up.." Charles Dickens. "I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being."--Abraham Lincoln "The greatness of a nation, and its moral progress is measured by the way its animals are treated" - Ghandi “The soul is the same in all living creatures, although the body of each is different.”--Hippocrates
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The Issue

Dogs and cats are close to the hearts of the American people like family. No companion animal deserves to be used for experiments. Both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Institutes of Health have stated that random source dogs are not necessary for scientific research.

I am writing to ask that you co-sponsor H.R. 2256, the Pet Safety and Protection Act, which is currently being considered in the House of Representatives. This bill would make it illegal for research facilities to purchase dogs and cats from class B "random source" dealers such as Craigslist and other "free to good home" ads, and people STEALING pets from owners.

No one would want to learn that his or her beloved companion was used in painful experiments

Sincerely,

avatar of the starter
Louis TerrancePetition Starter"And can it be that in a world so full and busy, the loss of one weak creature makes a void in any heart so wide and deep that nothing but the width and depth of eternity can fill it up.." Charles Dickens. "I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being."--Abraham Lincoln "The greatness of a nation, and its moral progress is measured by the way its animals are treated" - Ghandi “The soul is the same in all living creatures, although the body of each is different.”--Hippocrates
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Petition created on March 20, 2012