Persuasive Essay On Animal Welfare
The Animal Welfare Accountability and Transparency Act was introduced on March 2nd, less than a month after the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service removed animal welfare archives from nine thousand research labs, dog breeders and other facilities. This includes records from government programs such as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration that require tests on dogs and rats. They also include pet store chains, zoos, and aquariums. These records describe in detail the quality of animal care in facilities structured by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) and Horse Protection Act (HPA). Most of this information has been refurbished because of lawsuits from animal welfare organizations, but tens of
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A lack of transparency about this would damage public trust and enforcement of animal welfare laws. I support your bill due to the fact that it cares for clarity and accessible records from the USDA, an organization that claims to support animals. The documents that they are trying to hide are the same documents that many animal protection organizations use to expose abuse. With your bill in place, many animals will gain protection and AWA and HPA violators will not be able to take advantage of certain tax benefits for five years. Your bill ensures that American taxpayers won’t fund and sponsor animal cruelty in any way, shape, or form. It is so important that members of the public remain informed on animal welfare enforcement and S. 503 will help with that.
Mr. Wyden, with you being a ranking member of the Committee on Finance, I know it is your job to concern yourself with issues relating to taxation and other numerous revenue measures. I like how this bill will potentially provide the use of an alternate reduction system for taxpayers disrupting the rules set under the AWA and the HPA. S. 503 supports honest animal welfare. I hope that the Committee on Finance will consider this bill and possibly send it on to the House and Senate to become a law in the future. We should have access to the inspection reports for the institutions and labs that work with animals. With your help, the key to ending animal cruelty will be found once all of the facts are out
A lack of transparency about this would damage public trust and enforcement of animal welfare laws. I support your bill due to the fact that it cares for clarity and accessible records from the USDA, an organization that claims to support animals. The documents that they are trying to hide are the same documents that many animal protection organizations use to expose abuse. With your bill in place, many animals will gain protection and AWA and HPA violators will not be able to take advantage of certain tax benefits for five years. Your bill ensures that American taxpayers won’t fund and sponsor animal cruelty in any way, shape, or form. It is so important that members of the public remain informed on animal welfare enforcement and S. 503 will help with that.
Mr. Wyden, with you being a ranking member of the Committee on Finance, I know it is your job to concern yourself with issues relating to taxation and other numerous revenue measures. I like how this bill will potentially provide the use of an alternate reduction system for taxpayers disrupting the rules set under the AWA and the HPA. S. 503 supports honest animal welfare. I hope that the Committee on Finance will consider this bill and possibly send it on to the House and Senate to become a law in the future. We should have access to the inspection reports for the institutions and labs that work with animals. With your help, the key to ending animal cruelty will be found once all of the facts are out