Lawmaker John Campbell joins animal protection caucus
Animal welfare groups convey welcomed the naming of Representative John Campbell (R-Calif) every bit co-chairman of the Congressional Animal Protection Caucus inward the 113th Congress.
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), the Humane Society of the U.S.A. (HSUS), together with The Humane Society Legislative Fund (HSLF) said they applauded the naming of Campbell to bring together Representative Jim Moran (D-Va.) every bit the novel co-chair of the caucus.
It is a bipartisan caucus committed to raising awareness of beast welfare issues inward Congress.
The 4 national beast welfare groups hosted a welcome reception for Campbell together with the returning members of the caucus on Capitol Hill on Feb 5.
Campbell has been a fundamental advocate for beast welfare issues past times co-sponsoring legislation that would goal Equus caballus slaughter, cleft downwards on puppy mills, together with strengthen penalties against beast fighting.
“I am really pleased together with honored to convey the chance to run with of Congressman Moran inward leading this of import caucus,” Campbell said. “I hold off frontwards to the opportunities the Caucus volition convey this twelvemonth to come upwardly together inward a bipartisan fashion to highlight the beast protection needs that stay unaddressed inward this nation.”
Moran, inward welcoming Campbell, said: “From corking downwards on beast fighting to protecting threatened wildlife, the caucus spearheads efforts to properly attention for Earth’s living creatures. John has been an active fellow member of the caucus during his service inward the House, together with I hold off frontwards to working with him together with our bipartisan grouping of seventy members to advance the humane handling of all animals during the 113th Congress.”
Moran is a longtime advocate for beast protection inward Congress.
Formed inward 2009, the caucus, through non-partisan forums together with briefings, seeks to highlight of import issues affecting animals together with upcoming beast welfare legislation. It likewise tracks the progress of relevant legislation, provides members of Congress with dependable information, together with attempts to construct wide coalitions inward back upwardly of common-sense, humane beast welfare laws.
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