Representatives Introduce Animal Rights Legislation

[The Straight Story]

Representatives Introduce Animal Rights Legislation

Two U.S. Representatives from Southern California are sponsoring legislation that would force federal agencies to purchase meat only from sources that raised the animals free from cruelty and abuse.

Representatives Diane Watson, D-Calif., and Elton Gallegly, R-Calif., introduced the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act to set a higher standard for food purchased by the federal government. Their bill, H.R. 4733, requires that food purchased for federal programs come from animals raised with enough room to stand up, lie down, turn around and stretch their limbs.

American Farm Bureau lobbyist Mary Kay Thatcher says she doesn't think the bill will go anywhere.

"The good news is that the people who introduced it are a little bit lower ranking in the scheme of things than the people who did before," Thatcher said. "I doubt that this year you are going to see much on the Federal level that will move, I think HSUS is going to continue on the state levels."

HSUS, the Humane Society of the United States, praised the Watson-Gallegly proposal and encouraged Congress to act swiftly to pass it. The bill was referred to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and the House Agriculture Committee.

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[mitchtv]

1. as long as they're not Gay animals

eh Elton?

[onestepforward]

2. K&R

[Peregrine Took]

3. Excellent! Thanks for posting.

[tonysam]

4. Oh, my god.

Anybody who listens to the extremist HSUS, with its militant vegan agenda, should have his or her head examined.

We have so many problems in the country without crazies hijacking it.

[superduperfarleft]

5. And it shows up again.

If you think the HSUS is "extremist," then you're the nutjob, not them.

[Hell Hath No Fury]

8. HSUS' "militant vegan agenda" ---

:wow: :rofl:

Now that is someone smoking some serous shit. :crazy:

HSUS is about as "corporate" a animal rights group as there is in this country.

[superduperfarleft]

9. AND OBAMA'S A SOCIALIST MUSLIN!!!!111 n/t

:rofl:

I really should learn to just laugh at stupidity...

[Hell Hath No Fury]

10. Some stupidity is so jawdropping --

is MUST be acknowledged. Kinda like Sarah Palin talking about God keeping cheat notes on his hand. :D

[leftstreet]

6. wtf is a 'militant vegan agenda?'

[superduperfarleft]

7. Something unemployed teachers come up with in their spare time. n/t