Stop Canned Hunts

Peace Corps Online: Directory: Colombia: Special Report: Sam Farr: Sam Farr: Archived Stories: October 8, 2004: Headlines: COS - Colombia: Congress: Legislation: Environment: Yahoo News: The Fund for Animals and The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) praised Congressmen Sam Farr (D-CA), Christopher Shays (R-CT), and 20 other Representatives today for introducing H.R.5242, the Captive Mammal Protection Act of 2004 : Stop Canned Hunts

By Carole Lewis (tamqfl1-ar4-4-47-200-186.tamqfl1.dsl-verizon.net - 4.47.200.186) on Sunday, October 24, 2004 - 8:13 am: Edit Post

There is a new bill before the Senate as well. Please support this bill to stop the suffering and abuse of canned hunts. PROHIBITION- Whoever, in or substantially affecting interstate or foreign commerce, knowingly transfers, transports, or possesses a confined exotic animal, for the purposes of allowing the killing or injuring of that animal for entertainment or for the collection of a trophy, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
Please contact your Senator and ask them to support this bill S.2731 called the Captive Exotic Animal Protection Act.All Senators may be reached at U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 http://www.bigcatrescue.org/support_legislation.htm#CaptiveMammalSafetyAct


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