Tell Congress to Curb Abuse at Cruel Meat Animal Research Center!

UN LAB Middleware Label: Title Ends

UN INT Intro Text w/ Responsive Image - *Important Note* You must UNLINK this shared library component before making page-specific customizations.

Update: Following reports of horrific cruelty at the taxpayer-funded U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (MARC)—including leaving animals to suffer, starve, and die—the federal budget for the 2016 fiscal year, signed into law by President Obama, requires the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to make plans to address cruelty to animals at MARC and other federal agricultural-research facilities. The government will withhold more than $57 million from the USDA until the agency certifies in writing that it has complied with the requirement.

And there is another hopeful development: Bipartisan legislation, dubbed the Animal Welfare in Agricultural Research Endeavors (AWARE) Act (H.R. 746/S. 388), has been introduced in the House of Representatives and the Senate. The AWARE Act would amend the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) to include farmed animals used for agricultural experiments at federal facilities. Currently, farmed animals are exempt from the minimal protections offered under the AWA. We hope that the AWA will be expanded to include all farmed animals used in experiments—not just those in federal laboratories.

Please speak up for animals who face suffering and death in cruel experiments designed to increase the meat industry's profits. Please contact your legislators and politely urge them to support the AWARE Act.

View Message +

Message to {contact_data~firstName} {contact_data~lastName}:

I was shocked to learn that the U.S. Department of Agriculture is using taxpayer money to fund cruel and indefensible experiments on animals--including sheep, pigs, and cows--through the Meat Animal Research Center. The cruelty documented by The New York Times demonstrates that the meat industry ignores the fact that animals are sentient beings and manipulates their bodies in horrific ways, all in an attempt to increase profits.

In light of such abuse, I hope Congress will seek to curb some of the most egregious cruelty at this facility by passing the Animal Welfare in Agricultural Research Endeavors Act (H.R. 746/ S. 388).  With such evident abuse in research facilities, it's imperative that farmed animals in federal laboratories be given--at the very least--the minimal safeguards offered by the Animal Welfare Act.

Sincerely,
{user_data~Title} {user_data~First Name} {user_data~Last Name}
{user_data~Address 1}
{user_data~City}, {user_data~State Region} {user_data~Zip}
{user_data~Country}
{user_data~EMail Address}

Take Action Now!

This action is limited to residents of the United States

Fields with an asterisk(*) are required.

Title

First Name

Last Name

Street Address

Street Address (Line 2)

City

Country/Region

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

E-Mail Address

Telephone

Why is a phone number required to take action? Most legislators require a valid phone number in order to receive messages so this will ensure that your message will be delivered.

Sign me up for the following e-mail:

PETA News

IMG BOt D3t3ction

UN MIS Hidden Thank You Text w/ Social Sharing Email Info - *Important Note* You must UNLINK this shared library component before making page-specific customizations.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
501 Front St., Norfolk, VA 23510
757-622-PETA (7382)
757-622-0457 (fax)

PETA is a nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) corporation (tax ID number 52-1218336)