,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,june #bf1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,smith of ,texas 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,marino1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,whitfield1 
,mr4 ,petri1 ,mr4 ,yoho1 ,mrs4 ,ellmers1
 ,ms4 ,clark of ,massachusetts1 ,mr4    
,de,fazio1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4         
,kinzinger of ,illinois1 and ,mr4       
,huffman7 submitted the following       
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,natural ,resources       
,,resolution  ,expressing support for   
the network of experienced and          
accredited wildlife rehabilitation      
centers across the ,united ,states and  
honoring their important work in        
protecting native wildlife4  ,whereas   
across the ,united ,states1 wildlife    
rehabilitators take in hundreds of      
thousands of wild animals every year    
that have been orphaned1 injured1 or    
become sick2 ,whereas the purpose of    
wildlife rehabilitators is to restore   
health and subsequently to release wild 

animals indigenous to the ,united       
,states2 ,whereas many of the wild      
animals cared for by rehabilitators are 
protected by ,federal and ,state laws2  
,whereas rehabilitators are often       
volunteers and are not directly funded  
by ,federal or ,state natural resources 
or wildlife agencies2 ,whereas most     
wildlife rehabilitators instead incur   
significant costs to fund their         
activities1 paying for everything from  
incubators to expensive specialty food2 
,whereas in addition to significant     
financial expenditures1 wildlife        
rehabilitators also spend substantial   
time and energy caring for and bringing 
native wildlife back to health2 ,whereas
 members of the general public cannot   
meet the specialized needs of wild      
animals1 and the ,united ,states needs a
 professional network of trained        
individuals to provide this care2 and   
,whereas most wild animals are orphaned 
or injured and rehabilitators give them 
a second chance3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 

,that the ,house of ,representatives    
recognizes the importance of experienced
 and accredited wildlife rehabilitation 
centers and their numerous contributions
 to the humane treatment of animals     
throughout the ,united ,states4