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,frankel ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,johnson (    
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,p]ry1 ,mr4
 ,zeld91 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1   
,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,c>twright1 ,mr4   
,s*iff1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,bu*anan1 ,mr4 
,y>mu?1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4 ,payne1    
,mr4 ,/iv]s1 ,mr4 ,lo,biondo1 ,mr4      
,lewis ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,sablan1 ,mr4   
,s>banes1 ,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,wilson (   
,florida1 ,mr4 ,donovan1 ,mr4 ,swalwell 
( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4 ,lance1  
,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1 ,ms4       
,tsongas1 ,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida1 ,mr4  
,pocan1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1 ,mr4 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 
,bi%op ( ,mi*igan1 ,mr4 ,p]lmutt]1 ,mr4 
,blum5au]1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,ms4    
,p+ree1 ,mr4 ,langev91 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,ms4 
,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4 ,co/ello ( ,p5nsylvania1
 ,mr4 ,keat+1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1   
,ms4 ,matsui1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,new ,j]sey1 
,mr4 ,murphy ( ,p5nsylvania1 & ,mr4     

,upton7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,condemn+ ! ,dog
 ,meat ,fe/ival 9 ,yul91 ,*9a1 & urg+   
,*9a to end ! dog meat trade4  ,:]eas ! 
,dog ,meat ,fe/ival 9 ,yul91 ,*9a1 0    
laun*$ by dog meat trad]s dur+ ! p]iod (
 #bjji to #bjaj z a comm]cial ent]prise 
to boo/ flagg+ sales ( dog meat2 ,:]eas 
a report$ #aj1jjj dogs are captur$ &    
slaught]$ ea* ye> = ! ,dog ,meat        
,fe/ival1 & m ?an #aj1jjj1jjj dogs are  
kill$ 9 ,*9a ea* ye> = ! dog meat trade2
 ,:]eas _m ( ^! dogs are /ol5 pets1 /ill
 we>+ coll>s :5 !y rea* ! slaught]h\ses2
 ,:]eas _m dogs die dur+ transport to ! 
slaught]h\ses aft] days or weeks )\t    
food or wat]1 & o!rs suff] illness &    
injury dur+ transport1 su* z brok5      
bones2 ,:]eas dogs :o rea* !            
slaught]h\ses are typically beat5 to    
dea? ) %ock+ brutality1 )\t any reg>d = 
_! welf>e2 ,:]eas ^! dogs also suff]    
m5tally f wat*+ o!r dogs be+ kill$1 !n  
disemb[el$ & bl[-tor*$ 9 front ( !m2    

,:]eas respect$ animal welf>e           
organizations h expos$ ! extreme suff]+ 
( dogs at ! ,dog ,meat ,fe/ival &       
det]m9$ t su* suff]+ w\ld brea* ! animal
 welf>e laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas  
dog slaught] 9 ,yul9 happ5s 9 resid5tial
 areas & public m>ketplaces1 impos+     
sc5es ( extreme animal cruelty on local 
resid5ts1 includ+ "y *ildr5 :o may1 z a 
result1 suff] psy*ological trauma &     
des5sitization2 ,:]eas ! dog meat       
trade--! capture1 transport1 & but*]+ ( 
dogs & ! consumption ( dog meat--poses a
 risk to human heal? by expos+ p to a   
multitude ( diseases1 includ+ rabies &  
*ol]a2 ,:]eas dog meat trad]s sell meat 
f dogs :o h di$ ( poison+ by dog ?ieves 
or unkn[n causes or :o h be5 slaught]$  
)\t ! requir$ vacc9ation & heal?        
records2 ,:]eas ! dog meat trade brea*es
 ,*9a's food safety laws & regulations t
 ban process+ & sell+ meat f live/ock :o
 h di$ ( illnesses or unkn[n causes2    
,:]eas1 9 #bjaa1 ,*9a's ,agriculture    
,m9i/ry issu$ a regulation to limit !   

illegal transport ( dogs by requir+ "o  
c]tificate = "o dog1 applicable to any  
dog :o is %ipp$ across prov9cial        
b\nd>ies2 ,:]eas dog transport]s are    
unable to produce "o c]tificate = "o dog
 because _m ( ! animals are /ol5 pets or
 ! c]tificates are too co/ly to provide2
 ,:]eas1 al?\gh ! ,yul9 city gov]nm5t   
)drew z a sponsor ( ! ,dog ,meat        
,fe/ival1 x has tak5 no mean+ful action 
to en=ce ,*9a's exi/+ laws & regulations
 on animal disease control1 food safety1
 trans-prov9cial dog transport1 or y\?  
protection1 all ( :i* are brea*$ by !   
dog meat trade2 ,:]eas millions ( ,*9ese
 citiz5s rec5tly vot$ 9 support ( a     
legislative proposal by ,zh5 ,xiaohe1 a 
deputy to ! ,national ,p's ,congress (  
,*9a1 to ban ! dog meat trade2 ,:]eas ! 
majority ( p 9 ,*9a d n consume dog meat
 & dog meat is n a "p ( ma9/ream ,*9ese 
cul9>y practice2 & ,:]eas t5s ( millions
 ( p ar\nd ! _w h call$ ^u ! ,gov]nm5t (
 ,*9a1 ! ,gov]nor ( ! ,guangxi          
,autonom\s ,region1 & ! ,mayor ( ,yul9  

to (ficially end ! ,dog ,meat ,fe/ival &
 /op ! mass slaught] ( dogs all ye> r\nd
 9 ,yul93 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 condemns ! ,dog 
,meat ,fe/ival 9 ,yul9 because x--  7,a7
 is a spectacle ( extreme animal        
cruelty2  7,b7 is a comm]cial activity  
claim$ by propon5ts to be 9 ! "n (      
tradition1 b is n actually gr\nd$ 9     
,*9ese hi/ory2  7,c7 is oppos$ by a     
majority ( ! ,*9ese p2 &  7,d7 ?reat5s  
global public heal?2  7#b7 urges !      
,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a & ! ,yul9 au?orities to
 en=ce ! #bjaa ,agriculture ,m9i/ry (   
,*9a ,regulation on ! ,qu>ant9e ( ,dogs 
at ! ,place ( ,orig9 t requires "o      
c]tificate = "o dog :o is on bo>d a     
trans-prov9cial transport truck2  7#c7  
enc\rages ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a & ! ,yul9  
au?orities to en=ce ,*9a's food safety  
laws regulat+ ! process+ & sale ( animal
 products2  7#d7 urges ! ,gov]nm5t (    
,*9a & ! ,yul9 au?orities to impose a   
ban on ! kill+ & eat+ ( dogs z "p (     
,yul9's fe/ival2  7#e7 urges ! ,national

 ,p's ,congress ( ,*9a to enact an      
animal anticruelty law ) provisions     
bann+ ! dog meat trade2 &  7#f7 affirms 
! commitm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to !      
protection ( animals & to ! progress (  
animal protection ar\nd ! _w4