,,iv #aae? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #dja ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,june #bb1 #bjag,mr4 ,ha/+s 7= himself & ,mr4 ,bu*anan7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ,,resolution ,urg+ ,*9a1 ,s\? ,korea1 ,vietnam1 ,?ail&1 ! ,philipp9es1 ,indonesia1 ,cambodia1 ,laos1 ,india1 & all nations to outlaw ! dog & cat meat trade & to en=ce exi/+ laws aga9/ ! trade4 ,:]eas ,humane ,society ,int]national1 ,animals ,asia ,f\ndation1 & o!rs e/imate t #cj1jjj1jjj dogs & a great numb] ( cats die annually across ,asia = ! dog & cat meat trade2 ,:]eas ^! organizations h expos$ ! extreme suff]+ ( dogs & cats at slaught]h\ses & on transportation trucks1 suff]+ t w\ld brea* anti-cruelty laws 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & o!r c\ntries & is an affront to public morality 9 all c\ntries :]e x occurs2 ,:]eas ,humane ,society ,int]national1 ,animals ,asia ,f\ndation & ,*9ese m$ia reports h f\nd t a consid]able numb] ( ! dogs & cats 9 ! dog & cat meat trade are /ol5 pets /ill we>+ coll>s :5 !y rea* ! slaught]h\ses1 9 addition to /ray dogs & cats :o are captur$ = slaught]2 ,:]eas _m dogs & cats die dur+ transport to slaught]h\ses aft] days or weeks cramm$ into small cages on ! back ( vehicles1 )\t food or wat]1 & o!rs suff] illness & injury dur+ transport1 su* z brok5 bones2 ,:]eas ,humane ,society ,int]national & ,animals ,asia ,f\ndation h f\nd t dogs & cats :o rea* ! slaught]h\ses are typically kill$ ) %ock+ brutality1 )\t any reg>d = humane treatm5t1 9 ,s\? ,korea1 ,*9a1 & o!r c\ntries2 ,:]eas ,briti%1 ,*9ese1 ,vietnamese1 ,filip9o1 & ,indonesian sci5ti/s & gov]nm5t ag5cies h f\nd t ! dog & cat meat trade ( captur+1 transport+1 slaught]+1 & but*]+ ( dogs & cats1 & ! consumption ( dog & cat meat1 poses heal? risks su* z rabies infection to ! trad]s1 slaught]h\se work]s1 & consum]s2 ,:]eas ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization reports t a majority ( dea?s caus$ by rabies infections happ5 9 ,asia & ,africa1 & ! rabies virus is f\nd 9 dogs trad$ = human consumption 9 ! ,philipp9es & o!r c\ntries2 ,:]eas ,*9ese reports & c\rt v]dicts %[ t dog meat trad]s also sell meat f dogs & cats :o h di$ ( poison+1 contribut+ to ! food safety risks2 ,:]eas ! dog & cat meat trade brea*es food safety laws & regulations ( "s ( ^! c\ntries1 :i* h policies t include bans on process+ or sell+ meat f animals :o h di$ ( illnesses or unkn[n causes2 ,:]eas ,*9a's "o c]tificate = "o dog policy1 introduc$ by ,*9a's ,m9i/ry ( ,agriculture 9 a #bjac directive to prev5t ! transmission ( animal diseases across prov9cial b\nd>ies1 is r\t9ely fl\t$ by dog transport]s :o are requir$ to h a vacc9ation & qu>ant9e c]tificate = ea* dog & cat %ipp$ across prov9cial b\nd>ies b r>ely possess su* pap]work1 z _m ( ! animals are report$ly /ol5 pets2 ,:]eas millions ( citiz5s 9 ^! c\ntries h express$ support = law-mak+ & law en=cem5t aga9/ ! dog & cat meat trade1 su* z ! m ?an #h1fjj1jjj ,*9ese p :o h s f> express$ _! support 9 an onl9e poll = a ,m>* #bjaf legislative proposal to ban trade 9 bo? dog & cat meat1 mak+ ! proposal ! mo/ popul> ( all #adb legislative proposals made available = onl9e vot+ 9 ,*9a 9 #bjaf2 ,:]eas ! majority ( p 9 ^! c\ntries d n consume dog or cat meat & dog & cat meat is n a "p ( ma9/ream ,asian cul9>y practice1 z demon/rat$1 = example1 by a ,june #bjaf poll commission$ by ,*9a's ,beij+ ,animal ,welf>e ,association1 :i* f\nd t #fi4e p]c5t ( ,*9ese survey$ _h nev] eat5 dog meat & t x 0 a v r>e food *oice = ! rema9d]2 ,:]eas activi/s 9 su* c\ntries z ,*9a1 ,s\? ,korea1 ! ,philipp9es1 & ,?ail& h l$ public prote/s aga9/ ! dog & cat meat trade1 pull$ ov] trucks cramm$ ) dogs & cats on _! way to slaught]h\ses1 & work$ to rehabilitate1 %elt]1 & adopt dogs & cats rescu$ f ! trade2 ,:]eas ,korea ,animal ,rights ,advocates ho/$ ! ,int]national ,conf]5ce to ,end ! ,dog ,meat ,indu/ry ( ,korea on ,augu/ #e1 #bjaf2 ,:]eas pet-keep+ has ris5 9 ,india1 ! ,philipp9es1 ,*9a1 & o!r c\ntries ) a dog & cat meat trade1 & opposition to ! dog & cat meat trade has gr[n )9 ^? c\ntries z pet-keep+ enc\rages compassion = animals2 ,:]eas #aa1jjj1jjj p ar\nd ! _w h call$ ^u ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,*9a to end ! annual ,yul9 dog meat fe/ival & outlaw ! dog meat trade2 & ,:]eas ! practice ( dog & cat meat consumption is greate/ 9 b n limit$ to ,asia1 & occurs to a limit$ degree 9 o!r regions ( ! _w3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 calls = an end to ! dog & cat meat indu/ry because x-- 7,a7 is responsible = extreme animal cruelty2 7,b7 involves ! !ft ( companion animals2 7,c7 is oppos$ by _m ,asian p2 & 7,d7 poses food safety risks & ?reat5s public heal? = citiz5s & int]national visitors 9 ^! c\ntries2 7#b7 urges ! ,gov]nm5ts ( ,*9a1 ,s\? ,korea1 ,vietnam1 ,?ail&1 ! ,philipp9es1 ,indonesia1 ,cambodia1 ,laos1 ,india1 & all o!r nations t h a dog or cat meat trade to adopt & en=ce laws bann+ ! dog & cat meat trade1 z "p ( anti-cruelty laws or o!rwise2 7#c7 urges ! ,gov]nm5ts ( ,*9a1 ,s\? ,korea1 ,vietnam1 ,?ail&1 ! ,philipp9es1 ,indonesia1 ,cambodia1 ,laos1 ,india1 & all o!r nations to increase ef=ts to prev5t any lea!r or fur byproducts ( ! dog & cat meat trade f ent]+ int]national m>kets2 7#d7 enc\rages ! ,gov]nm5ts ( ,*9a1 ,s\? ,korea1 ,vietnam1 ,?ail&1 ! ,philipp9es1 ,indonesia1 ,cambodia1 ,laos1 ,india1 & all o!r nations to use _! food safety laws to crack d[n on ! sale ( dog & cat meat1 a product t is outside mo/ c\ntries' food safety regulatory me*anisms2 7#e7 affirms ! commitm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to ! protection ( animals & to advanc+ ! progress ( animal protection ar\nd ! _w2 & 7#f7 urges executive bran* (ficials to include ! dog & cat meat trade on ! ag5da = discussion ) ! (ficials ( c\ntries t h a dog or cat meat indu/ry4