,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bf  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,september #bf1 #bjai,mr4 ,merkley      
submitted the following concurrent      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,concurrent ,,resolution  ,calling for 
an end to the consumption and trade of  
dog and cat meat4  ,whereas a bipartisan
 domestic prohibition on the consumption
 or trade of dog and cat meat was       
included in section #abeae of the       
,agriculture ,improvement ,act of #bjah 
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bafj71 which was signed  
into law by the ,president on ,december 
#bj1 #bjah2 ,whereas the consumption of 
dog meat has occurred throughout the    
world1 primarily in ,asia2 ,whereas     
established markets for dog meat still  
exist as of ,september #bjai2 ,whereas  
,humane ,society ,international1        
,animals ,asia ,foundation1 and others  
estimate that #cj1jjj1jjj dogs and      
#aj1jjj1jjj cats die annually worldwide 

as a result of the dog and cat meat     
trade2 ,whereas1 due to a traditional   
belief that high adrenaline levels      
produce tender meat and increase        
supposed health benefits1 dogs killed   
for their meat may be intentionally     
subjected to extreme fear and suffering 
through hanging and bludgeoning2        
,whereas there have been reports that   
dogs and cats farmed for their meat     
experience abuse1 poor living           
conditions1 and cruel slaughtering      
techniques2 ,whereas1 during transport  
to slaughterhouses1 many dogs and cats  
die or suffer illness or injury as a    
result of being crammed into small cages
 on the back of vehicles for days or    
weeks without food or water2 ,whereas   
the extreme suffering of dogs and cats  
at slaughterhouses and on transportation
 trucks would breach anti-cruelty laws  
in the ,united ,states1 such as--  7#a7 
the ,animal ,welfare ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#baca et seq472 and  7#b7 ,public ,law  
#he-gfe 7commonly known as the ,humane  

,methods of ,slaughter ,act of #aieh7   
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aija et seq472  ,whereas 
many government officials1 civil society
 advocates1 and activists are working to
 end the trade of dog and cat meat on   
anti-cruelty and public health grounds1 
and the governments of ,singapore1      
,taiwan1 and ,hong ,kong have passed    
laws banning the slaughter of dogs for  
meat consumption2 ,whereas the ,world   
,health ,organization has linked the dog
 meat industry to outbreaks of          
trichinellosis1 cholera1 and rabies     
among humans2 ,whereas the people       
involved in the dog meat industry are at
 an increased health risk for zoonotic  
diseases1 such as rabies1 which can     
transfer from dogs to humans through    
infectious material such as saliva2     
,whereas the spread of disease in the   
dog meat industry may be exacerbated by 
the unsanitary conditions of slaughter  
and the sale of dog meat at open-air    
markets and restaurants2 and ,whereas   
the ,world ,health ,organization and the

 ,global ,alliance for ,rabies ,control 
have acknowledged the link between the  
spread of rabies and the dog meat trade1
 which involves the movement of large   
numbers of dogs of unknown disease      
status across vast distances3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it  ,that ,congress-- 7#a7
 calls for an end to the consumption and
 trade of dog and cat meat on           
anti-cruelty and public health grounds2 
7#b7 urges all nations with a dog or cat
 meat trade to adopt and enforce laws   
banning the consumption and trade of dog
 and cat meat2 and  7#c7 affirms the    
commitment of the ,united ,states to    
advancing the causes of animal          
protection and animal welfare           
domestically and around the world4