,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate  
,,( ,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bf1 
#bjai,mr4 ,m]kley submitt$ ! foll[+     
concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! 
,committee on ,=eign ,relations         
,,concurr5t ,,resolution  ,call+ = an   
end to ! consumption & trade ( dog & cat
 meat4  ,:]eas a bip>tisan dome/ic      
prohibition on ! consumption or trade ( 
dog & cat meat 0 includ$ 9 section      
#abeae ( ! ,agriculture ,improvem5t ,act
 ( #bjah 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bafj71 :i* 0    
sign$ into law by ! ,presid5t on        
,decemb] #bj1 #bjah2 ,:]eas !           
consumption ( dog meat has occurr$      
?r\gh\t ! _w1 prim>ily 9 ,asia2 ,:]eas  
e/abli%$ m>kets = dog meat /ill exi/ z (
 ,septemb] #bjai2 ,:]eas ,humane        
,society ,int]national1 ,animals ,asia  
,f\ndation1 & o!rs e/imate t #cj1jjj1jjj
 dogs & #aj1jjj1jjj cats die annually   
worldwide z a result ( ! dog & cat meat 
trade2 ,:]eas1 due to a traditional     
belief t high adr5al9e levels produce   

t5d] meat & increase suppos$ heal?      
b5efits1 dogs kill$ = _! meat may be    
int5tionally subject$ to extreme fe> &  
suff]+ ?r\gh hang+ & bludgeon+2 ,:]eas  
!re h be5 reports t dogs & cats f>m$ =  
_! meat exp]i5ce abuse1 poor liv+       
conditions1 & cruel slaught]+ te*niques2
 ,:]eas1 dur+ transport to              
slaught]h\ses1 _m dogs & cats die or    
suff] illness or injury z a result ( be+
 cramm$ into small cages on ! back (    
vehicles = days or weeks )\t food or    
wat]2 ,:]eas ! extreme suff]+ ( dogs &  
cats at slaught]h\ses & on              
transportation trucks w\ld brea*        
anti-cruelty laws 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 su*
 z--  7#a7 ! ,animal ,welf>e ,act 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #baca et seq472 &  7#b7       
,public ,law #he-gfe 7commonly kn[n z ! 
,humane ,me?ods ( ,slaught] ,act (      
#aieh7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #aija et seq472    
,:]eas _m gov]nm5t (ficials1 civil      
society advocates1 & activi/s are work+ 
to end ! trade ( dog & cat meat on      
anti-cruelty & public heal? gr\nds1 & ! 

gov]nm5ts ( ,s+apore1 ,taiwan1 & ,hong  
,kong h pass$ laws bann+ ! slaught] (   
dogs = meat consumption2 ,:]eas ! ,_w   
,heal? ,organization has l9k$ ! dog meat
 indu/ry to outbreaks ( tri*9ellosis1   
*ol]a1 & rabies among humans2 ,:]eas ! p
 involv$ 9 ! dog meat indu/ry are at an 
increas$ heal? risk = zoonotic diseases1
 su* z rabies1 :i* c transf] f dogs to  
humans ?r\gh infecti\s mat]ial su* z    
saliva2 ,:]eas ! spread ( disease 9 !   
dog meat indu/ry may be exac]bat$ by !  
unsanit>y conditions ( slaught] & ! sale
 ( dog meat at op5-air m>kets &         
re/aurants2 & ,:]eas ! ,_w ,heal?       
,organization & ! ,global ,alliance =   
,rabies ,control h ackn[l$g$ ! l9k      
betwe5 ! spread ( rabies & ! dog meat   
trade1 :i* involves ! movem5t ( l>ge    
numb]s ( dogs ( unkn[n disease /atus    
across va/ di/ances3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x   
,t ,congress-- 7#a7 calls = an end to ! 
consumption & trade ( dog & cat meat on 
anti-cruelty & public heal? gr\nds2     
7#b7 urges all nations ) a dog or cat   

meat trade to adopt & en=ce laws bann+ !
 consumption & trade ( dog & cat meat2 &
  7#c7 affirms ! commitm5t ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates to advanc+ ! causes ( animal     
protection & animal welf>e dome/ically &
 ar\nd ! _w4