,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #bi  ,,in ,,the       
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,november #e1 #bjai,mr4 ,merkley        
submitted the following concurrent      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,foreign ,relations       
,,concurrent ,,resolution  ,urging all  
nations to outlaw the dog and cat meat  
trade and to enforce existing laws      
against such trade4  ,whereas a         
bipartisan domestic prohibition on the  
knowing slaughter1 transportation1      
possession1 purchase1 or sale of a dog  
or cat for human consumption was        
included in section #abeae of the       
,agriculture ,improvement ,act of #bjah 
7,public ,law #aae-ccd71 which was      
enacted on ,december #bj1 #bjah2        
,whereas the dog and cat meat trade     
occurs throughout the world1 primarily  
in ,asia2 ,whereas established dog meat 
markets still exist today2 ,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     
trade1 and those organizations have     
found that a considerable number of the 
dogs and cats in this trade are stolen  
pets still wearing collars when they    
reach the slaughterhouses1 in addition  
to stray dogs and cats who are captured 
for slaughter2 ,whereas there have been 
reports of abuse1 poor living           
conditions1 and cruel slaughtering      
techniques for dogs and cats farmed for 
their meat2 ,whereas many dogs and cats 
die during transport to slaughterhouses 
after days or weeks crammed into small  
cages on the back of vehicles without   
food or water1 and others suffer illness
 and injury during transport2 ,whereas  
the extreme suffering of dogs and cats  
at such slaughterhouses and on          
transportation trucks would breach      
anti-cruelty laws in the ,united ,states
 and other countries2 ,whereas many     
government officials1 civil society     

advocates1 and activists are working to 
end the dog and cat meat trade on       
anticruelty and public health grounds1  
and the ,governments of ,singapore1     
,taiwan1 ,thailand1 the ,philippines1   
and ,hong ,kong have passed laws banning
 the dog meat trade2 ,whereas the ,world
 ,health ,organization has linked the   
dog meat industry to human outbreaks of 
trichinellosis1 cholera1 and rabies2    
,whereas those 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  
may be exacerbated by unsanitary        
conditions of slaughter and by the sale 
of dog and cat meat at open-air markets 
and restaurants2 and ,whereas the ,world
 ,health ,organization and the ,global  
,alliance for ,rabies ,control have both
 acknowledged the link between the      
spread of rabies and the dog meat trade 
which sees large numbers of dogs of     

unknown disease status moved vast       
distances3 ,now1 therefore be it  ,that 
,congress-- 7#a7 calls for an end to the
 consumption and trade of dog and cat   
meat on cruelty and public health       
grounds2  7#b7 urges all nations with a 
dog or cat meat trade to adopt and      
enforce laws banning that trade2 and    
7#c7 affirms the commitment of the      
,united ,states to advancing the cause  
of animal protection and animal welfare1
 both domestically and around the world4