Maggie's Farm

Stopping animal cruelty should be a bipartisan issue important to all of us. I have a long record of opposing animal abuse:

Introducing the SAFE Act (H.R. 1942), to permanently ban the shipment of horses to slaughterhouses in Mexico and Canada for overseas export to countries like Japan where horse meat is considered a delicacy.

Co-sponsoring the Prevent All Soring Tactics Act (H.R. 3268), to end the practice of deliberately and permanently maiming a horse’s foot, ankle or leg in order to make them perform better at horse shows and competitions.

Co-sponsoring the Humane Cosmetics Act (H.R. 2858), to end the use of painful experimental testing on dogs, rabbits and other animals in the cosmetics industry.

Co-sponsoring the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act (H.R. 2293), to allow prosecution of individuals involved in the gruesome killing of animals to film and distribute so-called “animal crush videos.”

My leadership on these and other animal welfare issues is why I received the U.S. Humane Society’s Legislator of the Year award. Read the group’s 2015 legislative scorecard.