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The $1.9 trillion COVID relief package passed by Congress on March 10 includes provisions for animals, according to the Humane Society for the United States (HSUS). Certain outlines within the bill improve surveillance and trade protections for animals.
President Biden is expected to sign the bill once it lands on his desk.
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According to HSUS, these are the specific animal welfare-related activities included in the bill:
$300 million for the U.S. Department of Agriculture monitoring and surveillance of animals susceptible to the virus.
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Elephants are gentle giants that are often taken advantage of by human beings. The endangered animals are trophy-hunted, pushed out of their natural habitat, poached for their ivory, neglected in zoos, exploited for various tourist attractions, and forced to perform in circuses. There are some amazing, credible sanctuaries out there for elephants, however, there are also many zoos that masquerade their cruel work as conservation and education.
Recently, In Defense of Animals released a list of the 10 Worst Zoos for Elephants in North America. The number one spot: African Lion Safari, Hamilton, Ontario, they describe it as “the epitome of an elephant exploitation business” – they traffic elephants internationally, force elephants to perform for crowds and carry people on their backs, threaten elephants with bullhooks,
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Unfortunately, species that are classified as “farmed animals,” such as cows, pigs, sheep, and chickens, rarely get a fighting chance for survival.
Most are born on factory farms with a certain fate of slaughter long before their expected life span. These animals are typically forced to stay in cramped, filthy quarters where they are treated as objects rather than living beings. Farmed animals are treated far worse than other companion animals like cats or dogs, and most of society has come to accept that mistreatment as normal. Thankfully, there are a number of people working hard to fight against this, including Hof Butenland, an animal sanctuary near the coast of Germany that rescues farmed animals from their dism