H.R.1726 - Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act

To promote more humane treatment of farm animals. view all titles (2)

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  • Official: To promote more humane treatment of farm animals. as introduced.
  • Short: Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act as introduced.

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03/27/07
bill action: introduced: hr 1726: to promote more humane treatment ...

rep. peter defazio [d-or] introduced this bill. [this event matched these monitors: introduced legislation ]

05/02/07
Factory Farming Bill - please send email to support!

Please click the following to send an email to your US Representative to co-sponsor the Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act (HR 1726): https://community.hsus.org/campaign/FED_200...

05/10/07
Oregon Senate passes bill taking aim at practice of confining ...

introduce HR 1726, the Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act, which requires animal producers supplying federal programs with meat, dairy, and eggs to comply with a moderate set of animal welfare standards. ...

Source: HSUS
05/14/07
The Difficult Lives and Deaths of Factory-Farmed Chickens

Sign the HSUS Petition for Poultry; Support the Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act (HR 1726); Support legislation to protect laying hens in Arizona; Support a California bill to ban cruel factory-farm confinement systems ...

06/05/07
Farm Animals need help..Please contact your Congressmen

A bill has been introduced in the House Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform... HR 1726, To Promote More Humane Treatment of Farm Animals. ...

06/12/07
Billions Slaughtered, None Protected

KINSHIP CIRCLE ACTION CAMPAIGNhttp://www.KinshipCircle.orgSOURCE OF INFORMATION:Support Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act (HR 1726) http://www.farmsanctuary.org/campaign/...

06/13/07
kinship circle: letter/ billions slaughtered, none protected

i write to inquire about your stance on of the farm animal stewardship act, hr 1726, introduced by congressmen peter defazio (d-ore.) and christopher shays (r-conn.) on march 28, 2007. this model bill bars the usda from buying meat, ...

06/13/07
Oregon House joins Senate in passing bill against pig gestation crates

introduce HR 1726, the Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act, which requires animal producers supplying federal programs with meat, dairy, and eggs to comply with a moderate set of animal welfare standards. ...

Source: HSUS
06/14/07
The Voice of Agriculture - American Farm Bureau

“To require the use of such systems could in fact compromise human and animal health, food safety and animal welfare.” Farm Bureau is urging lawmakers to oppose the Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act, H.R. 1726. ...

06/15/07
Digest: Rice vaccine, sacred-cow antibiotics, and some ...

We know “humane” when we see it: The American Farm Bureau Federation opposes the Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act, HR 1726, which would prevent the federal government from buying food from animals not raised humanely. ...

06/15/07
Open Production Systems Not Always Humane

“To require the use of such systems could in fact compromise human and animal health, food safety and animal welfare.” Farm Bureau is urging lawmakers to oppose the Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act, H.R. 1726. ...

06/15/07
national pork producers council asking veterinarians and animal ...

peter defazio and christopher shays are offering legislation (hr 1726, the “farm animal stewardship purchasing act”) that would prohibit the federal government from buying meat from farms that use individual sow housing systems. ...

Source: Your Farm
06/22/07
National Pork Producers Council Asking Veterinarians and Animal...

Peter DeFazio and Christopher Shays are offering legislation (HR 1726, the “Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act”) that would prohibit the federal government from buying meat from ...

06/28/07
Oregon Governor Signs Farm Animal Cruelty Bill into Law | The ...

Peter DeFazio (D-4) has introduced a similar bill to stop inhumane treatment of farm animals: H.R. 1726, the Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act, which would require meat, dairy, and egg products purchased for federal programs to ...

06/28/07
Oregon Governor Signs Farm Animal Cruelty Bill Into Law | The ...

Peter DeFazio (D-4) has introduced a similar bill to stop inhumane treatment of farm animals: H.R. 1726, the Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act, which would require meat, dairy, and egg products purchased for federal programs to ...

06/28/07
Oregon Governor Signs Farm Animal Cruelty Bill Into Law

Peter DeFazio (D-4) has introduced a similar bill to stop inhumane treatment of farm animals: H.R. 1726, the Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act, which would require meat, dairy, and egg products purchased for federal programs to ...

06/29/07
animal welfare bill

i just wanted to encourage everyone in the us to write to their representative (and their senator) to ask them to support hr 1726, the "farm animal stewardship purchasing act," which would require that the federal gov't. only purchase ...

08/06/07
what do you think!

s.590 and hr 2776, concerning renewable energy tax credits; hr 1726, calling for more humane treatment of farm animals; hr 2605, which would establish a sunset for the 2002 resolution authorizing force against iraq; hr 976, ...

08/06/07
Taking Action for Animals: Report from the Conference

Next, Wayne Pacelle, president and chief executive officer of HSUS, spoke on animal-related legislation currently before Congress, including the Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act (HR 1726), which requires producers supplying meat, ...

08/07/07
clg congressupdates(1)algore-polluters(2)workingamerica-askquestion(3)

hr 1726, calling for more humane treatment of farm animals hr 2605, which would establish a sunset for the 2002 resolution authorizing force against iraqh.r. 976, calling for tax relief for small businesses ...

08/19/07
HR 1726

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h109-5557 This bill was called HR 1726 Legislation > HR 5557 [109th] (109th US Congr...

09/22/07
Wayne Pacelle

Humane Society Of The United States Next, Wayne Pacelle, president and chief executive officer of HSUS, spoke on animal-related legislation currently before Congress, including the Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act (HR 1726), ...

09/22/07
Wayne Pacelle

Humane Society Of The United States Next, Wayne Pacelle, president and chief executive officer of HSUS, spoke on animal-related legislation currently before Congress, including the Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act (HR 1726), ...

01/30/08
Hallmark Meat Packing Horrific Torture of Cows

The Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act (HR 1726) would set modest animal welfare standards, including humane euthanasia of any downed animals, for producers who sell food to federal government programs, and the Downed Animal ...

01/31/08
Congressman Christopher Shays

H.R. 1726, the Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act will require more humane treatment for farm animals raised for consumption. The bill will require those supplying farm animal products to the federal government to meet a set of ...

02/04/08
Shocked by the Undercover Slaughterhouse Video?

The Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act (HR 1726) would set modest animal welfare standards, including humane euthanasia of any downed animals, for producers who sell food to federal government programs, while the Downed Animal ...

Source: LA IMC
02/05/08
easyVegan Link Sanctuary, 02-05-08

Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Christopher Shays (R-CT) have re-introduced the Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act (HR 1726), which would require that anyone seeking to sell animal products to the federal government—to the military, ...

02/06/08
[greenvibrations] Do you want better treatment for farm animals?

I just took action online to support a bill (HR 1726) that was recently re-introduced in Congress: the Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act. This Act would require producers of milk, meat, and eggs to meet basic animal welfare ...

02/10/08
I sent this message today to the 4 representatives that we have in ...

Subject: Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act (HR 1726) Message: I believe that you should become a leader in animal welfare by requiring producers who want to supply products for federal agencies to meet animal welfare standards in ...

02/19/08
Take Action

1) Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act (HR 1726), which would require minimum animal welfare standards of suppliers to the federal government. Copy/paste to Take Action: ...

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