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Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act
To promote more humane treatment of farm animals.
previous 110th session of congress Other Bill Titles (2 more) 3/28/2007--Introduced.
Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act - Prohibits the federal government from purchasing any product derived from a covered animal unless the animal is raised with:
(1) adequate shelter which allows the animal to stand, lie down, walk, and turn arou... more
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Bill Status
| Introduced |  | Voted on by House | | Voted on by Senate | | Considered By President | | Bill Becomes Law |
| March 28, 2007 |
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October 27, 2008 Humane Treatment of Farm Animals: Overview and Issues
311, HR 661, S. 394, and HR 1726. Members of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees generally have expressed a preference for voluntary rather than regulatory approaches to humane methods of care. Read Full Article...
October 05, 2008 OpEdNews » Why It Is My Business What You Eat
HR 1726, The Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act, would require meat, dairy, and egg producers who supply prisons, school lunches, and other federal programs to comply with basic animal welfare requirements, thus somewhat improving ...
September 17, 2008 HR 6598 updates today.
The bill would have required producers to not use certain production practices if it wished to sell to the federal government (HR 1726- Farm Animal Stewardship Purchasing Act). The bill did not make it out of committee. ...
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