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  <title>Open Congress : News Articles for H.R.3704 Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act</title>
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  <updated>2012-01-26T13:47:48Z</updated>
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    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/news/73848</id>
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    <title>Drastic changes for California animals and pets</title>
    <link href="http://www.examiner.com/animal-rights-in-san-jose/drastic-changes-for-animals-and-pets-california" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-26:/commentary/11762937</id>
    <updated>2012-01-26T13:47:48Z</updated>
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      <name>Examiner</name>
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The safety and treatment of farm animals in California now depends on the federal bill, HR 3704, which the House Agriculture Committee is considering. The Humane Society and animal activists are supporting this federal bill to enact tougher federal laws to&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.examiner.com/animal-rights-in-san-jose/drastic-changes-for-animals-and-pets-california&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>California animal-slaughter law struck down; activists pin hopes on federal bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.ktuu.com/news/la-fi-court-pigs-20120124,0,987358.story" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-24:/commentary/11712386</id>
    <updated>2012-01-24T16:34:49Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KTUU</name>
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But the federal laws did not include pigs. Wayne Pacelle, president of the Humane Society of the United States, which sponsored the state bill, said the group's hope rested on a federal bill, HR 3704. The measure was introduced in Congress in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ktuu.com/news/la-fi-court-pigs-20120124,0,987358.story&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>California animal-slaughter law struck down; activists pin hopes on federal bill</title>
    <link href="http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/24/business/la-fi-court-pigs-20120124" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-24:/commentary/12090182</id>
    <updated>2012-01-24T02:58:46Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Los Angeles Times</name>
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But the federal laws did not include pigs. Wayne Pacelle, president of the Humane Society of the United States, which sponsored the state bill, said the group's hope rested on a federal bill, HR 3704. The measure was introduced in Congress in mid-December &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jan/24/business/la-fi-court-pigs-20120124&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>California animal-slaughter law struck down; activists pin hopes on federal bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-court-pigs-20120124,0,1320941.story" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-24:/commentary/11706254</id>
    <updated>2012-01-24T00:06:58Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Los Angeles Times</name>
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But the federal laws did not include pigs. Wayne Pacelle, president of the Humane Society of the United States, which sponsored the state bill, said the group's hope rested on a federal bill, HR 3704. The measure was introduced in Congress in ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-court-pigs-20120124,0,1320941.story&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Livestock Slaughter Bill Being Proposed... Again</title>
    <link href="http://www.pdpw.org/news_headline.php?tbl=us&amp;amp;yr=12&amp;amp;id=103" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-16:/commentary/11672165</id>
    <updated>2012-01-16T07:40:16Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin</name>
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Known as Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act (H.R. 3704) it would require all livestock that are unable to walk at the slaughter plant to be 'humanely euthanized.' If passed, the bill would amend the Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter Act of ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.pdpw.org/news_headline.php?tbl=us&amp;amp;yr=12&amp;amp;id=103&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill would remove downer animals from food supply</title>
    <link href="http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/Bill-would-remove-downer-animals-from-food-supply-137207818.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2012-01-12:/commentary/11656169</id>
    <updated>2012-01-12T16:41:53Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>CattleNetwork.com</name>
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The act (H.R. 3704) would require all unhealthy livestock unable to walk because of disease to be humanely euthanized, according to a news release from the congressman. Ackerman said the legislation would protect the U.S. food supply from ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-news/Bill-would-remove-downer-animals-from-food-supply-137207818.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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