To amend the Public Health Service Act to ensure that healthy research dogs and cats are adopted into suitable homes.
United States115th CongressHR-7268House of Representatives
Updated: Dec 12, 2018
Summary
Humane Retirement Act This bill requires animal care committees at entities that receive federal funds for biomedical or behavioral research to make reasonable efforts to find parties to adopt dogs and cats that have been retired from research. Prior to euthanizing, the animal care committee must assess the temperament of the dog or cat to determine whether it is suitable for adoption and, if so, make reasonable efforts to offer the dog or cat to an adopting party.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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