Refuge From Cruel Trapping Act

Outreach and advocacy regarding wildlife conservation and animal welfare legislation, including the Captive Primate Safety Act (H.R. 3199/S. 1594), the ProTECT Act (H.R. 1934), the Mink VIRUS Act (H.R. 2185), and the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act (H.R. 4108). Outreach related to the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

HR 4180Canyon's Law - To prohibit the use of M-44 devices, commonly known as "cyanide bombs", on public land, and for other purposes. HR 3199/S 1594Captive Primate Safety Act - To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit certain activities involving prohibited primate species oDAMS for Beavers Act -- To establish a grant program for projects that use nonlethal coexistence measures to reduce property damage caused by native beavers HR 5203Ejiao Act of 2025 -- To prohibit the transportation, sale, and purchase of donkeys or donkey hides for the purpose of producing ejiao, to prohibit the transportation, sale, and purchase of products containing ejiao, and for other purposes. oEnding Agricultural Trade Suppression Act (EATS Act) -- To prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate commerce, and for other purposes. HR 1897ESA Amendments Act - To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to optimize conservation. HR 471Fix Our Forests Act -- To improve forest management activities on federal and tribal lands HR 349Goldie's Act -- To expand enforcement provisions under the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) HR 3623Horse Transportation Safety Act- To amend the Horse Protection Act, to prohibit the transportation of horses in interstate transportation in a motor vehicle containing 2 or more levels stacked on top of one another, and for other purposes. HR 5286Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act -- To develop an enforcement mechanism with respect to certain provisions relating to the transport of animals HR 2185Mink VIRUS Act - To protect public health and human safety by prohibiting the farming of mink for their fur, to compensate farmers as they transition out of the industry, and for other purposes. S 1947OCTOPUS Act -- To prohibit commercial octopus aquaculture operations in the United States HR 1684PAST Act - To expand horse soring regulations HR 845Pet and Livestock Protection Act HR 4921PUPP Act -- To modify and upgrade structures to serve as interim and permanent housing to accommodate unhoused individuals with pets HR 4108 / S. 2179Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act - To prohibit the possession or use of body-gripping traps in the National Wildlife Refuge System HR 1661/S 775SAFE Act - To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to prohibit the slaughter of equines for human consumption. HR 4356Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2025 Endangered Species Act Farm Animal Emergency Preparedness Act Marine Mammal Protection Act Horse slaughter FY26 Appropriations

Client expense: $30,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Outreach and advocacy regarding wildlife conservation and animal welfare legislation, including the Captive Primate Safety Act (H.R. 3199/S. 1594), the ProTECT Act (H.R. 1934), the Mink VIRUS Act (H.R. 2185), and the Refuge from Cruel Trapping Act (H.R. 4108). Outreach related to the Born Free USA Primate Sanctuary.

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE