Protecting Local Zoos Act of 2026

Assist client with introducing legislation, HR 7159, to make corrections to Big Cat Public Safety Act, PL 117-243; and Assist client with FOIA request to US Department of Agriculture re: facility complaints.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

Advocacy and outreach related to conservation efforts of the North Atlantic right whale (H.R. 9436). Outreach to House and Senate offices regarding international conservation, the exotic pet trade, disaster response, and wildlife trafficking (no bill number, H.R. 3199/S. 1594) (H.R. 3538/No bill number) (H.R. 7159). Outreach to Senate offices regarding ESA provisions in S. 5653.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriations oHorse Protection Act enforcement oWild horses and burros oHorse slaughter defund oAnimal testing alternatives oAnimal Welfare Act enforcement oAnimal fighting and Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act enforcement oPets Evacuation and Transportation Standards implementation oBig Cat Public Safety Act enforcement oProtecting Animals with Shelter (PAWS) grants oHumane Methods of Slaughter Act enforcement oVeterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program and Veterinary Services Grant Program oSupport Endangered Species Act implementation; oppose removal of ESA regulations oMultinational Species Conservation Fund, USFWS International Affairs and USFWS Office of Law Enforcement oWildlife trafficking oBring Animals Relief and Kibble (BARK) Act oShark Fins Sale Elimination Act Enforcement oWildlife Crossings Pilot Program oJohn H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance grant program oReducing hardship for international transportation of domestic animals oOppose primate infrastructure oOppose Save Our Bacon Act, Food Security and Farm Protection Act, and related legislation oOppose Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform (PURR) Act oOppose trophy hunting Imports oOppose M-44s oBlock funding to issue USDA licenses to those who would travel elephants overnight Authorizing legislation oPuppy Protection Act (H.R.2253/S. 4437) oPrevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act (H.R. 1684) oSave Americas Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act (H.R.1661/S.775) oBetter CARE for Animals Act (H.R. 3112/S. 1538) oBring Animals Relief and Kibble (BARK) Act (H.R.3732/ S. 1939) oPeople and Animals Well-being (PAW) Act (H.R.1842) oProviding for Unhoused People and Pets (PUPP) Act of 2025 (H.R.4921) oEjiao Act (H.R. 5544) oVeterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities Act (S.4365) oSave Animals Through Operational Shelters (SATOS) Act (H.R. 6716) oCanyons Law (H.R. 4180/ S. 2179) oWildlife Road Crossings Program Reauthorization Act (H.R.6078) oOppose Food Security and Farm Protection (S. 1326) Act oOppose Pet and Livestock Protection Act (H.R. 845/ S.1306) oOppose Healthy Dog Importation Act (H.R. 3349/S. 1725) oOppose Grizzly Bear State Management Act (H.R. 281/S. 445) oOppose Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act (H.R. 556/S. 537) oOppose ESA Amendments Act (H.R. 1897) oOppose Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform (PURR) Act (H.R. 597) oOppose Enhancing Safety for Animals Act of 2025 (H.R. 4255) oOppose Save Our Bacon Act (H.R. 4673) oOppose Pacific Northwest Gray Wolves Relief Act of 2025 (H.R. 5171) oOppose Protecting Local Zoos Act (H.R. 7159) oConcerns with S.J. Res 69/ H.J. Res. 111 Farm Bill (H.R. 7567/Senate discussion draft) oPuppy Protection Act (H.R.2253/S. 4437) oBetter CARE for Animals Act (H.R. 3112/S. 1538) oSave Americas Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act (H.R.1661/S.775) oProtecting Animals with Shelter (PAWS) grant program reauthorization oSupport for provisions advance alternatives to animal testing oWildlife corridors/crossings oAnimal Welfare Act protections and oversight oAlternative protein research oOppose Food Security and Farm Protection Act (S. 1326), Save Our Bacon Act (H.R. 4673) and any related attack on state and local agriculture laws oOppose Healthy Dog Importation Act oOppose weakening of dog protections oOppose mink fur industry development and expansion oOppose removal of ESA protections oOppose M-44s NDAA (H.R. 8800/S. 4784) oBring Animals Relief and Kibble (BARK) Act (H.R.3732/ S. 1939) oOppose removal of ESA regulations oOppose waivers to permit live tissue trauma training BUILD America 250 Act (H.R. 8870) oReauthorization of the Wildlife Crossings Pilot Program oEnding transport of horses for slaughter Rulemaking and Federal Government Decisions and Policies oGrizzly Bears oHorse Protection Act enforcement oAnimal Welfare Act enforcement oNew Approach Methods to animal testing oWild Horses and Burros oWildlife trafficking oM-44s oBig Cats Public Safety Act oHunting/fishing regulations oShark fin sales elimination act and shark matters more generally oGod squad/Endangered Species Committee action oDepopulation oLine speeds for poultry and pork oListing pangolins and giraffes under the Endangered Species Act (and other foreign species) oEndangered Species Act Implementing Regulations oUSDA Animal Welfare Act regulations for dogs

Assist client with introducing legislation, HR 7159, to make corrections to Big Cat Public Safety Act, PL 117-243; and Assist client with FOIA request to US Department of Agriculture re: facility complaints.

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Interior, Dept of (DOI), SENATE

Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act -- To amend the Animal Welfare Act To increase protections for animals, and for other purposes. HR 4180 Canyon'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 1594 Captive Primate Safety Act -- To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit certain activities involving prohibited primate species DAMS for Beavers Act -- To establish a grant program for projects that use nonlethal coexistence measures to reduce property damage caused by native beavers HR 5203 Ejiao 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 Endangered Species Act Ending 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 HR 1897 ESA Amendments Act -- (oppose) To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to optimize conservation. Farm Bill S 1326 Food Security and Farm Protection Act -- (oppose) To prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate commerce HR 556 Protecting Access for Hunter and Anglers Act -- (oppose) To prohibit prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water Horse slaughter HR 4776 SPEED Act -- (oppose) To amend and limit NEPA HR 7159 Protecting Local Zoos Act -- (oppose) To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to adjust provisions relating to captive wildlife offenses. HR 5286 Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act -- To develop an enforcement mechanism with respect to certain provisions relating to the transport of animals S 1529 Keep Finfish Free Act of 2025 -- To prohibit Federal agencies from authorizing or facilitating commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone except in accordance with a Federal statute authorizing such action. Marine Mammal Protection Act S 1947 OCTOPUS Act -- To prohibit commercial octopus aquaculture operations in the United States HR 1684 PAST Act -- To expand horse soring regulations HR 1661/S 775 SAFE Act --. To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to prohibit the slaughter of equines for human consumption. *SWIMS Act -- To prohibit the taking, importation, exportation, and breeding of certain cetaceans for public display, and for other purposes.

Advocacy and outreach related to conservation efforts of the North Atlantic right whale (H.R. 8509, H.R. 9436). Outreach to House and Senate offices regarding international conservation, the exotic pet trade, disaster response, and wildlife trafficking (H.R. 3199/S. 1594) (H.R. 3538/No bill number) (H.R. 7159).

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Authorizing legislation oPuppy Protection Act (H.R.2253) oPrevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act (H.R. 1684) oSave Americas Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act (H.R.1661/S.775) oBetter CARE for Animals Act (H.R. 3112/S. 1538) oBring Animals Relief and Kibble (BARK) Act (H.R.3732/ S. 1939) oPeople and Animals Well-being (PAW) Act (H.R.1842) oProviding for Unhoused People and Pets (PUPP) Act of 2025 (H.R.4921) oEjiao Act (H.R. 5544) oVeterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities Act (S.4365) oSave Animals Through Operational Shelters (SATOS) Act (H.R. 6716) oWildlife Road Crossings Program Reauthorization Act (H.R.6078) oOppose Food Security and Farm Protection (S. 1326) Act oOppose Pet and Livestock Protection Act (H.R. 845/ S.1306) oOppose Trust the Science Act (H.R. 130) oOppose Grizzly Bear State Management Act (H.R. 281/ S. 445) oOppose ESA Amendments Act (H.R. 1897) oOppose Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform (PURR) Act (H.R. 597) oOppose Enhancing Safety for Animals Act of 2025 (H.R. 4255) oOppose Save Our Bacon Act (H.R. 4673) oOppose Pacific Northwest Gray Wolves Relief Act of 2025 (H.R. 5171) oOppose Protecting Local Zoos Act (H.R. 7159) oConcerns with S.J. Res 69/ H.J. Res. 111 Farm Bill oPuppy Protection Act (H.R.) (H.R.2253) oBetter CARE for Animals Act (H.R. 3112/S. 1538) oOppose Food Security and Farm Protection Act (S. 1326), Save Our Bacon Act (H.R. 4673) and any related attack on state and local agriculture laws oOppose Section 12005 (Healthy Dog Importation Act, H.R. 3349) oOppose weakening of dog protections (Section 12604 (c) ) oOppose Mink Fur Industry Development/Expansion (Section 3201(d)) NDAA (H.R. 3838/S. 2296) o Bring Animals Relief and Kibble (BARK) Act (H.R.3732/ S. 1939) oOppose removal of ESA regulations Rulemaking and Federal Government Decisions and Policies oGray wolves oGrizzly Bears oHorse Protection Act enforcement oAnimal Welfare Act enforcement oNew Approach Methods to animal testing oWild Horses and Burros oWildlife trafficking oBig Cats Public Safety Act oTrophy hunting oShark fin sales elimination act and shark matters more generally oGod squad/Endangered Species Committee action oRetirement of animals used in research oListing pangolins and giraffes under the Endangered Species Act (and other foreign species) oFunding priorities for the FY27 Presidents Budget Request oEndangered Species Act Implementing Regulations oEvacuation of U.S. citizens pets from overseas in crises oUSDA Animal Welfare Act regulations for dogs oNIH DPCPSI Proposed Reorganization

Issues related to the protection of domestic, farmed, and wild animals, including the Protecting Local Zoos Act (H.R. 7159); the Keep Finfish Free Act (S. 1529); the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567); the Food Security and Farm Protection Act (S.1326); the Save our Bacon Act (H.R. 4673); the Captive Primate Safety Act (H.R. 3199/S.1594); the OCTOPUS Act (S.1947); Canyons Law (H.R. 4180/ S.2179); the Pigs and Public Health Act (H.R. 4757); the Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act (H.R. 5286); the DAMS for Beavers Act; depopulation; the ESA; the AWA; the militarys dangerous dogs policy; and appropriations language concerning Wildlife Services and an M-44 ban.

Client expense: $70,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Advocacy and outreach related to conservation efforts of the North Atlantic right whale (no bill number). Outreach related to IFAWs marine mammal rescue and stranding response work. Outreach to House and Senate offices regarding international conservation, the exotic pet trade, and wildlife trafficking (H.R. 3199/S. 1594) (H.R. 3538/No bill number) (H.R. 7159).

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

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Animal Welfare Enforcement Improvement Act -- To amend the Animal Welfare Act To increase protections for animals, and for other purposes. HR 4180 Canyon'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 1594 Captive Primate Safety Act -- To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit certain activities involving prohibited primate species DAMS for Beavers Act -- To establish a grant program for projects that use nonlethal coexistence measures to reduce property damage caused by native beavers HR 5203 Ejiao 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 Endangered Species Act Ending 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 HR 1897 ESA Amendments Act -- (oppose) To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to optimize conservation. Farm Bill S 1326 Food Security and Farm Protection Act -- (oppose) To prevent States and local jurisdictions from interfering with the production and distribution of agricultural products in interstate commerce HR 556 Protecting Access for Hunter and Anglers Act -- (oppose) To prohibit prohibiting the use of lead ammunition or tackle on certain Federal land or water Horse slaughter HR 4776 SPEED Act -- (oppose) To amend and limit NEPA HR 7159 Protecting Local Zoos Act -- (oppose) To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to adjust provisions relating to captive wildlife offenses. HR 5286 Humane Transport of Farmed Animals Act -- To develop an enforcement mechanism with respect to certain provisions relating to the transport of animals S 1529 Keep Finfish Free Act of 2025 -- To prohibit Federal agencies from authorizing or facilitating commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Exclusive Economic Zone except in accordance with a Federal statute authorizing such action. Marine Mammal Protection Act S 1947 OCTOPUS Act -- To prohibit commercial octopus aquaculture operations in the United States HR 1684 PAST Act -- To expand horse soring regulations HR 1661/S 775 SAFE Act --. To amend the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 to prohibit the slaughter of equines for human consumption. HR 4673 Save Our Bacon Act -- (oppose) To ensure the free movement of livestock-derived products in interstate commerce. oSWIMS Act -- To prohibit the taking, importation, exportation, and breeding of certain cetaceans for public display, and for other purposes. HR 10292 Whale CHARTS Act -- To require the Secretary of Commerce to produce distribution maps for certain species of whales HR 4356 Wild Horse and Burro Protection Act of 2025 -- To prohibit certain uses of aircraft with respect to the management of wild free-roaming horses and burros

Assist client with introducing legislation, HR 7159, to make corrections to Big Cat Public Safety Act, PL 117-243; and Assist client with FOIA request to US Department of Agriculture re: facility complaints.

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

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE