Puppy Protection Act of 2001

-Use of animals in the Environmental Protection Agency’s chemical testing programs -Department of Defense use of live animals in military survival skills training -Use of animals in research funded by the National Institutes of Health -Use of animals by the Department of Transportation for chemical tests -HR 1796, Charitable Pet Trusts Act -HR 2330, Department of Agriculture Appropriations Act (FY 2002), provisions relating to changing the definition of “animal” in existing regulations pursuant to the Animal Welfare Act -HR 2620, VA-HUD and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act (FY 2002), provisions relating to use of animals and non-animal chemical screening methods by EPA -HR 2646, Farm Security Act of 2001; and S 1731, Agriculture, Conservation, and Rural Enhancement Act of 2001; provisions relating to: excluding rats, mice, and birds from the Animal Welfare Act; animals used for fighting; prohibiting sales of non-ambulatory livestock; regulations for dog breeding facilities -S 345, Anti-cockfighting bill -S 1478, Puppy Protection Act -Funding for cross-training of law-enforcement officials, social service agencies, and animal protection agencies to prevent violence toward family members and companion animals -Enforcement of the Marine Mammal Protection Act by the Fish and Wildlife Service with regard to seven polar bears owned by the Suarez Bros. Circus in Puerto Rico -Enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act by the Department of Agriculture with regard to seven polar bears owned by the Suarez Bros. Circus in Puerto Rico -Strengthening the Marine Mammal Protection Act -S 1397, shipping day-old poultry via the Postal Service -HR 2590 Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act (FY 2002), provisions relating to shipping day-old poultry via the Postal Service -Petition to the Department of Agriculture regarding humane livestock handling methods for the animals’ entire lives, and humane slaughter methods at all places where livestock are slaughtered