Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act | The Humane Society of the United States

Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act

Bill Number: S. 394 & H.R. 661
Bill Status: Pending
HSUS Position: Support
Bill Sponsor(s): Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI)
Reps. Gary Ackerman (D-NY) and Steven LaTourette (R-OH)
Legislature Status: In Session

To end the use of nonambulatory livestock—animals too sick or injured to stand or walk on their own—in human food and require that these "downed" animals be immediately humanely euthanized at slaughterplants.

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	Report Documents Violations of Downer Ban
	The Humane Society of the United States Urges Congress to Ban Slaughter of “Downed” Farm Animals

	Text, Status and Co-sponsors of H.R. 661
	Text, Status and Co-sponsors of S. 394



	Downed Animals