Welcome
The Congressional Animal Protection Caucus (CAPC) is a bipartisan organization committed to raising awareness of animal welfare issues in Congress. CAPC replaced the Friends of Animals Caucus that existed in previous Congresses.
Through non-partisan forums and briefings, CAPC seeks to highlight important issues affecting animals and upcoming animal welfare legislation. CAPC also tracks the progress of relevant legislation, provides members of Congress with dependable information, and attempts to build broad coalitions in support of common-sense, humane animal welfare laws.
In the 110th Congress, the caucus was instrumental in the passing tougher animal fighting legislation and tightening animal welfare regulations in the 2008 Farm Bill. Priorities for the 111th Congress include legislation to prohibit the export of horses for slaughter for human consumption, to more strictly regulation the sale of puppies on the Internet, and to require more accurate labels on all fur products.
Legislation
Adoptions of Military Working Dogs
Adoptions of Military Working Dogs – H.R. 4639 – To authorize the adoption of a military working dog by the family of a deceased or seriously wounded member of the...... Read more about this topic
Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act
Downed Animal and Food Safety Protection Act – H.R. 4356 - To codify the USDA ban on the slaughter of downed cattle and strengthen it to ensure immediate humane euthanasia,...... Read more about this topic