Animal Rights
How we treat animals is a direct reflection of our character, both as individuals and a nation. Throughout my legislative career, both as a state Senator and as a Member of Congress, I have sponsored and supported legislation to ensure the humane treatment of animals, as well as to protect our nation’s wildlife. I wholeheartedly believe that conserving our nation's rich natural heritage and our wide variety of wildlife is an extremely important issue, and I have always supported funding that furthers those principles. As a supporter of wildlife preservation, I have been honored to receive high ratings from many groups that support animal rights and the protection of endangered species. The Humane Society of the United States and Defenders of Wildlife recognized my voting record with a 100% rating.
In the 114th Congress, I cosponsored bills to promote safe transportation of animals in interstate commerce (H.R. 2293, PACT Act, and H.R. 1282, Horse Transportation Safety Act) and close loopholes that allowed abusive and illegal practice to occur (H.R. 3268, PAST Act).
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) has sent a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director James Comey to raise concerns about the agency’s use of an abusive contractor and a controversial medical training method that involves harming and killing animals.
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today received a perfect 100% score on the Defenders of Wildlife Conservation Report Card for the 1st Session of the 114th Congress. Congressman Cohen was the only member of the Tennessee Congressional delegation to receive a perfect score.
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[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a longtime champion for animal rights and welfare, received a perfect 100+ score from the Humane Society on its legislative scorecard for 2015. Congressman Cohen, who received the highest rating out of all members of the Tennessee Congressional delegation, was noted for being an original cosponsor of H.R. 3268, the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a longtime champion for animal rights and welfare, received a perfect 100% score from the Humane Society on their legislative scorecard for the 113th Congress. The Congressman, who received the highest rating out of all members of the Tennessee Congressional delegation, was noted for being an original cosponsor of H.R. 1518, the Prevent All Soring Tactics (PAST) Act.
[WASHINGTON, DC] – Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), a longtime champion for animal rights and welfare, this week received the Humane Society’s “Humane Champion” award for his perfect voting record during 2013. The Congressman, who has received more “Humane Champion” awards than any other member of the Tennessee Congressional Delegation, also received extra credit on the Humane Scorecard for his sponsorship of the Prevent All Soring Tactics Act, which would end an abusive practice used by some horse trainers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (R - Kentucky), Rep. Steve Cohen (D - Tennessee), Rep. Joe Pitts (R – Pennsylvania), Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D – Illinois), Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R – New Jersey) and Rep. Jim Moran (D – Virginia) today introduced the Prevent all Soring Tactics (PAST) Act of 2013. The bill will amend the Horse Protection Act of 1970 to end the soring of horses, which is an abusive practice used by some horse trainers in the Tennessee Walking, Spotted Saddle, and Racking Horse shows.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Ed Whitfield (KY-01), and Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN-09), today introduced H.R. 6388, the Horse Protection Act Amendments of 2012. The Amendment will make changes to the Horse Protection Act of 1970 to provide additional protection to prohibit the soring of horses, an abusive practice used by some horse trainers in the Tennessee Walking Horse industry.