Requiring Humane Treatment of Animals and Birds: Hearing Before a Subcommittee, Eightieth Congress, Second Session, on S. 1447, a Bill to Prohibit the Importation of Foreign Wild Animals and Birds Under Conditions Other Than Humane, and for Other Purposes. May 7, 1948Considers legislation to prohibit importation of foreign wild animals and birds under inhumane conditions. |
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American Humane Association animals and birds animals being shipped animals or birds Archibald McDonald birds and animals birds under conditions cages cargo CHANEY Committee on Interstate CRUELTY TO ANIMALS D. C. DEAR SENATOR D. C. DEAR SIR D. C. MY DEAR dead DEAR SENATOR WHITE deplorable condition DETROIT ZOOLOGICAL PARK E. H. MOORE early and favorable early favorable hearing early hearing elephants enacted into law February Federal Foreign Commerce Committee foreign wild animals given an early humane conditions humane treatment importation of wild Interior Interstate and Foreign Interstate Foreign Commerce January 15 January 29 legislation letter mammals March March 11 matter McDONALD NORGORD permit Philadelphia Zoo port present Congress President prohibit the importation protection respectfully Secretary Senate bill 1447 Senate Committee Senate Interstate Foreign Senator MOORE Senator WALLACE WHITE Sincerely subsection transportation truly United States Senate urge vessel or conveyance WALLACE H Washington Wildlife Service Zoological Park
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Page 1 - Including any importer, knowingly to cause or permit any wild animal or bird to be transported to the United States, or any Territory or district thereof, under Inhumane or unhealthful conditions or In violation of such requirements. In any criminal prosecution for violation of this subsection and In any administrative proceeding for the suspension of the issuance of further permits — "(1) The condition of any vessel or conveyance, or the enclosures In which wild animals or birds are confined therein,...
Page 38 - District as part-time officers of the Fish and Wild Life Service of the Department of the Interior...
Page 4 - We have been advised by the Bureau of the Budget that it has no objection to the submission of this report from the standpoint of the administration's program.
Page 1 - Treasury shall prescribe such requirements and Issue such permits as he may deem necessary for the transportation of wild animals and birds under humane and healthful conditions, and it shall be unlawful for any person, Including any Importer, knowingly to cause or permit any wild animal or bird to be transported to the United States, or any Territory or district thereof. under Inhumane or unhealthful conditions or in violation of such requirements. In any criminal prosecution for violation of this...
Page 22 - ... DEAR SENATOR WHITE: There is pending before your committee abovenamed Senate bill 1447 concerning regulations governing the importation of wild animals and birds. Humane organizations throughout this country are interested in this legislation and especially anxious that it receive an early hearing and favorable action on the part of your committee and on the part of Congress. It is regrettably true that without the intervention of positive law all too often greed overrides all humanitarian considerations....
Page 1 - ... or in the possession of any person holding himself out as such a dealer, it shall be deemed prima facie evidence of the violation of the provisions of this act.
Page 1 - The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe such requirements and issue such permits as he may deem necessary for the transportation of wild animals and birds under humane and healthful conditions, and it shall be unlawful for any person, including any importer, knowingly to cause or permit any wild animal or bird to be transported to the United States, or any Territory or district thereof, under inhumane or unhealthful conditions or in violation of such requirements. In any criminal prosecution...
Page 18 - Just 2 months ago I saw a shipment of birds from Argentina whose cages were a mass of ice. Two swans were dead and frozen to the floor of the crate. Others were trying to clean their filthy plumage and vainly pecking at the frozen messes in their food tins.
Page 18 - Nation's largest zoos, I know from personal experience that the above incident is not an isolated case. In addition to my regular duties at the Philadelphia Zoo, I am the official fish and wildlife service inspector of foreign birds and mammals for the port of Philadelphia. It is my duty to inspect shipments of wild birds and mammals that enter this port to detect and prevent the entry of forbidden species, such as the mongoose and flying fox and a number of species of birds. Most animals are shipped...
Page 4 - ... WHITE, Jr., Chairman, Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, united States Senate. MY DEAR SENATOR WHITE : Reference is made to your...