Candidate deserves support for her strong commitment to lead on animal welfare issues.
Washington D.C. — Animal Wellness Action, a national policy and political organization seeking to enhance and advance legal protections for animals, has endorsed Maggie Goodlander in the race for New Hampshire’s 2nd congressional district.
The group lauded her strong commitment to be a leader on animal welfare issues. She pledged that if elected she would co-sponsor the Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Trafficking (FIGHT) Act (H.R. 2742) to combat illegal animal fighting, the Greyhound Protection Act (H.R. 3894) to end greyhound racing in the United States, and the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act (H.R. 3475) to end the slaughter of horses and mules for human consumption.
“Maggie Goodlander can be expected to be one of the leaders on animal welfare in the U.S. Congress,” said Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action. “She understands that cruelty to animals is wrong and that it’s typically bound up with other forms of social violence.”
Pacelle expressed special appreciation for Ms. Goodlander’s commitment to oppose the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act (H.R. 4417), which would federally overturn certain voter-approved state laws to protect farm animals from extreme confinement.
“We urge voters in the 2nd congressional district of California to back Maggie Goodlander this fall,” Pacelle said.
The full endorsement letter for Ms. Goodlander may be viewed here.