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Press Release

Animal Wellness Action Endorses Dan Goldman in Race for Re-Election in New York’s 10th Congressional District

Congressman deserves support for steadfast commitment to animal welfare

Washington, D.C. — Animal Wellness Action, a national policy and political organization seeking to enhance and advance legal protections for animals, has endorsed Rep. Dan Goldman for re-election in the race for New York’s 10th congressional district.

“Dan Goldman is one of the leaders on animal welfare in the U.S. Congress,” said Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action. “He understands that cruelty to animals is wrong and that it’s typically bound up with other forms of social violence.”

Earlier this year, Rep. Goldman opposed two measures the House Republican leadership brought up for votes that would have been disastrous for wildlife. The first bill (H.R. 764) would have stripped Endangered Species Act protections for gray wolves across much of the lower 48 states, opening the door to trophy hunting and commercial trapping. Such a policy might also expose wolves to being recreationally run over with snowmobiles – a practice that came to light earlier this year in Wyoming. The second bill (H.R. 615) would have restricted land management officials from regulating the use of hazardous lead ammunition on public lands and waterways. Every year, ingested spent lead poisons millions of wild scavenger species, including our nation’s iconic bald eagles.

Pacelle also commended Rep. Goldman for signing a letter earlier this term expressing opposition to the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act (H.R. 4417), which would federally overturn state laws passed by voter-approved ballot measures to ensure the humane housing of farm animals, including Prop 12 in California and Question 3 in Massachusetts.

Rep. Goldman was also lauded for supporting the Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Trafficking (FIGHT) Act (H.R. 2742) to crack down on organized dogfighting and cockfighting, the FDA Modernization Act 3.0 (H.R. 7248) to promote humane testing in drug development, and the Save America’s Forgotten Equines (SAFE) Act (H.R. 3475) to end the slaughter of horses for human consumption.

“Animal Wellness Action urges voters in the 10th congressional district of New York who care about animal welfare and who abhor animal cruelty to back Rep. Goldman this fall,” Pacelle said.

The full endorsement letter for Rep. Goldman may be viewed here.

Animal Wellness Action is a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(4) whose mission is to help animals by promoting laws and regulations at federal, state and local levels that forbid cruelty to all animals. The group also works to enforce existing anti-cruelty and wildlife protection laws. Animal Wellness Action believes helping animals helps us all. Twitter: @AWAction_News