Cold-blooded Animal Research and Exhibition Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Apr 21, 2025
What it does
The Cold-blooded Animal Research and Exhibition Act would amend the Animal Welfare Act to include cold-blooded species—such as reptiles, amphibians, cephalopods, and fish—as protected "animals" under federal law. This change would extend the Act’s requirements for humane treatment, care, and handling to these species when used in research, testing, experimentation, or exhibition. The bill maintains existing exclusions for certain animals used in food production, such as livestock, poultry, or fish raised for food or fiber, and for specific research-bred birds, rats, and mice.
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