Big Cat Public Safety Act [H.R. 1380]: Speech of Hon. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas in the House of Representatives, Thursday, December 3, 2020, Congressional Record, Vol. 166, No. 206, Extension of Remarks section, page E1105
- Year:
- 2020
- Subject:
- Animal welfare--Law and legislation and Captive felidae
- Abstract:
- Representative Sheila Lee Jackson (D-TX) speaks in the House of Representatives on December 3, 2020 in support of the passage of the Big Cat Public Safety Act (H.R. 1380). This bill revises requirements governing the trade of big cats (i.e., species of lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, jaguar, or cougar or any hybrid of such species). Specifically, it revises restrictions on the possession and exhibition of big cats, including to restrict direct contact between the public and big cats.
- Format:
- 1 p.
- Language:
- English
- Publisher:
- U.S. Government Publishing Office
- Collection:
- Animal Welfare Act History Digital Collection
- Permanent URL:
- https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CREC-2020-12-07/CREC-2020-12-07-pt1-PgE1105