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Stop Shelter Animals From Being Sold for Research!

Target: Michigan House
Sponsored by: American Humane Association

Michigan House Bill 4663 will eliminate pound seizure in Michigan animal shelters.

Pound seizure is the practice of allowing shelter cats and dogs to be used in experimental research. HB 4663, called "Koda's Law," is named after a shelter dog that, instead of being placed for adoption, was sold to a USDA Class B Dealer (animal broker) and resold to the University of Michigan, where he was used in the university's Advanced Trauma Life Support Class, and then euthanized. Koda's former family believed that taking him to a shelter would allow him another opportunity to find a home and did not know he would be used in a research experiment. Sadly, this happens to far too many shelter cats and dogs in Michigan.

Companion animals depend on humans for their safety and well-being. Tragically, this dependency is betrayed when shelters allow these pets to be taken by Class B Dealers for resale to research. When Class B dealers and research facilities can obtain cats and dogs -- like Koda -- from animal shelters, it diminishes the shelters' credibility and purpose, and betrays public trust.

Currently only two county animal control shelters practice pound seizure. Koda's Law will not prohibit legitimate medical research. Research facilities will still be able to obtain cats and dogs from licensees who breed animals for research. This bill simply stops shelter cats and dogs from being used in research. The bill permits several veterinary training/research activities of shelter cats and dogs, including allowing spay-neuter training, correcting pre-existing medical conditions (such as broken bones or illnesses), and allowing blood banks to obtain life-saving animal blood. The cats and dogs are then placed for adoption.

Please sign to show your support for Michigan House Bill 4663 so we can make Michigan the 19th state to outlaw pound seizure.

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1:43 pm PST, Nov 7, Katrina Gauld, Michigan

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1:01 pm PST, Nov 7, Pat Alsup, Michigan

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12:50 pm PST, Nov 7, Joan Hunnicutt, California
Selling pets for experimentation is an extreme tragedy and should be outlawed in my opinion.

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12:21 pm PST, Nov 7, Natalie Brundred, Michigan

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7:43 am PST, Nov 7, Emilee Brown, Maine
I first heard this was happening a year ago. Koda's law needs to be passed, not just in Michigan, but across the United States. I wonder how these students and professors sleep at night. In the healthcare field, a heart of compassion is crucial- and therefore, these students who are able to preform such criminal acts - we should start sending letters to anyone who could possibly hire them! If they can do this to a helpless animal, and can do it without qualm, what kind of life support are patients going to receive!

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7:17 am PST, Nov 7, Jasmin Safari, Germany

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5:50 am PST, Nov 7, Manon Gauthier, Canada

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5:22 am PST, Nov 7, Teresa Moore, Michigan

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4:25 am PST, Nov 7, Crystal Minnis, Pennsylvania

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1:02 am PST, Nov 7, Alexandra MAUVE, France

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6:07 pm PST, Nov 6, Caitlin Gerics, Michigan

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6:01 pm PST, Nov 6, Kari Dozhier, New Mexico

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4:54 pm PST, Nov 6, Lisa Clark, Michigan
stop it now killers

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3:01 pm PST, Nov 6, Victoria P., Ukraine

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1:06 pm PST, Nov 6, Olga Mironenko, Russian Federation

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12:02 pm PST, Nov 6, Elizabeth Kunz, Michigan

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11:29 am PST, Nov 6, Jennifer Powell, Michigan
DEAR RESEARCHERS. WHY DON'T YOU USE YOURSELVES INSTEAD OF HELPLESS ANIMALS THAT CAN FEEL PAIN!!!!!!!! TOTALLY AGAINST THIS!!!!!

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9:46 am PST, Nov 6, Name not displayed, Oregon
Please do not harm other being. They don't want to die like a human being. Why you have to destroy them like that. Naturally they will die at the end like your life. Why are you torturing them. Do you like other being to torture you.

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6:22 am PST, Nov 6, Jerry Ritter, Michigan

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8:57 pm PST, Nov 5, Allison Machell, Australia
These beautiful animals have already been thrown out like they were just rubbish Most have only seen the worst of human Nature before being rejected by people for being to big to little not pretty or cute enough they need loving homes not to have the abuse continued.

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7:36 pm PST, Nov 5, Andrea Lacy, Michigan

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7:06 pm PST, Nov 5, Name not displayed, Canada
its time to change our selfish ways and stop putting others in danger its like saying "oh im not sure if this mouth wash works ill just go test it on my kid that diserves a life too but i dont care"

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6:33 pm PST, Nov 5, Amelia Hilton, Michigan

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4:01 pm PST, Nov 5, Joy Helmer, Michigan

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1:50 pm PST, Nov 5, Sherin Erakat, Illinois
we should test on humans since the majority of projects are for human use.

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12:37 pm PST, Nov 5, V. Anderson, Hawaii

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8:14 am PST, Nov 5, Bailey Snider, Michigan
I don't care what kind of animal it is, no animal should have to be subjected to research, How bout researching on the idiots that kill those poor animals that have done no wrong.

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5:50 am PST, Nov 5, Pascale RUBIO, France

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5:00 am PST, Nov 5, Pam Hagy, Tennessee
I do not believe in animal research. I'm even more outraged when family pets are sold to research facilities.

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3:59 am PST, Nov 5, Mary Muncy, Michigan

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9:47 pm PST, Nov 4, Niccole Pemberton, Michigan

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9:41 pm PST, Nov 4, Bill Hall, Michigan

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7:59 pm PST, Nov 4, Carolyn Braden, Michigan

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7:33 pm PST, Nov 4, Margo Butler, Michigan

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6:42 pm PST, Nov 4, Vickie Williams, Pennsylvania

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