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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
Animal Defenders International US Inc.

2. Address

Address1
5455 Wilshire Boulevard
 Address2
​Suite 2015
City
Los Angeles
 State
CA
 Zip Code
90036
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Ms.
​Christina Scaringe
​8507280598
​christinascaringe@ad-international.org
5. Senate ID#
​401103372-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​Animal Defenders International US Inc.
6. House ID#
​426500001
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2022
 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​5,886.00
Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options.
Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only

Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code

Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Christina Scaringe
 Date
4/20/2022 2:16:18 PM

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code ANI

16. Specific lobbying issues

Supporting the Traveling Exotic Animal and Public Safety Protection Act (HR5999/ S3220), with outreach requesting cosponsorship, support, and committee hearing; all provisions related to and supporting ending the suffering of animals in US traveling acts, and to address the inherent health and safety risks such events pose to animals, workers, and the public. Support the following measures to the extent they protect animals from harm, end animal suffering, and promote conservation of wild populations (supporting ADI's overarching goal for longstanding change to end animal suffering and to promote conservation of wild populations): TEAPSPA (HR5999/ S3220); Alternative Pilot Protein Act (HR6193); Alternatives to Animals for Regulatory Fairness (AARF) Act (HR1905); AFTER (Animal Freedom from Testing, Experiments, and Research) Act (HR5244); Bear Poaching Elimination Act (S3472); Bear Protection Act (HR2325); Big Cat & Public Safety Act (HR263/ S1210); Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act (HR2238); Captive Primate Safety Act HR3135; Combating Online Wildlife Trafficking Act HB1546; Combating Wildlife Trafficking Financing and Proceeds Study Act (HR6477); Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Act (HR1569); Ejiao Act (HR5203); End Palm Oil Deforestation Act (HR5863); END Wildlife Trafficking Reauthorization Act; Extinction Crisis Emergency Act (HR4182); Federal fur action; FDA Modernization Act (HR2565/S2952); Global Amphibian Protection Act (HR2026); Global Pandemic Prevention & Biosecurity Act (HR3424); High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act; HRes69 (National Biodiversity Strategy); Humane Cosmetics Act (HR6207/ S3357); Humane Research & Testing Act (HR1744); Manatee Protection Act (HB4946); Marine Mammal Climate Change Protection Act (HR3692); Minks in Narrowly Kept Spaces (MINKS) are Superspreaders Act (HR4310); Multinational Species Conservation Fund (HR6023); Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act HR3764; PAST (Preventing all soring tactics) Act (HR5441/ S2295); Preventing Future Pandemics Act (HR151/ S37); REDUCE Act S2645; Right Whale Coexistence Act (HR6785/ S3664); SAFE Act (HR3355); Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act (S1106); Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act; Wildlife Conservation & Anti-Trafficking Act (HR6059); Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act.

Opposing the following bills, which seek to reduce protections for animals, and/or their ecosystems and habitats: HR211 (apparently also named the Big Cat Public Safety Act); Listing Reform Act (HB4370); Science-based Grizzly Bear Management Act (HR6284).

Monitoring, taking a neutral or no position on, the following bills: Advancing Human Rights-Centered International Conservation Act (HR7025); Climate Change Health Protection & Promotion Act (HR3271 /S1702); Farm System Reform Act; International Pandemic Preparedness and COVID-19 Response Act (S2297); Recovering Americas Wildlife Act (HR2773/ S2372).

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), President of the U.S., Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), State - Dept of (DOS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Christina
Scaringe
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General Counsel

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

​Animal Defenders International UK/Europe

Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)