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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
2. Address
Address1 | 611 Pennsylvania Ave. SE #136 |
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City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip Code | 20003 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 401104987-12
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6. House ID# 441450001
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2023 |
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 |
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12. Lobbying | 13. Organizations | ||||||||
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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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. | ||||||||
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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: Wayne Pacelle |
Date | 10/20/2023 11:09:54 AM |
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 AGR
16. Specific lobbying issues
Enforcement of the Horse Protection Act; Animal Welfare Act, with a special focus on Section 26 (related to dogfighting and cockfighting), the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, FDA animal testing alternatives, and other federal agencies with enforcement or regulatory touches with animal protection.
Discussions of the following bills:
H.R. 1619, ADD SOY Act
H.R. 1249/S. 557, Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act of 2023
H.R. 1462/S. 549, Dairy Pride Act
S. 2019, EATS Act Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act
Discussion of the following bills not yet introduced:
Horse Soring Compromise
Pigs Inside Gestation Stalls Act
FDA Modernization Act 2.0 Follow Up
Discussions on U.S. Department of Interior Director's Order 219 to phrase out the use of lead on federal lands by 2022 (no bill number)
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
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 |
Wayne |
Pacelle |
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Beckstead |
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Natalie |
Ahwesh |
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Tamara |
Drake |
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Leslie |
Rudloff |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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
Enforcement of the Horse Protection Act; Animal Welfare Act, with a special focus on Section 26 (related to dogfighting and cockfighting), the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, FDA animal testing alternatives, and other federal agencies with enforcement or regulatory touches with animal protection.
H.R. 726, Veterans for Mustangs Act
H.R. 1624, Puppy Protection Act of 2023
H.R. 1245/S. 445, Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2023
H.R. 1364, Science-Based Grizzly Bear Management Act of 2023
H.R. 1419, Comprehensive Grizzly Bear Management Act of 2023
H.R. 2742/S. 1529, Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Trafficking (FIGHT) Act
H.R. 3894, Greyhound Protection Act of 2023
H.R. 764/S. 1895, Trust the Science Act
Discussions of the following bills not yet introduced:
MINKS Are Superspreaders Act
SAFE Act (regarding horse slaughter)
Lead Endangers Animals Daily Act
Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act
Kangaroo Protection Act
Bear Poaching Elimination Act
Restore Our American Mustangs Act
Legislation to stop the assault on wolves across their range in the U.S.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), White House Office, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Vice President of the U.S., Natl Park Service (NPS), U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)
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 |
Wayne |
Pacelle |
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Scott |
Beckstead |
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Natalie |
Ahwesh |
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Tamara |
Drake |
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Leslie |
Rudloff |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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 BUD
16. Specific lobbying issues
Appropriations regarding the following issues:
Trophy hunting of elephants and lions
Funding for fertility control for wild horses
FDA alternatives funding
Animal fighting enforcement
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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 |
Wayne |
Pacelle |
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Beckstead |
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Natalie |
Ahwesh |
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Tamara |
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Leslie |
Rudloff |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities
LOBBYIST UPDATE
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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)
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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:
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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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2 | 4 | 6 |
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?
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