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

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

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

United States House of Representatives and United States Senate

oH.R. ----/S. ---- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related
Agencies Appropriations bill
oH.R. ----/S. ---- Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill
oH.R. ----/S. ---- Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations bill
oH.R. ---- Defense Appropriations bill
oH.R. 1380 Big Cat Public Safety Act
oH.R. 1754 Horseracing Integrity Act
oH.R. 724/S. 479 Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act
oH.R. 693/S. 1007 Prevent All Soring Tactics Act
oH.R. 961 Safeguard American Food Exports Act
oH.R. 737/S. 877 Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act
oH.R. 1002 Welfare of Our Friends Act
oH.R. ---- Puppy Protection Act
oS. 831 Gray Wolf State Management Act
oH.R. 1155 Preventing Unkind and Painful Procedures and Experiments on Respected Species
(PUPPERS) Act
oH.R. 864 Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act
oH.R. 971 Animal Violence Exposes Real Threat Of Future Gun Violence Act
oH. Res. 34 National Animal Rescue Day
oH.R. 97 Rescuing Animals with Rewards (RAWR) Act
oS. 804/H.R. 1806 Empowering Rural Economies Through Alaska Native Sustainable Arts and
Handicrafts Act
oH.R. 1568 SAVE Right Whales Act
oH.R. 1042 Providing Responsible Emergency Plans for Animals at Risk of Emerging Disasters
(PREPARED) Act
oH.R. ---- Humane Retirement Act
oH.R. ----/S. ---- Humane Cosmetics Act
oH.R. 919 Bird-Safe Buildings Act
oH.R. 1228/S. 513 Help Extract Animals from Red Tape (HEART) Act
oH.R. 1209 Humane and Existing Alternatives in Research and Testing Sciences (HEARTS) Act
oH.R. 1400 Horse Transportation Safety Act
oH.R. 651 Charitable Giving Tax Deduction Act
oH.R. 689 Pet Safety and Protection Act
oH.R. 2245 Conserving Ecosystems by Ceasing the Importation of Large (CECIL) Animal Trophies
Act
oH.R. ---- Prohibiting Threatened and Endangered Creatures Trophies (ProTECT) Act
oH.R. 788 - Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act
oH.R. 1776 - Captive Primate Safety Act
oH.R. 1979 - Driftnet Modernization and Bycatch Reduction Act
oH.R. 1446/S. 652 - Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp
Reauthorization Act
oH.R. --- Tribal Heritage and Grizzly Bear Protection Act

 Rulemaking and Federal Government Decisions and Policies

oProposed revisions to the Endangered Species Act regulations
oAnimal Welfare Act enforcement
oTrophy hunting import permits
oHorse Protection Act Rule and enforcement
oAnimal Welfare Act and Horse Protection Act online records
oRevisions to the Animal Welfare Act licensing standards
oWild Horse and Burro policy
oPreventing the slaughter of equines in the United States
oPolicy on promoting the development and implementation of using nonanimal methods for
testing
oReintroduction of gray wolves on Isle Royale
oPreventing egregious methods of hunting on National Park Service and Fish and Wildlife
lands
oNew findings under the Endangered Species Act
oRulemakings related to conservation of marine mammals
oInternational Wildlife Conservation Council
oHunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council
oOffshore energy projects impacting marine mammals
oProtecting listing status of grizzly bears in the GYE and Northern Cascades
oProtecting listing status of gray wolves in the lower 48
oRetail puppy sales petition
oPilgrims Pride chicken producer petition
oListing Giraffes under the Endangered Species Act

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

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Agriculture - Dept of (USDA), Interior - Dept of (DOI), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Housing & Urban Development - Dept of (HUD)

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

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

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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

o FY20 Appropriations

Agriculture

Horse slaughter defund amendment
USDAs AWA enforcement (including at ARS facilities, and OIG enforcement of animal fighting
provisions) and emergency disaster plan implementation
USDAs enforcement of Horse Protection Act
Addressing the USDAs data purge of documents regarding inspections and enforcement of
the AWA and HPA
PAWS Act (2018 Farm Bill, Sec. 12502 of P.L. 115-334) - implementing emergency and
transitional pet shelter and housing grant program for victims of domestic violence and
their pets
USDAs enforcement of Humane Methods of Slaughter Act
National Veterinary Medical Services Act and Veterinary Services Grant Program
Animal Care assistance to state and local governments to plan for disaster protection of
people with animals
Prohibition on spending to license Class B dealers who sell dogs and cats for use in
research, experiments, teaching, or testing

Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Bureau of Land Management program of nonlethal fertility control for wild horses and
burros, opposition to slaughter or euthanasia of wild horses and burros and associated
proposal with stakeholders
Opposition to slaughter or euthanasia of wild horses and burros on U.S. Forest Service
lands
Preserving the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and slowing the regulatory dismantling of the
ESA
National Park Service rule on trapping and hunting in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge
land and on National Park Service land
Preserving protections for Gray Wolves in the Great Lakes region, Wyoming, and the lower 48
states
Increasing funding for international wildlife conservation and to fight wildlife
trafficking
Increased funding for listing, conservation, and recovery of ESA-listed species
Funding for programs within Environmental Protection Agencys Office of Research and
Development that focus on development and implementation of non-animal tests for chemical
hazard and risk assessment
Withhold funding for Fish and Wildlife Services International Wildlife Conservation
Council

Defense

Use of live animals in medical trauma training

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

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

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

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

20. Client new address

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

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

LOBBYIST UPDATE

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

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

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

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

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?
No Yes