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From Yesterday's New York Times

Animal Ethics

The bill also bans the importation of puppies from foreign puppy mills, and increases penalties for violations of the Animal Welfare Act from $2,500 to $10,000. The Humane Society of the United States and other animal protection organizations support the farm bill because of these achievements for animals.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

In the 10 years that the law has been in place, it has been used only to stop people from selling videos of dogs tearing one another apart in organized dogfighting, the underlying crime now treated as a felony offense in every state. Wayne Pacelle President and Chief Executive Humane Society of the United States Washington, Sept.