Political Quotes

“Amendment offered by Mrs. Morella: At the end of title IX, insert the following new section: SEC. ____. ENFORCEMENT OF THE HUMANE METHODS OF SLAUGHTER ACT OF 1958. (a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows: (1) Public demand for passage of Public Law 85-765 (7 U.S.C. 1901 et seq.; commonly known as the ``Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958'') was so great that when President Eisenhower was asked at a press conference if he would sign the bill, he replied, ``If I went by mail, I'd think no one was interested in anything but humane slaughter''. (2) The Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958 requires that animals be rendered insensible to pain when they are slaughtered. (3) Scientific evidence indicates that treating animals humanely results in tangible economic benefits. (4) The United States Animal Health Association passed a resolution at a meeting in October 1998 to encourage strong enforcement of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1958 and reiterated support for the resolution at a meeting in 2000. (5) The Secretary of Agriculture is responsible for fully enforcing the Act, including monitoring compliance by the slaughtering industry.”