This is horrifying! Please contact your Senators, especially if you are in Grassley's state.
https://secure2.convio.net/aspca/site/Advocacy?id=2029&JServSessionIdr005=bzocyhl513.app17bBill No. S. 2395
Primary Sponsors Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA)
ASPCA Position Oppose
Action Needed Send a letter to your senators now and urge them
to oppose S. 2395! Take Action Now!
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Every year, millions of day-old baby chicks are mailed via the U.S. Postal Service by commercial hatcheries and cockfighting breeders. The chicks are literally packed in boxes and sent through the mail, without food or water, and with no concern for temperature extremes. This inhumane practice results in the deaths of countless baby birds every year.
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In response to the new regulations adopted by the U.S. Postal Service, Senator Charles Grassley has introduced S. 2395, which would remove the Postal Service’s authority to implement the new regulations and force it to accommodate the baby bird and cockfighting industries.
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