“U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and I along with Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Tom Carper (D-DE) today reintroduced our Preventing Future Pandemics Act, a bipartisan bill that would direct the State Department to work with international partners to shut down commercial wildlife markets and stop the associated wildlife trade, end the import, export and sale of live wildlife for human consumption in the United States, as well as phase out demand for wildlife as a food source.
The Preventing Future Pandemics Act is supported by the Infectious Disease Society of America, the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, the Consortium of Universities for Global Health, Global Financial Integrity, the Humane Society Legislative Fund, the Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society International, the Endangered Species Coalition, Animal Defenders International, the Western Watersheds Project, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, the Bonobo Conservation Initiative, WildEarth Guardians, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the Animal Welfare Institute, the Wildlife Conservation Society, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Save Wolves Now Network, the Oceanic Preservation Society, Born Free USA, Animal Wellness Action, the Animal Wellness Foundation, the Center for a Humane Economy, Defenders of Wildlife, Global Wildlife Conservation, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Natural Resources Defense Council, the Environmental Investigation Agency, WildAid, the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, the Texas State Aquarium, the Houston Zoo, the Texas Foundation for Conservation, PawPAC, the Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association, the Woodland Park Zoo, and the National Whistleblower Center.”
