IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 112 
Urging the administration to initiate the International Agreement to Prohibit 
the Eating of Dogs and Cats. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 7, 2022 
Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois (for himself and Mr. PANETTA) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a 
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com-
mittee concerned 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Urging the administration to initiate the International 
Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats. 
Whereas a bipartisan domestic prohibition on the knowing 
slaughter, transportation, possession, purchase, or sale of 
a dog or cat for human consumption was included in sec-
tion 12515 of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 
(Public Law 115–334), which was enacted on December 
20, 2018; 
Whereas the dog and cat meat trade occurs throughout the 
world, primarily in Asia; 
Whereas established dog meat markets still exist today; 
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Whereas it is estimated that 30,000,000 dogs and 
10,000,000 cats die annually worldwide as a result of the 
dog and cat meat trade, and that a considerable number 
of the dogs and cats in this trade are stolen pets still 
wearing collars when they reach the slaughterhouses, in 
addition to stray dogs and cats who are captured for 
slaughter; 
Whereas there have been reports of abuse, poor living condi-
tions, and cruel slaughtering techniques for dogs and cats 
farmed for their meat; 
Whereas many dogs and cats die during transport to slaugh-
terhouses after days or weeks crammed into small cages 
on the back of vehicles without food or water, and others 
suffer illness and injury during transport; 
Whereas the extreme suffering of dogs and cats at such 
slaughterhouses and on transportation trucks would 
breach anticruelty laws in the United States and other 
countries; 
Whereas many government officials, civil society advocates, 
and activists including the World Dog Alliance are work-
ing to end the dog and cat meat trade. Taiwan and the 
Chinese city of Shenzhen have passed laws banning the 
consumption of dog and cat meat; the South Korean Gov-
ernment has formed the Consultative Discussion Com-
mittee on Ending Dog Meat Consumption in December 
2021; and 
Whereas legislators in the United States, United Kingdom, 
Japan, Norway, and Sweden have urged their heads of 
State in support of the International Agreement to Pro-
hibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats: Now, therefore, be it 
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Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) calls for an end to the consumption and 
trade of dog and cat meat; 
(2) urges all nations to join the International 
Agreement to Prohibit the Eating of Dogs and Cats; 
and 
(3) affirms the commitment of the United 
States to advancing the cause of animal protection 
and animal welfare, both domestically and around 
the world. 
Æ 
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