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Wow.  Just wow!

When did we lose our way?

Animals now rate above humans after the president signed the PACT Act, Prevent Animal Cruelty and Torture Act.  HR 724/S 479.

The Humane Society of the U.S., HSUS – Iowa, and all their followers are rolling in mirth and merriment at the passage of the PACT Act which President Trump recently signed.   Did his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, who is a staunch animal zealot and close friends with HSUS and the likes, have a large hand in the persuasion effort? Is the President truly aware of what he just signed? Or did he just take advice and accept the face value of it?

As this is an act, it can be easily amended. Be watchful.

On the face, it looks OK. BUT, it’s that fine print that’s gonna be the GOTCHA!! The fine print every single member of Congress were utter failures at reading. It’s perfectly fine to starve dementia patients, those with severe intellectual challenges, or those with terminal illness. It’s perfectly fine to slaughter innocent preborn children piece by piece as they silently scream and writhe in inexplicable pain at the slow dismemberment or acid burning to death. It’s perfectly fine to murder babies at the moment of birth simply because the mother may not want to be bothered with that child.  No federal crime here.  Just be on your way.

One can murder and rape innocent children, the elderly, anyone.  Meh.  But don’t dare touch a hair or ruffle a feather on an animal or you have now committed a federal offense subject to an FBI investigation.

When did we lose our way?

BUT, how dare anyone think a bruise, a scratch, an injury to cause the slightest disfigurement to an animal is acceptable.  How dare one destroy a protected species egg or habitat.

It’s that fine print that now elevates animals ABOVE the level of humans in protections from ANY physical harm, no matter how temporary.

When did we lose our way?

Back to the fine print.    Title 18    Section 1364   applies to HUMANS.  Well, it USED to.  Not now since “48. Animal Crushing” was added.

“48. Animal crushing.”.

Reference Chapter 3:

https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-chapter3-front&num=0&edition=prelim

https://www.govregs.com/uscode/title18_partI_chapter65_section1365

(h) As used in this section—

(1) the term “consumer product” means—

(A) any “food”, “drug”, “device”, or “cosmetic”, as those terms are respectively defined in section 201 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321); or

(B) any article, product, or commodity which is customarily produced or distributed for consumption by individuals, or use by individuals for purposes of personal care or in the performance of services ordinarily rendered within the household, and which is designed to be consumed or expended in the course of such consumption or use;

(2) the term “labeling” has the meaning given such term in section 201(m) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 321(m));

(3) the term “serious bodily injury” means bodily injury which involves—

(A) a substantial risk of death;

(B) extreme physical pain;

(C) protracted and obvious disfigurement; or

(D) protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty; and

(4) the term “bodily injury” means—

(A) a cut, abrasion, bruise, burn, or disfigurement;

(B) physical pain;

(C) illness;

(D) impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty; or

(E) any other injury to the body, no matter how temporary

When did we lose our way??

IOWA.  WAKE UP!!  HF 737, which HSUS-Iowa and others are wanting to ram down our throats will be eligible for debate on the Senate floor for the 2020 session.   Compare those definitions to the now federal crime and FBI knocking on your door.

Iowa HF 737 definitions of ‘injury’ and serious injury’.

NEW SUBSECTION. 4B. “Injury” means an animal’s   disfigurement; the impairment of an animal’s health; or an impairment to the functioning of an animal’s limb or organ including physical damage or harm to an animal’s muscle, tissue, organs, bones, hide, or skin.

2 NEW SUBSECTION. 8A. “Serious injury” means an injury that   constitutes an animal’s protracted or permanent disfigurement,  the protracted or permanent impairment of an animal’s health,   the protracted or permanent impairment of the functioning of      an animal’s limb or organ, or the loss of an animal’s limb or  organ

When did we lose our way?

ONLY humans are moral beings. Animals are to be UNDER a human’s dominion.  Not mistreated, but certainly NOT equal to humans. Animals do not have the moral capabilities with which our Creator endowed ONLY to humans.

When did we lose our way?

May God have mercy on us when we, as humans, choose to appoint ourselves as being more authoritative, above, His design of natural order.

Betsy  Fickel

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