{"id":491,"date":"2023-03-08T16:42:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T16:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/hertel\/?p=491"},"modified":"2023-03-08T16:42:45","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T16:42:45","slug":"sens-hertel-polehanki-introduce-teddys-law-to-help-rescue-lab-tested-animals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/hertel\/2023\/03\/08\/sens-hertel-polehanki-introduce-teddys-law-to-help-rescue-lab-tested-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Sens. 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(March<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">8<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">, 2023) \u2014<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">Sens<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">.<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">Kevin Hertel<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">\u00a0(D-St. Clair Shores) and<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 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x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">collectively known as \u201cTeddy\u2019s Law<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">,<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">\u201d<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">in honor of a beagle who was rescued from euthanasia at a Michigan laboratory in 2018.\u00a0<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">These bills<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">would require that dogs and cats used in animal testing be put up for adoption following their time in the lab<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">\u00a0and<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">\u00a0requi<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">re<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">\u00a0labs performing animal testing to submit annual reports to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD)<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">Senate Bill<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">14<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">9<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">, sponsored by<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">\u00a0Sen.<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">\u00a0Hertel,<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">provides the requirement for dogs and cats used in testing to be<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">adopted out through a registered animal shelter. It also holds both shelters and research facilities harmless, provided they have acted in good faith with the act.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">\u201cFor the past four years, we have been working to get justice for dogs and cats used in animal testing<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">,\u201d said<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">\u00a0Sen.<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">Hertel<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">.<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">\u201c<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">This bill is a win for all<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">animal lovers, regardless of party<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">, and I look forward to helping ensure animals used in testing are able to find their forever home<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">s<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">.\u201d<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">Senate Bill<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">14<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">8<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">, sponsored by<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">Sen.<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SpellingErrorV2Themed x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">Polehanki<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">, provides the reporting requirements for facilities to send to MDARD annually. It also specifies the fines able to be levied by MDARD for failure to comply, which scale with both the number of animals being used in testing and previous violations of the act.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_EOP x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x_OutlineElement x_Ltr x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_Paragraph x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"x_TextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\"><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">\u201cLast year,<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">people from across the country were horrified when we learned about the<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 x_BCX8\">\u00a0conditions that<\/span><span class=\"x_NormalTextRun x_SCXW81959730 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