Animal rights activists work tirelessly to free animals from the abuse, torture, and exploitation hoisted upon them by humans. Whether it is for fashion, culture, entertainment, or food, there is never a reason to take the life of a sentient being who wants to live. While we are out there speaking up on behalf of the animals, protesting against animal cruelty in all its forms, raising awareness of how to live a cruelty-free life through outreach on the streets, volunteering our time to care for

Animal rights groups are at risk of losing their nonprofit status if House Resolution 9495 passes. There is already precedent for designating nonviolent animal rights activism as terrorism. The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act designates certain conduct that interferes with the operations of an animal enterprise as terrorist activity. Activists have even been prosecuted, convicted, and imprisoned as terrorists. There is real reason to believe that H.R. 9495 would impact animal rights nonprofits.