How Much Do You Know About Pound Seizure?
An Animal Rights Article from All-Creatures.org
FROM
American
Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS)
August 2009
Taken from the online quiz at American
Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS).
Class B Dealer Quiz
1. Where can Class B dealers acquire animals?
- Other animal dealers
- Shelters and pounds
- People who bred or raised the animals themselves
- All of the above
2. What types of violations have Class B dealers been cited for?
- Unsanitary conditions
- Illegally obtaining animals
- Structural problems with facilities
- All of the above
3. What is pound seizure?
- A condition that afflicts some shelter animals, causing them to
experience tremors or seizures
- A process in which animals from pounds and shelters are released for use in
research facilities.
- The acquisition of a private animal shelter by the state government.
4. In what state is pound seizure required?
- Minnesota
- Texas
- Michigan
- New Hampshire
5. Why should we prohibit the use of shelter animals in research?
- Former pets are better suited for the circus because they can be
trained.
- Shelters make enough money and do not need another source of income.
- It is the ultimate betrayal.
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