Two bills in Congress that are being heard now will stiffen penalties and close loopholes that have allowed activists to break into animal facilities and receive only minor penalties from the courts.
S. 1926 sponsored by Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma and H.R. 4239 sponsored by Rep. Tom Petri of Wisconsin will help protect livestock producers, zoos, medical research facilities, kennels and other businesses where domestic and wildlife are involved.

The FBI ranks animal rights terrorism as one of the largest domestic terrorist threats in the U.S. So these bills will ensure that justice is fairly meted out if activists conduct criminal acts such as intentionally damaging property, causing bodily harm or placing people in reasonable fear of harm or death.