07-23-2010, 10:35 AM
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USA: House Votes to Re-Criminalize Sale/Distro of Crush Videos
US H.R. 5566—Crush Act Amendment
Sponsor: Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA) and more than 260 others.
ASPCA Position: Support
Action Needed: None at this time
Update—July 21, 2010: This afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 416-3 to approve H.R. 5566. While this is a great victory, the bill will not become law unless a companion version passes the Senate—and as of now, a Senate version does not exist. We will let you know if and when a Senate version is introduced so you can contact your U.S. senators in support of this important humane legislation.
On April 20, 2010, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in U.S. v. Stevens that the “Crush Act,” a 1999 federal law banning the creation, sale and possession of materials depicting genuine acts of animal cruelty, is unconstitutional and overbroad in its scope.
“Crush” fetish videos (also called "squish" videos) generally depict a woman’s feet as they crush to death small animals such as rodents and kittens. The Crush Act was intended to stop the creation and sale of these horrific videos depicting live animals being intentionally maimed, mutilated, tortured, wounded, or killed.
In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling, Representative Gallegly (R-CA) has introduced H.R. 5566. The new bill amends the Crush Act to give it a much narrower focus, but would still prohibit distributing, selling or offering to distribute or sell any depictions of animals being crushed, drowned, suffocated, impaled, or burned where such actions are illegal.
H.R. 5566 will help ensure that the crush video industry is not revitalized in the absence of any enforceable federal law. The original Crush Act was passed with little opposition—help us get this revision passed quickly, too.
US H.R. 5566—Crush Act Amendment
Sponsor: Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA) and more than 260 others.
ASPCA Position: Support
Action Needed: None at this time
Update—July 21, 2010: This afternoon, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 416-3 to approve H.R. 5566. While this is a great victory, the bill will not become law unless a companion version passes the Senate—and as of now, a Senate version does not exist. We will let you know if and when a Senate version is introduced so you can contact your U.S. senators in support of this important humane legislation.
On April 20, 2010, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in U.S. v. Stevens that the “Crush Act,” a 1999 federal law banning the creation, sale and possession of materials depicting genuine acts of animal cruelty, is unconstitutional and overbroad in its scope.
“Crush” fetish videos (also called "squish" videos) generally depict a woman’s feet as they crush to death small animals such as rodents and kittens. The Crush Act was intended to stop the creation and sale of these horrific videos depicting live animals being intentionally maimed, mutilated, tortured, wounded, or killed.
In response to the Supreme Court’s ruling, Representative Gallegly (R-CA) has introduced H.R. 5566. The new bill amends the Crush Act to give it a much narrower focus, but would still prohibit distributing, selling or offering to distribute or sell any depictions of animals being crushed, drowned, suffocated, impaled, or burned where such actions are illegal.
H.R. 5566 will help ensure that the crush video industry is not revitalized in the absence of any enforceable federal law. The original Crush Act was passed with little opposition—help us get this revision passed quickly, too.
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