[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 211 (Friday, December 22, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1257-E1258]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  RECOGNIZING GLOBAL HUMANE'S LAUNCH OF HUMANE TOURISM CERTIFICATION 
   PROGRAM HELPING TO PUT ANIMAL WELFARE AT THE FOREFRONT OF TOURISM

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                       HON. BRIAN K. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 22, 2023

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize important 
efforts on behalf of animals worldwide and the humane treatment of 
animals through a new Humane Tourism certification program created by 
Global Humane, the international brand of American Humane, the first 
and most experienced national humane organization which was created in 
1877 to ensure the safety, welfare, and well-being of animals.
  Global Humane has extended its conservation impact with this new 
Humane Tourism program. At the same time as millions of people 
worldwide seek opportunities to connect with Earth's majestic wildlife, 
Global Humane has identified an opportunity to apply its expertise in 
animal welfare and create a unique certification program to help ensure 
animals are treated humanely in the travel and hospitality industry. 
The first audits were conducted in August 2023, which established that 
the properties met the certification requirements. The sites that are 
certified include Nyosi Wildlife Reserve and Mantis Founders Lodge in 
South Africa, Ichingo Chobe River Lodge in Namibia, and Zambezi Queen 
on the border of Namibia and Botswana.
  Humane Tourism is a unique animal welfare certification program that 
assesses and certifies wildlife reserves, lodging facilities, and tour 
operators for their humane responsibility toward the animal life that 
these operations may encounter and have the potential to impact.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask today that we recognize the importance and impact 
the Global Humane Tourism certification can have on keeping animals 
safe in the tourism industry worldwide.

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