Washington, D.C. – Representative Zoe Lofgren (D-San Jose) was honored today by the Humane Society of the United States and presented with their Humane Advocate Award for her perfect score on the 2006 Humane Scorecard today.

“I am pleased to accept the Humane Advocate Award on behalf of the over 13,000 Humane Society supporters in my district,” said Rep. Lofgren. 

Every year the Humane Society creates a federal Humane Scorecard to give animal advocates a snapshot of the animal protection issues considered by Congress. The Humane Scorecard tracks key votes as well as co-sponsorship of important pro-animal bills.  Rep. Lofgren scored 100% on the Humane Scorecards for the 109^th and 108^th Congress.