• Military _ availability of and national standards for service dogs for Veterans with post-traumatic stress or traumatic brain injury: return of military working dogs (MWDs) to the continental United States and Hawaii. Certification - of the humane treatment of animals on farms, in zoos and aquariums, and in Hollywood Rescue - first responders for animals in times of crisis, from natural disasters to animal cruelty investigations Clinical study - on the benefits of animals assisted interaction on kids with cancer

Duration: September 1, 2016 to January 31, 2019

General Issues: Animals, Budget/Appropriations

Spending: about $290,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2016: House of Representatives, Natl Park Service (NPS)