Welfare groups say that the American Legislative Exchange Council is the moving force behind these laws.
Environment and animal welfare groups are also emerging to condemn the decision to continue the hunt.
It won exemption in 1986 under section 501(c)(4) of the code, covering civic and social welfare groups.
Animal welfare groups such as the RSPCA and the Kennel Club support the ban on shock collars.
But a concerted effort to do the same with a higher animal such as the mouse concerns welfare groups.
But the animal welfare groups themselves were critical of the absence of real initiatives to address the peers' concerns.
Other animal welfare groups, including the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), also object to rodeos.
Ministers decided on the ban, also backed by a number animal welfare groups, following a public consultation on the proposals.
These groups claim tax-exempt status under section 501 (c) (4) of the federal tax code, which is for social welfare groups.
However, there were two deaths in races in the first two days of this week's meeting, prompting criticism from animal welfare groups.
Animal welfare groups point out that the 54 dogs found by the authorities will almost certainly have to be put down too.
But animal welfare groups and some local residents strongly oppose the scheme.
While lobbying for a total ban, welfare groups initially want multiple branding to end to make it easier to tell animals involved in accidents.
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Conservatives weren't the only organizations to set up under the section of the tax code that allows social-welfare groups to operate on a tax-free basis.
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With federal agencies and law enforcement agencies overwhelmed with rescuing people, it has been left to animal welfare groups and civilians to help stranded pets.
Welfare groups say legislation does not go far enough and should also ban the docking of dogs' tails for cosmetic reasons and animals performing in circuses.
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The group plans to register as a 501(c)(4), a distinction reserved for social welfare groups that aren't organized for profit, said a person familiar with the discussions.
It faced criticism from animal welfare groups in July, after reports that local officials had been called in to destroy at least 40 dogs roaming the site.
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The group plans to register as a 501(c)(4), a distinction reserved for social welfare groups that are not organized for profit, said a person familiar with the discussions.
The following morning, the websites of animal welfare groups, like Animals Australia and RSPCA, could not cope with the number of people who wanted to sign their online petitions.
Tax-exempt social-welfare groups organized under section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code are allowed to engage in some political activity, but the primary focus of their efforts must remain promoting social welfare.
The IRS has said applications from groups seeking to be treated as tax-exempt social-welfare groups under section 501(c)(4) of the tax code more than doubled from 2010 to 2012, presenting challenging legal issues.
The scheme has been introduced after pressure from pet-owners and animal welfare groups, who argued that the present quarantine system had caused suffering to animals with almost no cases of rabies being found.
The majority of people carrying out branding are considered highly experienced and welfare groups have called for constructive dialogue with groups such as the Exmoor Pony Society - which is dedicated to safeguarding the historic breed.
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Most social-welfare groups are corporations, experts say.
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With his signature came outcry from some animal welfare groups, despair from horse lovers, and a renewal of the debate about what to do with horses when their owners can no longer afford to keep them, or no longer want to.
This raised eyebrows in Pakistan where the links between the militant and social welfare wings of some groups are often not clear.
That was partly because, after wars and the Depression, European societies made redistribution their priority, but also because the recipients of welfare spending became powerful interest groups.
"If the language is meaningful, it would be obviously a huge step, " said Josh Horwitz, executive director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, which represents child welfare, religious and other groups favoring gun curbs.
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