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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEven dogs, cats and other animals are being screwed by the tRump administration.
Have they not an ounce of compassion for anything except the almighty dollar?
USDA abruptly removes animal welfare information from its website
The Washington Post
Karin Brulliard 2/4/2017
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday abruptly removed inspection reports and other information from its website about the treatment of animals at thousands of research laboratories, zoos, dog breeding operations and other facilities.
In a statement, the USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service cited court rulings and privacy laws for the decision, which it said was the result of a comprehensive review that took place over the past year. It said the removed documents, which also included records of enforcement actions against violators of the Animal Welfare Act and the Horse Protection Act, would now be accessible only via Freedom of Information Act Requests. Those can take years to be approved.
We remain equally committed to being transparent and responsive to our stakeholders informational needs, and maintaining the privacy rights of individuals with whom we come in contact, the statement said.
The records that had been available were frequently used by animal welfare advocates to monitor government regulation of animal treatment at circuses, scientific labs and zoos. Members of the public could also use the departments online database to search for information about dog breeders, as could pet stores. Seven states currently require pet stores to source puppies from breeders with clean USDA inspection reports, according to the Humane Society of the United States a requirement that could now be impossible to meet.
Animal welfare organizations quickly condemned the removal of the information, which they called unexpected and said would allow animal abuse to go unchecked.
The USDA action cloaks even the worst puppy mills in secrecy and allows abusers of Tennessee walking horses, zoo animals and lab animals to hide even the worst track records in animal welfare, said John Goodwin, senior director of the Humane Societys Stop Puppy Mills Campaign.
In a statement, Kathy Guillermo, the senior vice president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, called it a shameful attempt to keep the public from knowing when and which laws and regulations have been violated. Many federally registered and licensed facilities have long histories of violations that have caused terrible suffering.
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http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/usda-abruptly-removes-animal-welfare-information-from-its-website/ar-AAmBdZX?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=U142DHP
The Washington Post
Karin Brulliard 2/4/2017
The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday abruptly removed inspection reports and other information from its website about the treatment of animals at thousands of research laboratories, zoos, dog breeding operations and other facilities.
In a statement, the USDAs Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service cited court rulings and privacy laws for the decision, which it said was the result of a comprehensive review that took place over the past year. It said the removed documents, which also included records of enforcement actions against violators of the Animal Welfare Act and the Horse Protection Act, would now be accessible only via Freedom of Information Act Requests. Those can take years to be approved.
We remain equally committed to being transparent and responsive to our stakeholders informational needs, and maintaining the privacy rights of individuals with whom we come in contact, the statement said.
The records that had been available were frequently used by animal welfare advocates to monitor government regulation of animal treatment at circuses, scientific labs and zoos. Members of the public could also use the departments online database to search for information about dog breeders, as could pet stores. Seven states currently require pet stores to source puppies from breeders with clean USDA inspection reports, according to the Humane Society of the United States a requirement that could now be impossible to meet.
Animal welfare organizations quickly condemned the removal of the information, which they called unexpected and said would allow animal abuse to go unchecked.
The USDA action cloaks even the worst puppy mills in secrecy and allows abusers of Tennessee walking horses, zoo animals and lab animals to hide even the worst track records in animal welfare, said John Goodwin, senior director of the Humane Societys Stop Puppy Mills Campaign.
In a statement, Kathy Guillermo, the senior vice president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, called it a shameful attempt to keep the public from knowing when and which laws and regulations have been violated. Many federally registered and licensed facilities have long histories of violations that have caused terrible suffering.
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http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/usda-abruptly-removes-animal-welfare-information-from-its-website/ar-AAmBdZX?li=BBnbfcL&ocid=U142DHP
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Even dogs, cats and other animals are being screwed by the tRump administration. (Original Post)
Fla Dem
Feb 2017
OP
"You can tell all you need to about a society from how it treats animals and beaches."
underpants
Feb 2017
#4
bdamomma
(63,875 posts)1. these people are truly evil
pitchforks and torches time yet?
MountCleaners
(1,148 posts)2. A "tough on crime" president...
I'm an animal lover, but even if you're not, those who abuse animals are almost always involved in other crimes.
Protecting animals promotes a civil society, and I've found from my interactions on FB that it's popular across the political spectrum. It's a good way to make a dent in all sorts of abuses and corruption.
spiderpig
(10,419 posts)3. Short answer - NO!
These humanoids are devoid of compassion for anything except the almighty dollar and winning at all cost.
underpants
(182,829 posts)4. "You can tell all you need to about a society from how it treats animals and beaches."
Frank Deford - legendary sports columnist
Else You Are Mad
(3,040 posts)5. These scum bags don't care about human children...
Do you expect them to care about animals?!?