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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumstRump removes USDA animal cruelty protections.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/animalia/wp/2017/02/03/the-usda-abruptly-removes-animal-welfare-information-from-its-website/?utm_term=.35e4c97775c9The 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.
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tRump removes USDA animal cruelty protections. (Original Post)
Cattledog
Feb 2017
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Faux pas
(14,681 posts)1. Souless
renate
(13,776 posts)2. taking away protections for the most truly helpless among us
This is not a surprise but is very, very sad.
I guess there must be people in the GOP donor class who benefit from cruelty to animals.
TheFrenchRazor
(2,116 posts)10. yep; the true mark of a scumbag. nt
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)3. removing info isn't removing protections
but I am sure its coming
leftstreet
(36,109 posts)4. ...from its website n/t
Jakes Progress
(11,122 posts)6. If it's not reported, it's not done.
No inspections of the businesses that support trump. There would be no way to know.
They probably know they would catch hell if they removed the regulations, but know that they can stop enforcing them at will if there is no public report.
Jakes Progress
(11,122 posts)5. There is no bottom for this little man.
One of the reasons I still like to think there is a god and heaven is so that there can be a hell for someone like him.
spanone
(135,844 posts)7. good god. these fuckers are sicker than one can imagine.
williesgirl
(4,033 posts)8. Disgusting. May his death, whenever it's his time, be just
As painful and cruel as changing this law is to once protected, defenseless animals.
trueblue2007
(17,228 posts)9. i want his time to be NOW