Trump Administration Eliminates Animal Welfare Rules

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https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-eliminates-animal-welfare-200022013.html?soc_src=hl-viewer&soc_trk=fb

Nicole Goodkind

NewsweekMarch 12, 2018

The Trump administration officially withdrew an Obama-era rule that would set higher standards for the treatment of animals whose meat could be sold as organic.

The rule, created under the United States Department of Agriculture, would require poultry to be housed in spaces large enough to move freely and fully stretch their wings. Livestock would be required to have some access to outdoor space year round.

The USDA officially overturned the rule Monday, after delaying its implementation three times. It was first created in 2016 and built on seven years of deliberation.

“The existing robust organic livestock and poultry regulations are effective,” said USDA Marketing and Regulatory Program Undersecretary Greg Ibach in a statement. “The organic industry’s continued growth domestically and globally shows that consumers trust the current approach that balances consumer expectations and the needs of organic producers and handlers.”

Tougher rules would limit participation in the voluntary National Organic Program, Ibach argued, and said the onus is on Congress to regulate animal welfare.

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[Big Blue Marble]

1. The best response is to reduce your consumption of meat animals.

Choose locally grown and humanly slaughtered animals if you are going to
continue to eat them.

It is better for your health and theirs. The time of mindless consumption is over.

[Autumn]

2. Donald Trump is one mean, nasty son of a bitch.

[dameatball]

3. No s**T!! Wtf is the point?????

[montanacowboy]

4. Dirty MotherFucker

there is not one thing he touches that he doesn't stain with his filthy little shit covered fingers

[Achilleaze]

5. You are what you eat, Inc.