[ad_1] EL PASO, Texas (CBS4/KFOX14) — CBS4/KFOX14 has been working to uncover the truth behind allegations of animal mistreatment at Jungle Reef. CBS4/KFOX14 obtained a USDA inspection report for Jungle Reef which outlines several violations, including incidents that tragically resulted in the death of animals. On August 15, a nine-month-old wallaby named Juniper was killed […]
USDA approves Merck Animal Health’s NOBIVAC NXT canine flu H3N2
[ad_1] USDA approves Merck Animal Health’s NOBIVAC NXT canine flu H3N2 By: IPP Bureau Last updated : June 26, 2024 10:34 am Innovative technology represents a breakthrough scientific achievement for highly contagious respiratory disease Merck Animal Health, known as […]
USDA Secretary’s support for factory farming cruelty is an insult to animals and voters
[ad_1] By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block In the most important farm animal welfare debate of the 21st century so far―the U.S. Supreme Court case regarding California’s Proposition 12—it was beyond disconcerting that the Biden administration put itself on the wrong side of progress by backing the advocates of cruelty and bottom-of-the-barrel pork production. The […]
Breaking: In a huge win for horses, USDA announces final rule seeking to end horse soring
[ad_1] By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block From the perspective of public policy, there are certain cruelties that seem to hang around forever, even when their depravity is abundantly evident, defying―in a way―the political equivalent of gravity. Horse soring, which involves the very intentional infliction of pain and suffering on Tennessee walking horses and related […]
USDA permanently revokes license of breeder where our Animal Rescue Team saved 110 cats
[ad_1] By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Last fall, our Animal Rescue Team worked with authorities in Virginia to help remove 110 cats from a U.S. Department of Agriculture-licensed dog and cat dealer as part of an alleged cruelty situation. Since March 2023 alone, the USDA had documented more than 50 Animal Welfare Act violations at the […]
USDA finalizes organic farming rule, clarifying gestation crate ban for animal welfare and public health
[ad_1] By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block In a historic move, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Organic Program has issued the final Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards rule, a landmark federal regulation that strengthens and clarifies animal welfare standards. While the rule only covers animals raised in the National Organic Program, it will be […]
Let’s stop USDA from moving backward on cruelty to horses
[ad_1] By Sara Amundson and Kitty Block Amidst continuing dissatisfaction over its approach to ending the problem of horse soring, a cruel practice that produces an artificial high-stepping gait in show horses, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has taken a backward step. The agency plans to withdraw a 2017 rule to come down hard on […]
USDA: Stop Animal Exhibits at Anderson & Girls Orchards!
[ad_1] PETA just got the September 2022 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report on Anderson & Girls Orchards—a notorious roadside zoo in Stanton, Michigan—and its contents are shocking. Now we’re asking the USDA to revoke owner Terry Anderson’s wildlife exhibitor license. The Damning Details The report from the September inspection cited Anderson & Girls for […]
Putting the ‘USDA Organic’ label on a stronger animal welfare path
[ad_1] By Kitty Block and Sara Amundson The U.S. Department of Agriculture is currently accepting public comments on its proposed Organic Livestock and Poultry Standards rule, which is a great opportunity to address farm animal welfare. We’re pushing hard for this landmark federal regulation to become final because the rule, which is over twenty years […]