Posted on 02/17/2017 2:51:48 PM PST by mdittmar
After More Than a Decade of Providing the Public With Access to Animal Welfare Records, the USDA Suddenly Pressed Delete On Its Online Database, Which Includes Info on Whether Animals Are Being Treated Humanely At Facilities Across the Country
Following USDAs Decision, Schumer Says USDA Must Re-establish Transparency & Help Deter Future Animal Welfare Violations
Schumer: Animal Advocates Should Not Have To Play Tug Of War On Transparency With New Administrations USDA
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reverse its decision to remove inspection reports on animal facilities and related animal cruelty information from its website. The USDA annually inspects approximately 9,000 licensed facilities including dog and cat breeding facilities, laboratories and more. Over the past decade, the USDA has provided the public with information on compliant and non-compliant licensees by posting inspection reports on its website. Schumer and his colleagues, which include Senator Menendez (D-NJ), wrote to the Acting Deputy Secretary of the USDA and asked that public access to animal welfare records be restored immediately
When it comes to protecting animals and potential pets, the Trump administrations USDA has just dropped the ball by doing away with access to information that safeguards vulnerable animals and outs abusive puppy mills, said U.S. Senator Charles Schumer.
(Excerpt) Read more at schumer.senate.gov ...
Not even a month into the administration and they are already hiding animal cruelty. Just incredible. /sarcasm
This must have just started 4 f$%#@ing weeks ago, because I didn’t hear anything about it before then.
Correctomundo. And Article I section 8 enumerates the delegations to the feds.
Schmuckie - how about database on cruelty to unborn children?
A$$wagon
maybe pizza is the problem?
Schumer is one reason why Donald Trump won the election.
Chucky the clown
I have it on good authority that Trump is a poopy pants.
USDA is about food. Not dogs.
Scummer found a TV camera.
If Schumer is hungry, I got a nice sandwich for him. Should I put mayo & mustard on my left, or my right?
Schumer is a seditious POS.
Put some ice on that butt hurt, Schmuckie! ..Commie POS! ...
Schumer sides with “refugees.” Halal meat is the ugliest death of animals. They literally torture them to death!
Wow - the stress has really aged Schmuckey the last few weeks. He better take it easy for a while.
Proves that Schumer knows all his crap is not getting traction - now he’s on a “Trump hates puppies” bout of flailing.
But the previous administration ultimately decided to keep the information posted. These inspection reports are taxpayer funded. We have a right to see these records. Hopefully a massive public pressure campaign combined with lawsuits will force these animal abuse sympathizers to turn the situation around immediately.
It is wrong no matter who or what administration does it, frankly I don’t care. The public pays for it and has a right to access the online searchable database of enforcement documentation from various operations regulated under animal welfare law. Purging them also no doubt violates various transparency and electronic information provisions among other laws.
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