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U.S. Animal Abuse Records Deleted—What We Stand to Lose
Two weeks into the Trump Administration, thousands of documents detailing animal welfare violations nationwide have been removed from the website of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), which has been posting them publicly for decades. These are the inspection records and annual reports for every commercial animal facility in the U.S.—including zoos, breeders, factory farms, and laboratories.
These records have revealed many cases of abuse and mistreatment of animals, incidents that, if the reports had not been publicly posted, would likely have remained hidden.
Often, the animals in these facilities may have visible wounds or cramped conditions or no access to water, according to Roberts. He says “the government's decision to make it harder to access this information further protects animal exploiters in the shroud of secrecy on which their nefarious activities thrive.”
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Considering what Trump's sons think of rare animals, is this any surprise?
Worse, the Trump administration has tried to blame this on Obama. Like they tried with the Yemen fiasco. And the Muslim ban.
Trump aide admits mistake in blaming Obama for 2004 Iraq war death
Sometimes the blame Obama thing goes way too far. 2004????
I'm not sure even Trump's minions believe all of Trump's lies.
Two weeks into the Trump Administration, thousands of documents detailing animal welfare violations nationwide have been removed from the website of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), which has been posting them publicly for decades. These are the inspection records and annual reports for every commercial animal facility in the U.S.—including zoos, breeders, factory farms, and laboratories.
These records have revealed many cases of abuse and mistreatment of animals, incidents that, if the reports had not been publicly posted, would likely have remained hidden.
Often, the animals in these facilities may have visible wounds or cramped conditions or no access to water, according to Roberts. He says “the government's decision to make it harder to access this information further protects animal exploiters in the shroud of secrecy on which their nefarious activities thrive.”
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Considering what Trump's sons think of rare animals, is this any surprise?
Worse, the Trump administration has tried to blame this on Obama. Like they tried with the Yemen fiasco. And the Muslim ban.
Trump aide admits mistake in blaming Obama for 2004 Iraq war death
Sometimes the blame Obama thing goes way too far. 2004????
I'm not sure even Trump's minions believe all of Trump's lies.
