Ask Congress to Demand USDA Restore Public Access to Animal Use Data - National Anti-Vivisection Society
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Summary:
"Name: Restore APHIS Online Reporting of Animal Use Information
On February 3, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)—without notice—removed from its website virtually all information pertaining to the use of animals in research. This is information is essential to understanding the scope of animal use in our country, and to measuring the implementation of the reduction, refinement and replacement of animals used in research, safety testing and education. It allows animal advocates—like NAVS—to find public records on Animal Welfare Act violations, the number of animals being used for experimentation by individual institutions and other information that is essential to promoting our mission. It is unacceptable that APHIS has violated public trust in withdrawing all traces of transparency and accountability from its website.
Call to Actions:
- Please contact your U.S. Senators and U.S. Representative and urge them to demand accountability from the USDA.
- Spread the word! Share this page with your social network."