Sen. Schumer Joins ASPCA in Urging USDA to Restore Public Access to Animal Welfare Data

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Summary:

"The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) was joined by U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) at the ASPCA Adoption Center in New York City today to urge the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to restore public access to the animal inspection reports and enforcement actions that the agency abruptly removed from its website on February 3rd. Sen. Schumer spoke with Matt Bershadker, ASPCA President and CEO, in a Facebook Live segment, where the ASPCA unveiled the results of a new national survey* that shows an overwhelming majority (92 percent) of Americans believe information about the treatment of animals in federally regulated facilities should be made available to the public.

Conducted by Opinion Research Corporation and commissioned by the ASPCA, the survey also shows that 89 percent of respondents believe the USDA should restore public access to the information that was removed from its website related to the regulation of facilities licensed under the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA), including commercial dog breeders, zoos and research labs–information that is critical to the ASPCA's efforts to monitor puppy mills and advocate for increased protections for animals.  

There has been massive public outcry since the USDA removed this information from its website in early February, and the ASPCA has collected over 120,000 signatures on its petition demanding the USDA restore the animal welfare reports. In recent weeks, the USDA has reposted select documents to its public website, but has given no indication as to when puppy mill inspection reports will be restored."

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http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sen-schumer-joins-aspca-in-urging-usda-to-restore-public-access-to-animal-welfare-data-300429219.html

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Date tagged:

03/26/2017, 00:30

Date published:

03/25/2017, 20:30