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Category: Animal Registry Blackout

A Victory Against the USDA & APHIS

A Victory Against the USDA & APHIS

July 29, 2020by BFPNo comment(s)
Categories : Animal Registry Blackout Highlights News

Beagle Freedom Project is happy to announce a victory in our case against the USDA & APHIS! In February, 2017, vital animal records related to laboratories, puppy mills, roadside zoos, circuses, and other animal-exploiting enterprises were illegally removed from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s website. read more

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USDA Faces Challenge Over Secret Records of Animal Suffering

USDA Faces Challenge Over Secret Records of Animal Suffering

July 16, 2018by BFPNo comment(s)
Categories : Animal Registry Blackout Highlights Press Release

PETA-Led Coalition Demands That Agency Release Full Annual Reports From Laboratories That Subject Animals to Unmitigated Pain For Immediate Release: July 16, 2018 Contact: Megan Wiltsie 202-483-7382 Washington – This morning, a PETA-led coalition sent a request to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) demanding that the agency disclose the full annual reports submitted by laboratories—including their justifications for denying animals relief from pain and distress. After the coalition filed a lawsuit challenging the USDA’s removal of thousands of federal Animal Welfare Act–related records from its website, the agency partially…

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Coalition Of Campaigners Sues Trump Administration's Decision To Censor Animal Welfare Data

Coalition Of Campaigners Sues Trump Administration's Decision To Censor Animal Welfare Data

April 18, 2018by BFPNo comment(s)
Categories : Animal Registry Blackout In The Press

A coalition of animal and health organizations has filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s decision to conceal animal welfare records. The censored documents include information about revealing whether laboratories, puppy mills, roadside zoos, and other animal-using businesses are engaged in practices that violate the federal Animal Welfare Act [AWA]. Campaigners from animal rights charity PETA, the Physician’s Committee For Responsible Medicine [PCRM], the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, and the Rescue and Freedom Project (formerly the Beagle Freedom Project) are all plaintiffs in the case.…

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USDA’s Animal Abuser Registry FAQ

USDA’s Animal Abuser Registry FAQ

February 28, 2017by BFPNo comment(s)
Categories : Animal Registry Blackout Highlights

What is the USDA’s Animal Abuser Registry? For more than a decade, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) maintained an online database of records related to the enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). read more

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How to Combat the USDA's Animal Welfare Blackout

How to Combat the USDA's Animal Welfare Blackout

February 15, 2017by BFPNo comment(s)
Categories : Animal Registry Blackout In The Press

The government just made it nearly impossible to track the abuse of millions of animals used in laboratories each year. VegNews speaks to Beagle Freedom Project founder Shannon Keith to find out what we can do to weather the blow. On February 3, 2017, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), removed all records of animals used in laboratories—including information related to instances of abuse—from its website. This action has devastating implications for animals and greatly impedes the ability of advocates…

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Beagle Freedom Project Files Lawsuit Against USDA-APHIS, in Effort to Restore the Animal Abuse Registry

Beagle Freedom Project Files Lawsuit Against USDA-APHIS, in Effort to Restore the Animal Abuse Registry

February 14, 2017by BFPNo comment(s)
Categories : Animal Registry Blackout In The Press

LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwired – Feb 14, 2017) – Beagle Freedom Project (BFP), the renowned non-profit national, animal rescue and advocacy organization, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). BFP, along with five other animal advocacy groups, are challenging the USDA-APHIS to restore the Animal Abuse Registry, an online database of records related to puppy mills, laboratories, roadside zoos, traveling animal shows, and other enterprises that use and exploit helpless animals. It was earlier this month that, without warning,…

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How the USDA Records Removal Impacts the Beagle Freedom Project’s Important Work

How the USDA Records Removal Impacts the Beagle Freedom Project’s Important Work

February 9, 2017by BFPNo comment(s)
Categories : Animal Registry Blackout In The Press

By removing public access to animal welfare records, the USDA has made it much harder for the BFP and other organizations to rescue and rehome animals in need. A digital filing cabinet stuffed with inspection reports, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s animal welfare data, was unlocked and open to the public — until last Friday. Many had no reason to peruse the now inaccessible documents, but those who viewed them frequently say dogs and other animals are at risk if they can’t. “Our organization uses this database almost on a daily…

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USDA Information Blackout a Call to Action For Animal Welfare Nonprofits

USDA Information Blackout a Call to Action For Animal Welfare Nonprofits

February 6, 2017by BFPNo comment(s)
Categories : Animal Registry Blackout In The Press

Animal welfare organizations were stunned and outraged Friday when the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) removed animal welfare inspection reports, enforcement records, and other information about the treatment of animals from its website, citing privacy and other laws. The move rolls back decades of hard-fought wins from groups like Farm Sanctuary and the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), who worked to increase transparency and get information into the hands of consumers who could then vote with their wallet and feet when commercial dog breeders, zoos, and research…

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USDA Scrubs Public Animal Welfare Records From Website

USDA Scrubs Public Animal Welfare Records From Website

February 4, 2017by BFPNo comment(s)
Categories : Animal Registry Blackout In The Press

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has removed a slew of animal welfare data — including inspection records for institutions like zoos, laboratories and commercial breeders — from its website. Previously, anyone could use a search tool on the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service website to look up such information. The general public, as well as animal advocacy groups and journalists, could use the search function to see whether facilities had violated animal welfare regulations. USDA APHIS attributed the change to concerns about privacy, adding in its announcement on…

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Reverse the USDA's Blackout of Information Related to Animals in Labs!

Reverse the USDA's Blackout of Information Related to Animals in Labs!

February 3, 2017by BFPNo comment(s)
Categories : Animal Registry Blackout Highlights

Today, without warning, the Trump administration ordered that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service immediately take offline thousands and thousands of records related to Animal Welfare Act-related entities, including research facilities that experiment on dogs and cats. read more

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