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In late September 2021, after documenting over 140 violations of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) over a seven-month period, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) finally opened a case against Daniel Gingerich, a commercial dog breeder in Iowa who had been licensed by the USDA for the past two years. A complaint [PDF] filed by […]
After more than three years since hard-fought improvements to the National Organic Program (NOP) were rolled back, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Vilsack announced the agency’s intention to take up improved standards that had been addressed under the since-withdrawn Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) rule. The USDA must revisit these issues in order […]
On February 26, the ASPCA led a coalition of 65 non-profits, farming groups, and companies that envision a brighter future for agriculture, animals, people and the environment, in sending a letter to newly confirmed U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Vilsack. The letter urges Secretary Vilsack to take action on three vital issues that will improve […]