USDA mulls update of animal-welfare license rules; HSUS says data on mistreatment is hidden

The USDA is opening a 60-day comment period on potential updates to the license requirements under animal-welfare laws for people who breed, sell, or exhibit animals for commercial purposes. At the same time, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) says the USDA’s new “search tool” for accessing animal-abuse records “is still virtually unusable… » Read More

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