Bless The Beasts And The Children? -or- I Smell Drumph

[dales]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday abruptly removed inspection reports and other information from its website about the treatment of animals at thousands of research laboratories, zoos, dog breeding operations and other facilities.

In a statement, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service cited court rulings and privacy laws for the decision, which it said was the result of a “comprehensive review” that took place over the past year. It said the removed documents, which also included records of enforcement actions against violators of the Animal Welfare Act and the Horse Protection Act, would now be accessible only via Freedom of Information Act Requests. Those can take years to be approved.

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[Bicycle Bill]

Don't think this is necessarily Trump's doing directly, but there are enough mini-Trumps in the system who, emboldened by his rise to power and the actions he has taken so far, will now feel that they are free to do what they can within their own spheres of influence — with results like the one cited here.

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