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25 Aug 2022, 2:50 am by kblocher@hslf.org
You can take action for farm animals by urging the USDA to finalize the proposed rule >>   Kitty Block is CEO of the Humane Society of the United States. [read post]
24 Aug 2022, 10:00 am by Anna Price
Only research facilities that received government funding and/or acquired their cats or dogs via interstate transportation had to register with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the license requirement for animal exhibitors (zoos, circuses) did not come until a 1970 amendment was signed into law by President Nixon. [read post]
23 Aug 2022, 12:49 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
We exposed Deanna Brundage’s violations of state law in our 2021 Horrible Hundred report and the Missouri Department of Agriculture took away her license. [read post]
21 Aug 2022, 8:40 pm by Patricia Salkin
 The nonprofit organization, Apache Stronghold, which sought to prevent land used by Apache from being conveyed from United States to mining company to facilitate mineral exploration activities, as authorized by National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), brought an action against United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), alleging that land was held in trust by United States for Apaches by way of 1852 Treaty… [read post]
16 Aug 2022, 6:49 pm by Kurt R. Karst
By Riëtte van Laack —On August 5, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced a proposal to amend the organic livestock and poultry production requirements by adding new provisions for livestock handling, transport for slaughter, and avian growing/living conditions, as well as provisions to clarify existing requirements for livestock care and production practices. [read post]
16 Aug 2022, 1:04 pm by Jana Caracciolo
On August 9, 2022 the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), published a... [read post]
16 Aug 2022, 8:53 am by Guest Author
Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into agreements with other governments concerning common or equivalent standards for organic products. [read post]
They include the creation of new clean energy tax credits, funding for agricultural production incentives, residential and commercial construction and retrofitting programs, and fees on methane for the oil and gas industry among others. [read post]
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Tuesday proposed a rule that would require all poultry, particularly egg-laying chickens, labeled as “organic” to have access to the outdoors. [read post]
7 Aug 2022, 9:05 pm by Cookson Beecher
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) proposes to amend the organic livestock and poultry production requirements by adding new provisions for livestock handling and transport for slaughter and avian living conditions; and expanding and clarifying existing requirements covering livestock care and production practices and mammalian living conditions. [read post]
5 Aug 2022, 1:05 am by kblocher@hslf.org
  Kitty Block is President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States. [read post]
4 Aug 2022, 9:04 pm by Guest Contributor
Recent foodborne illnesses have raised questions about the legal status of tara (Caesalpinia spinosa) under United States food law. [read post]
4 Aug 2022, 1:11 pm
Keeping Abreast of Food Recalls Orders for food recalls generally come from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [read post]
27 Jul 2022, 12:55 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled that the United States Department of Agriculture had unlawfully withdrawn a 2017 rule designed to fix the agency’s weak regulations that have allowed horse soring to persist within the Tennessee walking horse industry. [read post]
26 Jul 2022, 3:10 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that challenged the United States Department of Agriculture’s withdrawal of a 2017 horse protection rule after the rule had been finalized and released. [read post]
26 Jul 2022, 8:24 am by Julie Carlson
Department of Agriculture (USDA) launched the SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot, which allows SNAP recipients to use their benefits at online food retailers. [read post]
22 Jul 2022, 7:37 am by Jonathan H. Adler
In this case, the United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA") withdrew a rule after it was made available for "public inspection" at the Office of the Federal Register, but before it was published. [read post]
20 Jul 2022, 2:49 pm by kblocher@hslf.org
Department of Agriculture, the most remarkable provision is a permanent ban on horse slaughter operations in the United States, something we’ve been seeking for years. [read post]