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Research Beagle Facility Ordered to Clean Up, Halt Breeding
A federal judge ruled that Envigo can finalize the sales for 500 of its remaining 3,000 research dogs, but it needs to improve the safety and health of the animals remaining at its facilities while federal officials decide their fate.
Research Beagle Facility Ordered to Clean Up, Halt Breeding
Research Beagle Facility Ordered to Clean Up, Halt Breeding

A federal judge ruled that Envigo can finalize the sales for 500 of its remaining 3,000 research dogs, but it needs to improve the safety and health of the animals remaining at its facilities while federal officials decide their fate.

A federal judge ruled that Envigo can finalize the sales for 500 of its remaining 3,000 research dogs, but it needs to improve the safety and health of the animals remaining at its facilities while federal officials decide their fate.

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White rabbits are held in place with transparent restraints in a research laboratory
Lawsuit Alleges USDA Secretly Relaxed Animal Welfare Inspections
Dan Robitzski | Apr 7, 2022 | 5 min read
A Harvard Law School lawsuit filed on behalf of animal welfare organizations accuses the United States Department of Agriculture of offloading the burden of inspecting animal research sites to a private third party, resulting in a system that the lawsuit describes as largely self-policing and less rigorous.
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Chinchilla Supplier Loses License over Animal Welfare Violations
Shawna Williams | Oct 11, 2021 | 1 min read
Moulton Chinchilla Ranch, the main US source of the animals for research, had a years-long history of disturbing findings in USDA inspections.
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USDA Only Carries Out Partial Inspections of Some Animal Labs
Catherine Offord | May 5, 2021 | 2 min read
The agency moved to scale back its monitoring in 2019 in a way that experts in animal welfare law say was secretive, Science reveals.
Animal Welfare Records Return to USDA Website
Jef Akst | Feb 20, 2020 | 2 min read
The inspection reports that had been removed a few years ago due to privacy concerns have resurfaced, pleasing animal rights advocates.
Science Positions Increasingly Abandoned Under Trump
Lisa Winter | Jan 24, 2020 | 2 min read
In government agencies, 20 percent of high-level science appointments are vacant, The Washington Post reports.
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USDA Labs’ Move to Kansas City Might Be Illegal
Kerry Grens | Aug 6, 2019 | 2 min read
An inspector general finds that the agency was supposed to have received congressional approval before relocating facilities out of Washington, DC.
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Opinion: Agriculture Must Replace Small Science with Big Science
Sylvie Brouder | Jun 17, 2019 | 4 min read
Agronomic sciences should follow the lead of genetics and other disciplines in sharing data.
USDA Scientists Must Say Published Research Is “Preliminary”
Ashley Yeager | Apr 22, 2019 | 2 min read
A memo distributed to employees of the US Department of Agriculture requires them to include a disclaimer that their peer-reviewed work doesn’t represent agency findings or policy.
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Termination of USDA’s Toxoplasmosis Lab Concerns Parasitologists
Shawna Williams | Apr 10, 2019 | 2 min read
Some researchers say the abrupt end of the program will hobble the fight against a common parasite.
Trump Releases 2020 Budget Proposal
Jef Akst | Mar 12, 2019 | 2 min read
The draft budget includes deep cuts for science funding, hacking more than $5.5 billion from the NIH’s allotment, but historically Congress has not accepted the White House’s proposals.
FDA Lifts Import Restrictions on Genetically Engineered Salmon
Catherine Offord | Mar 11, 2019 | 2 min read
The fast-growing fish can now be raised and sold in the US, although it’s likely to be some time before the product hits the market.
USDA Cited 60 Percent Fewer Animal Welfare Violations in 2018
Carolyn Wilke | Feb 27, 2019 | 2 min read
The drop may be due to fewer inspections, but critics say the USDA also appears to be avoiding documenting the violations.
US Government Shutdown’s Effects on Science Ripple Overseas
Catherine Offord | Jan 30, 2019 | 5 min read
From canceled conferences to delayed publications, fallout of the shutdown spread beyond US borders, prompting concerns about long-term damage to international collaboration.
USDA Approves Edible Cotton
Jef Akst | Oct 29, 2018 | 2 min read
While farmers have the green light to grow the genetically engineered plant, FDA approval is still needed before the seeds are sold as food.
Reorganization of USDA Research Offices Concerns Scientists
Ashley Yeager | Aug 16, 2018 | 2 min read
The plan would move two scientific branches out of Washington, DC, by 2019.
USDA Unveils New Gene-Stacking Tool to Prevent Plant Diseases
Anne N. Connor | Aug 14, 2018 | 4 min read
The European Union says no thanks.
Trump Nominates Scott Hutchins for USDA Top Scientist
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jul 18, 2018 | 1 min read
A pesticide industry leader, Hutchins was formerly president of the Entomological Society of America.
USDA to Warn Some Facilities Ahead of Animal Welfare Inspections
Jim Daley | May 18, 2018 | 2 min read
A pilot program announced last month will consider combining announced and surprise inspections.
USDA Will Not Regulate CRISPR-Edited Crops
Diana Kwon | Apr 1, 2018 | 2 min read
Restrictions will remain on transgenic plants, which contain artificially inserted genes from other species.
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