-USDA: Animal welfare charges brought against Prunedale, Calif., animal dealer.

0 Comments | M2 Presswire, October, 1998

M2 PRESSWIRE-20 October 1998-USDA: Animal welfare charges brought against Prunedale, Calif., animal dealer (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:161098 The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently charged licensed animal dealer Michael Mattier, doing business as the Elkhorn Rabbitry in Prunedale, Calif., with violations of the Animal Welfare Act.

"It is the role of our inspectors to examine individuals and organizations that are licensed by the USDA for any violations of the AWA," said W. Ron DeHaven, deputy administrator for animal care with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, a part of USDA's marketing and regulatory programs mission area. "In every case, the safety of the animals is foremost in our minds." APHIS inspectors found that...

Read the rest of this article with a Free Trial at HighBeam Research.
Premium Content Partnership | HighBeam Research provides an in-depth online archive library of reference works. HighBeam Research
 

BNET TalkbackShare your ideas and expertise on this topic

Please add your comment:
  1. You are currently: a Guest |
  4.  

Basic HTML tags that work in comments are: bold (<b></b>), italic (<i></i>), underline (<u></u>), and hyperlink (<a href></a)