-USDA: Arcadia, Fla., animal dealer faces USDA animal welfare charges.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-20 October 1998-USDA: Arcadia, Fla., animal dealer faces USDA animal welfare charges (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:161098 The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently charged licensed animal dealer Milton Murphy, doing business as Ray Singleton and Company in Arcadia, Fla., with violations of the Animal Welfare Act.

"We believe that Milton Murphy broke the law," 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. "The AWA is designed to protect animals. If the law is broken, that puts the health and well-being of animals at risk." APHIS inspectors found that Murphy failed to: -- Clean primary enclosures as...