I know I spend a lot of time belittling the Trump Admin (there are so many reason to do so) but I will give props where props are due….the admin has decided to tackle animal abuse….from dog fighting to experimentation to puppy mills…..
Senior officials in President Donald Trump’s administration say they are cracking down on animal cruelty, rolling out coordinated actions across the Justice Department, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to target dogfighting, puppy mills and animal testing.
“We are forming a strike force… and we’re going to have designated U.S. attorneys in every state to prosecute these [animal abuse] cases,” said Attorney General Pam Bondi on “My View with Lara Trump” on Saturday.
Bondi appeared with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to discuss their interagency animal welfare initiative.
Bondi said her department would work with the USDA to conduct special training for prosecutors and law enforcement agents on executing search warrants in animal abuse cases.
“We just last week convicted someone, for the first time ever, of using a firearm in a violent crime, and the violent crime was dogfighting,” Bondi said.
In another example that shows “no one is above the law,” Bondi told host Lara Trump that 190 dogs were seized from former NFL player LeShon Johnson.
“That was the most seized from one single defendant. So we’re coming after you if you’re going after these babies,” she said, holding a small black puppy named Guru in her lap.
Rollins said the USDA is taking a tougher approach to shutting down abusive puppy mills, moving away from issuing warnings and toward stricter enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act.
“Compliance with the Animal Welfare Act, which is from the 1960s, was hovering around 65, 67% until the last few years. We’re now closer to 92%, but it’s that 8% that we’re really going to focus on.”
(if you are lazy there is a video within the article cited)
If this is a serious operation and policy then I want to be the first to give them a thumbs up….and I look forward to see just how successful they are in curbing the abuse.
Any thoughts?
+++Off I go for another batches of doctors……hopefully this will be it until after the New Year.+++
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One of the VERY FEW actions taken by this administration that deserve praise. But even so, I won’t hold my breath since so many other things have turned sour. (Good luck with the doc stuff!)
THat is my feeling as well….I will wait to see just how serious they are….thanx for the concern I will share the findings on Saturday…..chuq
Have a great Christmas and come back refreshed? Rested and hopeful of the next doctors. I too am due to start a new treatment sometimre in the New Year that might bring some relief.
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Thank you David…..good luck with your treatment and I hope you have a great season and a better new year. chuq
Years ago my sister was the head of animal control in a county in Florida and it most definitely was NOT about rescuing cats out of trees or lost doggies or any of that. She carried a gun as did most of her staff when they went out on calls, and they went with armed deputies because they were dealing with some of the most horrible situations you could imagine. Dog fighting rings, trained attack dogs owned by drug dealers that had been abused to make them even more vicious. It was a nightmare job. She only lasted about 3 years in that job.
They worked with the feds on a regular basis to take down multi-state dog fighting rings. It was mind boggling at how common it was and how much money was involved. And high level pro sports figures for some reason. It’s a huge problem
There are many busts for fighting down here it is big business along with cock fighting. Both disgusting pastimes. chuq
If they go through with this, then I have to give them credit. That will be the only credit I have given them for anything since January. I hope it went well with the treatment.
Best wishes, Pete.
Pete I see UK is banning live lobster cooking? I will explain the visit on Saturday. I appreciate your concern chuq
They are talking about banning live lobster cooking here, but enforcing that could be almost impossible.
I guess they think it is the thought that counts. chuq
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