Full Title Name:  Petition To Amend the Inspection and Handling of Livestock for Exportation Regulations to Include Fitness for Transport Requirements

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Country of Origin:  United States Citation:  Submitted by Animal Welfare Institute and World Society for the Protection of Animals Agency Origin:  Submitted to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Last Checked:  March, 2015 Date Adopted:  2011
Summary: This petition is submitted on behalf of the Animal Welfare Institute (“AWI”) and the United States office of the World Society for the Protection of Animals (“WSPA”) and requests that the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”), and its Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (“APHIS”), initiate rulemaking to amend the “exportation of animals” regulations by adopting the animal welfare standards of the World Organisation for Animal Health (“OIE”) for the transport of animals. Read the regulations this petition challenges.
Documents:  PDF icon AWI_WSPA Live Animal Export Petition.pdf (368.29 KB)

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