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Rep. Krishnamoorthi Demands Answers From Secretary of Agriculture on Dangerous Loopholes and Enforcement Failures of the Animal Welfare Act
October 27, 2021
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2021:

Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi sent a letter to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Thomas Vilsack, and the Administrator of the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Kevin Shea, demanding answers on the lax enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act. This letter was sent in response to the escape of three zebras, and the tragic death of one . . .

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