2005 Enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act:
Whose Side is the USDA on?
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2005 Enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act: Whose Side is the USDA on?
The Animal Welfare Act regulates many industries that use animals. The provisions of the AWA are very basic in nature, primarily governing issues such as sustenance, housing, sanitation, adequacy of veterinary care, etc. Therefore, the trends in violation of this act should provide a snapshot as to the overall treatment of domesticated animals in the United States. For complete statistics on violation of the Animal Welfare Act for the years 2004 & 2005 please see Appendix A. The Animal Welfare Act was violated 20,845 times during the reporting year ending in September of 2005. These violations negatively altered the lives of 1,364,358 animals. Statistics for the year ending in September of 2004 there were 18,275 violations potentially injuring 382,823 animals. This is a single year increase of 2570 violations (14.1 %) and 981,535 (256.4%) animals. For an additional basis for comparison -- the number of violations during 2002 was 14,461 with 324,090 animals potentially harmed � or a three-year increase of 44% in violations (6384) and 321% in animals impacted (1,040,268). The trends revealed by these statistics clearly indicate that the fate of animals within the United States is worsening, and that this change is accelerating. More animals are suffering in our nation�s institutions, and the laws governing their care are being violated on an increasingly regular basis. For Graphic representations of these statistics, please see the charts below. During the year ending in September of 2005 the Animal Welfare Act was violated 2.4 times every hour, and 65.5 animals suffered as a result of each of these violations.
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