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USDA Removes Public Access to Animal Welfare Reports

posted by martyb on Wednesday February 08 2017, @08:21AM   Printer-friendly
from the just-the-usual-monkey-business dept.

takyon writes:

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/02/trump-administration-blacks-out-animal-welfare-information

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/02/updated-usda-responds-outcry-over-removal-animal-welfare-documents-lawsuit-threats

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a statement this morning regarding the removal of animal welfare reports from its Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) website: "The review of APHIS' website has been ongoing, and the agency is striving to balance the need for transparency with rules protecting individual privacy. In 2016, well before the change of Administration, APHIS decided to make adjustments to the posting of regulatory records. In addition, APHIS is currently involved in litigation concerning, among other issues, information posted on the agency's website. While the agency is vigorously defending against this litigation, in an abundance of caution, the agency is taking additional measures to protect individual privacy. These decisions are not final. Adjustments may be made regarding information appropriate for release and posting."

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by DannyB on Wednesday February 08 2017, @04:21PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday February 08 2017, @04:21PM (#464588) Journal

    Both of the previous two administrations, from different parties, didn't give us full details about the government's officially blessed torture programs.

    Shouldn't they also protect us from animal welfare reports? Maybe for the same underlying reasons?

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  • (Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Wednesday February 08 2017, @06:52PM

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Wednesday February 08 2017, @06:52PM (#464671) Journal

    One party's president banned torture. And the other's implemented it in the first place, and recently, repealed the ban.

    Your false equivalency is showing.

    Trump's Executive Actions Reverse Obama Policies on Torture, Healthcare & Guantánamo Bay [democracynow.org]

    • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday February 08 2017, @08:22PM

      by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday February 08 2017, @08:22PM (#464737) Journal

      Both parties still kept it mostly a secret. Although some leaked under the party that banned it, it is still secret.

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