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

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: 1) by butthurt on Wednesday February 08 2017, @07:04PM

    by butthurt (6141) on Wednesday February 08 2017, @07:04PM (#464682) Journal

    Ordinarily I'd expect it to cost more money to put information on a Web site, and maintain the site, than to delete that information or close down the site. I suppose it could be the other way around in a bureaucracy.