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83rd animal, an alpaca, dies at Frankfort park's aviary and petting zoo
Frankfort, Indiana, officials have announced the death of an alpaca at the city-operated zoo, bringing the total number of ...
USDA inspector general escorted out of office after refusing to leave despite dismissal by Trump administration
Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the department, had earlier told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White ...
USDA Inspector General escorted from office by security after defying Trump’s order
The USDA Inspector General deals with food safety, audits and investigations of the Agriculture Department and violations of ...
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Millions of livestock die each year while being transported. Those cases are rarely investigated by the USDA.
On Aug. 24, 2024, a semi-trailer truck owned by Demaree Trucking, LLC, was hit by another semi on Interstate 57 in eastern Illinois, causing the truck and its cargo of 67 cows to flip over onto the ...
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Dutch Creek Animal Park owner agrees not to apply for new USDA license for two years
In a statement released Tuesday, the United States Department of Justice announced Vernon D. Miller has agreed to not apply for or engage in any activity that requires a Department of Agriculture ...
Egg prices may increase up to 20% as top farm tests positive for bird flu: USDA
One of the top egg producers in the U.S. confirmed that a farm tested positive for cases of bird flu over the weekend, the ...
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USDA updates turkey flock H5N1 surveillance policies following raw turkey pet food contamination
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently updated it policy for pre-slaughter surveillance of turkeys in ...
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A new strain of bird flu is found on a California duck farm
“This is the first confirmed case of HPAI (high pathogenic avian influenza) H5N9 in poultry in the United States,” the USDA said in a report to the World Organization for Animal Health.