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Recovered from the Wayback Machine. I did hear back from the USDA regarding my FOIA request related to the Dollarhite rabbit mill case. Since the case is still not finished, they can’t release any of the investigative material. All 120 pages of it. Yeah, that tells me there’s a lot more going on then has been […]
I received the disposition records sent to the Missouri Department of Agriculture as part of the consent decree for the closure of S & S Family Puppies. I’ve linked the PDF of the records, but note it is a rather large document. The disposition records were from the auction of the dogs. All but a few of […]
It is not difficult to make a digital copy of an inspection report. Most modern printers that make copies now have the ability to scan the copies into a PDF just as quickly as you can make the paper copy. There is no reason for any agency, Missourian or otherwise, to not have digital copies […]
Recovered from the Wayback Machine. It’s a simple matter to check breeder inspections at the USDA since the agency provides a database of inspection reports for the last three years. The Department of Agriculture (MDA), however, does not make records easily accessible. To access inspection records for a commercial dog breeder in Missouri, you have […]
OK, this one baffles me. The USDA sent a letter to the Dollarhites letting them off the hook for any and all fines, as long as the Dollarhites refrain from breeding animals for sale as pets. The Dollarhites got out of the baby bunny business in 2010, so this shouldn’t be a problem. They won’t have to […]