As of 15 March, the Animal Care (AC) unit of the US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) will post on the web its frequently requested redacted inspection reports (dated from 1 January 2002) for zoos, circuses, research facilities, breeding operations, and other licensees and registrants regulated under the Animal Welfare Act. Until now, such inspection reports were available only by requests to the APHIS Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) office. Frequently requested inspection reports are now available online at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ac/redacted_inspections/WebList.htm. Reports not listed in this website may be requested from the APHIS FOIA office at https://foia.aphis.usda.gov/request.html.
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Shalev, M. USDA posts inspection reports of regulated facilities on the web. Lab Anim 34, 19 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/laban0505-19a
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