For those who will be regulated by USDA under the Animal Welfare Act for non-exempt facilities with birds not bred for use in research the time is ripe for you to submit comments to the proposed regulation published on Feb. 22, 2022 in the Federal Register. Comments are currently due by April 25, 2022.
Concerns about the potential for antibiotic resistance started when they were first introduced as life-saving tools in human medicine. Despite such concerns, the importance of these tools for public and animal health have been memoralized:
Since the discovery of penicillin in the late 1920s, hundreds of antimicrobial agents have been developed for anti-infective therapy. Antimicrobials
A Washington Supreme Court found that a person can be a victim of a crime of domestic violence if their pet is subjected to acts of animal cruelty by a partner to cause the person/victim psychological harm. Such cases require a fact-based inquiry of the underlying crime, the validity of the domestic relationship, and the
PFAS-related litigation continues to accelerate. As shown in the attached graphics, there were more than 2,000 cases in the Multi-District Litigation in the federal district court in South Carolina by mid-January 2022. The bulk of those cases are brought on behalf of individuals, but, for example, municipalities and water suppliers are plaintiffs as well. On
A variant of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) – one that is not an immediate threat to humans – is on the move in the United States in both wild bird and domestic poultry flocks. USDA has confirmed the isolation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a commercial broiler flock in Kentucky, a backyard flock
Consistent with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) PFAS Strategic Roadmap, EPA is just weeks away from issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to designate PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). EPA forwarded the proposed rule for White House Office of Management and Budget
The federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requires that once every five years, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publish a list of unregulated contaminants to be monitored by public water systems (PWS) for a period of time. On December 27, 2021, EPA published its most recent list – the fifth Unregulated Contaminant
On October 20, 2021, Delaware Governor John Carney signed into law House Bill 8, which is enacted as Delaware’s Drinking Water Protection Act (29 Del. C. §§ 8090-8094).
The Act contains two primary directives requiring: (1) establishment of maximum contaminant levels (MCLs) for a pair of non-polymeric perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); and (2)
As previously described, NJ bill A1219 would require veterinarians or health officials to notify known pet owners prior to rabies testing of the deceased pet, which currently involves decapitation to provide maximum protection to laboratory professionals conducting such testing. The bill was conditionally vetoed by the Governor, who has proposed reasonable amendments regarding
The 8th Circuit affirmed the district court decision holding that “the challenged city ordinance was supported by a rational basis.” Danker v. City of Council Bluffs, Iowa, 53 F. 4th 420 (8th Cir. 2022).
Plaintiff dog owners had appealed the district court’s decision, granting the City Motion for summary judgment “concluding that ‘the pit bull