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Feds sue Virginia dog breeding facility, seize more than 140 dogs after extensive animal welfare violations
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Federal officers have accused the mum or dad firm of a Virginia medical analysis dog-breeding facility of violating animal welfare regulation, and seized 145 beagles from the Cumberland Facility who have been decided to be in “acute misery,” as outlined within the lawsuit as any animal needing “quick veterinary therapy or different care to promptly alleviate life-threatening sickness, damage or any struggling.”
After greater than two years of 8News protection of the Envigo RMS, LLC canine breeding facility in Cumberland County, federal prosecutors filed a civil case in opposition to the corporate, within the type of a 40-page doc Thursday, Might 19.
In line with court docket paperwork, Envigo “has didn’t take the mandatory steps to make sure that the entire beagles at its facility are supplied humane care and therapy and that the Cumberland facility is working in compliance with the AWA [Animal Welfare Act].”
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In lower than a 12 months, the Cumberland Envigo facility acquired over 60 citations for non-compliance with the AWA. Greater than half of the citations are thought-about probably the most severe sort of violation, having a “severe or extreme opposed impact on the well being and well-being of the animal[s].”
The situation of the canine’s surroundings, and in flip, well being – was uncovered in earlier reporting by 8News, telling of canine residing in extreme warmth for hours, with temperatures starting from 85 to 92 levels in a number of rooms the place canine have been saved. In one video, a feminine canine nursing puppies might be seen desperately attempting to entry meals by her cage, whereas different pictures present canine with rotting tooth, bruises and abrasions in addition to troughs of piling feces.
Associated Protection:
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed into regulation 5 “Beagle Payments” in early April, with the intent to make sure the animals are protected by Virginia’s animal cruelty legal guidelines. The brand new legal guidelines clarified the inclusion of animals bred and bought for experimental functions in these protections, and gave authorities the power to take motion when violations happen.
In line with the lawsuit the federal government filed Thursday, fairly than spend cash to satisfy AWA minimal requirements, Envigo employed a small variety of workers and selected to “euthanize beagles or allowed beagles to die from malnutrition, treatable and preventable circumstances, and accidents ensuing from beagles being housed in overcrowded and unsanitary enclosures or enclosures that include incompatible animals.”
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— By Katie Farthing
Read on for some of the ways Virginia is ranked tops:
Our college life
USA Today rated Charlottesville and Williamsburg as two of the best small college towns in the nation thanks to their rich history, beautiful scenery, and fun daily life.
Our beer
Staunton has the 10th best small town beer scene, according to USA Today.
Our museums
We’re home to the 7th best free museum in the nation, designated by USA Today. The Blue Ridge Music Center in Galax lets visitors write song lyrics and mix mountain music, as well as see live performances.
Our small town food scene
Abingdon may be mini in stature, but it’s high in the small town food scene—number 3 in the country to be exact, according to USA Today.
Our niche neighborhoods
Uniquely charming and underrated, Colonial Village in Arlington is the best place to live, according to Niche. It’s all thanks to a lively nightlife, beautiful parks, highly rated-schools, and a young population of residents.
Our airports
Dulles International Airport is the 11th best in the world and second in the country, according to AirHelp.
This is web-exclusive content from the December 2024 issue.
Jude Joffe-Block:
There’s a pattern where people have visited the DMV, and they at some point there must have made a mistake on a form where they identified — they marked a box identifying themselves as noncitizens somewhere in those forms. We’re not really sure how exactly this happens.
But after that visit to the DMV, they got a letter in the mail from their local election official, saying, we think you might not be a citizen. Please affirm your citizenship.
We spoke to a voter, Nadra Wilson, who that letter was sent to the wrong address. It got forwarded. By the time she got it, the deadline had already passed. She was able to re-register. We spoke to another voter, Rina Shaw. She did get the letter in the mail letting her know that she had to affirm her citizenship. And she did send it back.
But, even then, she was still not on the rolls. And she was able to call and sort that out. But all of this does take time. Both of those voters did end up voting early this week, though.
The Syracuse Orange (5-2, 2-2) welcome the Virginia Tech Hokies (5-3, 3-1)to the Dome on Saturday for a critical ACC match-up. Kickoff is Noon on The CW and here’s what we’re watching for:
Kevin: Protect Kyle
Virginia Tech defensive end Antwaun Powell-Ryland has nine sacks and seventeen hurries on the season and leads a strong Hokies pass rush. Syracuse needs to keep APR from disrupting their passing game so that Kyle McCord can attack a secondary rated the second-worst in coverage by PFF. Will the Orange use screens and draws to force APR to read and react instead of letting him just tee off and attack McCord? If Syracuse can negate APR’s impact they could score enough to win this one.
Mike: Make the Most of Allen
With Yasin Willis doubtful for Saturday’s game, this could be the first time since last season where LeQuint Allen is leaned on as a bell-cow back. How much that affects the offensive gameplan remains to be seen, but it might incite more designed plays as opposed to the RPO package SU has run very frequently. The o-line is struggling to block effectively on option plays lately so to make sure they can get Allen wide lanes to run through, a more traditional approach could work better this week.
Dom: Keeping momentum up for Syracuse’s 12th man
The Orange are once again back in the Dome for the first time in quite a while (September 28 to be exact). Since then, Syracuse’s road trip resulted in two nice wins over UNLV and NC State, then most recently with a bitter blowout loss. Fans will be looking for the Orange to bounce back against an inconsistent but still tough ACC opponent. Considering it’s also alumni weekend, the Dome should have plenty of seats filled and should look to take care of business.
Max: Keep Kyron Drones in the pocket
VT’s quarterback is extremely dangerous in the running game, racking up over 300 rushing yards through eight games, good for 19th in the ACC. The only conference QBs with more rushing yards are Georgia Tech’s Haynes King and Stanford’s Ashton Daniels, who gave the Orange fits on the ground this year. Syracuse’s rush defense still ranks in the top 50 in rush yards allowed per game, and it will need to keep Drones in the pocket to find some success this Saturday.
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