ELR Citation: 45 ELR 20150
No(s). 14-5157 (D.C. Cir. Aug 11, 2015)

The D.C. Circuit held that USDA's failure to apply general animal welfare standards to birds does not violate the APA. In 2004, USDA announced that it intended to apply the protections of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) to birds. Although the Agency has taken steps to craft avian-specific animal welfar...