05/11/2020
Say what you will about Donald Trump, he has done a lot within 4 years.
Here’s a partial list of his accomplishments with regards to ANIMALS:
1. Ended a 100 year old wild bird protection law.
2. Expanded hunting on more land previously deemed for wildlife protection.
3. Took away protections for coastal marine animals.
4. Signed resolution to allow the dumping of coal and mining waste into waterways.
5. Awarded dozens of lion trophy hunting permits to GOP donors.
6. Rolled back protections for the Endangered Species List (economic factors can “trump” putting a species on the list for one example).
7. Reversed law so hunters can kill bears and their cubs in dens.
8. Reversed law so hunters can kill wolves and their pups.
9. Reversed law so hunters can chase animals down with helicopters.
10. Reversed the Obama ban on hunters bringing elephant “trophy” parts into the U.S.
11. Put bee-killing pesticide sulfoxaflor back on the market.
12. Trump chose Brian Klippenstein as senior advisor to the USDA. This man was in charge of the anti-animal lobbying group called Protect the Harvest. This group advocates for horse slaughter, puppy mills, factory farming, and ag-gag bills.
13. Trump chose Terry Branstad to be ambassador to China. Branstad is a cheerleader for factory farmed pigs and is working to assure more pigs for the Chinese market.
14. In 2018, Trump’s USDA rolled back regulations for an Obama-era animal welfare rule, which provided for better treatment of farmed animals whose products are labeled “organic.” The rule allowed birds to move freely, stretch their wings, stand normally, and engage in natural behaviors.
15. Denies climate change and pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Accords. Climate change threatens to kill off whole species of plants and animals (and has already killed off many animals).
16. Reversed the ban on lead bullets which kill not just the hunted animals but also kills animals who eat the remains.
17. Reversed the ban on using bait (and dogs) to hunt bears.
18. Two weeks into the Trump Administration, thousands of documents detailing animal welfare violations (mistreatment, neglect, etc) were removed from the website of the Department of Agriculture (USDA), which had been posting them publicly for decades. These are inspection records and annual reports for every commercial animal facility in the U.S. - including zoos, breeders, factory farms, and laboratories (they were eventually restored after strong condemnation).
19. Safari Club International (big game hunting organization) is a Trump donor.
20. “Ringling Brothers is phasing out their elephants. I, for one, will never go again.” - Donald Trump
21. Increased line speed in chicken slaughter.
22. Increased line speed in pig slaughter.
23. Slaughterhouse workers have been given inspection duties previously undertaken by professional inspectors.
24. Has blocked proposed new regulations for factory farms.
25. $16 billion of the Stimulus money (from coronavirus) was made available to big beef “producers” (Cargill, Tyson, JBS, and National Beef which control 80% of cows slaughtered for beef).
- Karma
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