{"id":754524,"date":"2018-09-07T08:34:16","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T12:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arkcenter.us\/?p=754524"},"modified":"2018-09-07T08:34:16","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T12:34:16","slug":"the-usda-is-blocking-information-on-experiments-that-have-killed-3000-cats-lawsuit-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=754524","title":{"rendered":"The USDA is blocking information on experiments that have killed 3000 cats, lawsuit says"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<blockquote  class=\"bs-quote bs-quote-1 bsq-t1 bsq-s1 bsq-left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"quote-content\">\n\t\t\t<p>After being intentionally infected with a parasite that can cause toxoplasmosis the cats\u2019 feces are inspected, and those that have been infected for two weeks are euthanized with a shot of ketamine to the heart.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><br \/>\nJUSTIN WM. MOYER:<\/strong> <em>&#8216;A nonprofit animal rights organization filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the U.S. Agriculture Department, seeking information about experiments during which thousands of cats have been euthanized at a facility in Maryland. The White Coat Waste Project, a right-leaning advocacy group based in Virginia, filed the suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The group\u2019s \u201cmission is to unite animal-lovers and liberty-lovers to expose and end wasteful taxpayer-funded animal experiments,\u201d according to the lawsuit.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Earlier this year, the group released graphic documents obtained from the USDA that said about 100 cats are killed each year at a facility in Beltsville after being intentionally infected with a parasite that can cause toxoplasmosis&#8230; The cats\u2019 feces are inspected for the parasite, and those that have been infected for two weeks are euthanized with a shot of ketamine to the heart, according to an \u201canimal use protocol form\u201d that explains the procedure&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>In its suit, the White Coat Waste Project says the USDA is blocking a Freedom of Information Act request for information about the research and for veterinary records for all \u201ccats and kittens\u201d experimented on in Beltsville. The group filed the request in June, the lawsuit said, but \u201cnever received any acknowledgment or response.\u201d \u201cThe USDA continues to wrongfully withhold the requested records,\u201d the suit alleges&#8217;.<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/usda-holding-up-information-on-experiments-that-killed-3000-cats-lawsuit-says\/2018\/09\/05\/ee2b3020-ac95-11e8-8533-395bdeddfb18_story.html?utm_term=.f1ca8ee7fc46\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SOURCE&#8230;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED VIDEO:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P2AjswlhMwk?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JUSTIN WM. MOYER: &#8216;A nonprofit animal rights organization filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against the U.S. Agriculture Department, seeking information about experiments during which thousands of cats have been euthanized at a facility in Maryland. 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