BREAKING: @USDA is taking aggressive new action to protect pets and hold bad actors accountable. 🐾      Today, alongside @SecKennedy, @LaraLeaTrump, @JudgeJeanine, @TheJusticeDept, @OIGUSDA, and animal welfare leaders, we announced:      ➡️ The deployment of USDA’s new Animal Protection Bureau to target unlicensed breeders, illegal dog imports, and regulatory evasion
➡️ Strengthening Animal Welfare Act standards for dogs ➡️ A 20% increase in special-agent investigators focused on animal fighting and related crimes   ➡️ A review of breeders who surrendered licenses and may still be operating illegally   ➡️ More than 2,000 regulatory notices reinforcing humane-care requirements      Since February, @USDA_APHIS has conducted 2,000 inspections and more than doubled enforcement actions compared to past years.      Today is a great day for animal welfare — and a bad day for anyone who would do animals harm.