Today, Secretary Brooke L. Rollins, U.S. Department of Agriculture, held a Strikeforce roundtable with federal agency partners where she announced actions to usher in a new era of companion animal oversight under the leadership of the Trump Administration.
Partners at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Department of Justice (DOJ), the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, the USDA Office of Inspector General (US OIG) and the DOJ OIG participated in the event.
“In the Trump Administration, animals deserve to be treated with respect and cared for properly. Today’s announcement will lay out new standards to improve animal welfare, deploy new training and staff to continuously monitor facilities under our care, and build further public awareness to protect our companion animals,” said Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins. “Today’s Strikeforce meeting will continue to build and develop policies to protect our nation’s animals.”
“How we treat animals reflects our values and our responsibility to protect both animal and human health,” said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. “Under President Trump, we are strengthening oversight, enforcing the law, and holding those who mistreat animals accountable. At HHS, we are also driving a fundamental shift toward human-based research, with more than 20 actions to advance better science and reduce unnecessary animal testing. Today, we launched a new webpage so the public can see our progress.”
Having delivered two dozen animal welfare priorities, the Administration, through APHIS, is taking new steps to strengthen dog, horse and fellow companion animal welfare including:
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