[ SHOWGSD-L ] USDA TO ALTER TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS FOR LIVE ANIMALS DURING TRANSPORT
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- Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:38:26 EDT
This from another list...The date for comments is past (3/3/08) and I hadn't
seen much about this. Anybody?
Stormy
USDA TO ALTER TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS FOR LIVE ANIMALS DURING TRANSPORT
Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:39 pm (PDT)
http://www.animallab.com/articles.asp?pid=325
Regulation Update
By M. Shalev, MSc, VMD
March 2008
USDA TO ALTER TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS FOR LIVE ANIMALS DURING TRANSPORT
Believing that a single performance standard may be better than specific
requirements for ambient temperature ranges during transport of live ani
mals, on January 3, 2008, APHIS proposed to amend the Animal Welfare Act
regulations for transportation of live animals, excluding marine
mammals, by changing the ambient temperature requirements for various
stages in the transportation of regulated animals.1,2 If accepted, this
proposed rule would:
1. Remove potentially confusing temperature requirements during
trans port.
2. Replace the current requirements with a single performance
standard under which the animals would be transported under climatic and
environmental conditions that are appropriate for their welfare.
3. Require transport compartments on aircraft to be opened during
pro longed layovers, and the use of ground equipment to maintain appro
priate conditions in the cargo hold during the layover.
4. Eliminate the requirement for acclimation certificates for
animals other than marine mammals, which had to be singed by a
veterinarian in order to certify that the animals are acclimated to
temperatures lower than the minimum. APHIS believed it was difficult and
inappropriate for veterinarians to determine whether a dog or cat has
been acclimated to a specific temperature based on a veterinary
examination.
APHIS will consider all comments it will receive on or before March 3, 2008.
USDA TO ALTER TEMPERATURE REQUIREMENTS FOR LIVE ANIMALS DURING TRANSPORT
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