2022-APHIS-01085-F Wicks, Noah Agri-Pulse Communications, 

Inc.

All briefing materials or memos related to the presence of African 

Swine Fever in the Dominican Republic and Haiti presented or 

distributed to Secretary Vilsack and/or members of Congress. (Date 

Range for Record Search: From 07/01/2021 To 12/04/2021)

12/6/2021

2022-APHIS-01086-F Wicks, Noah Agri-Pulse Communications, 

Inc.

Requesting case files, inspection and test materials relating to the 

diagnosis of the pigs of which 389 samples were collected from pigs 

raised on farms and in backyards sent to the Foreign Animal Disease 

Diagnostic Laboratory (Plum Island) before the official announcement 

of the presence of African Swine Fever in the Dominican Republic on 

July 28, 2021. (Date Range for Record Search: From 07/01/2021 To 

12/28/2021)

12/6/2021

2022-APHIS-01091-F Wicks, Noah Agri-Pulse Communications, 

Inc.

All maps in possession of the Agency (ADIS 10-3, 

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/library/records/downloads/ADIS.pdf) 

related to the presence of African Swine Fever in the Dominican 

Republic and/or Haiti. (Date Range for Record Search: From 

07/01/2021 To 12/04/2021)

12/6/2021

2022-APHIS-01078-F Marshall, Teresa PETA Foundation PETA requests permit applications for 33-C-0247, Philip Dolci, from 

the past three years. (Date Range for Record Search: From 

12/03/2021 To 12/03/2021)

12/6/2021

2022-APHIS-01097-F All Animal Welfare Complaints submitted by or about 

 or Caring for Cottontails before September 2, 2018. (Date 

Range for Record Search: From 01/01/2010 To 09/02/2018)

(b) (6) (b) (6)

12/6/2021

(b) (6)
2022-APHIS-01098-F Both pages of Animal Welfare Complaint, AC18-504, is requested as 

well as any other documentation including pictures, audio or video or 

communication involving anyone related to the complaint. 

is the complainant. (Date Range for Record Search: From 01/01/2018 

To 12/31/2019)

12/6/2021

2022-APHIS-01099-F Leo, Carrie All animal welfare complaints in which the complaint itself and/or the 

result of the complaint (usually an investigation but not always) 

involves an arctic fox or arctic foxes. (Date Range for Record Search: 

From 01/01/2000 To 12/31/2021)

12/6/2021

2022-APHIS-01101-F Coffey, Debbie Wild Horse Freedom 

Federation

American Wild Horse Campaign requests all memorandums, reports, 

or bulletins, including attachments, to or from Albert Kane (a 

veterinarian with USDA APHIS, Veterinary Services), that discuss or 

describe plans, or policies, or actions of the BLM's Wild Horse & Burro 

Program or the management or disposition of wild horses or wild 

burros. The time frame of this request is June 15, 2021, to September 

15, 2021. (Date Range for Record Search: From 6/15/2021 To 

9/15/2021)

12/6/2021

(b) (6) (b) (6)
2022-APHIS-01114-F Talamo, Lex Lady Freethinker *Any photos and videos taken related to animal care violations at 

USDA-licensed Oswald's Bear Ranch, Customer Number 6614 and 

License No. 34-C-0123, as referenced in an administrative complaint 

filed 10/7/2021 (regarding unstructurally sound enclosures for bears, 

failure to provide appropriate food, and a bear who was shot by a 

sheriff deputy 1⁄2 mile down the road from the facility at 13814 County 

Road 407 in Newberry, MI) and regarding inspections on 6/23/2021 

when bears were found to be being fed restaurant scraps, that bears 

were over conditioned; and as noted in a 5/20/2019 inspection 

report in which a 2-yo female black bear was shot; and a 6/1/2016 

inspection report in which a house guest was scratched by a bear cub 

and the cut became infected. (Date Range for Record Search: From 

01/01/2016 To 12/06/2021)

12/6/2021

2022-APHIS-01115-F Talamo, Lex Lady Freethinker *Any and all documents, including photos, associated with a 

teachable Moment issued to Oswald's Bear Ranch, Customer Number 

6614, on a 6/11/2019 inspection (which is not available in the public 

records access database). (Date Range for Record Search: From 

06/11/2019 To 06/11/2019)

12/7/2021

2022-APHIS-01156-F Murtagh, D Please provide Veterinary Health Certificate form 17-145 for export 

of immediate slaughter horses from the United States to Canada 

from April 1 to June 15, 2021 and Owner/Shipper certificates form 

VS10-13 from April 1, 2021 to June 15, 2021. (Date Range for Record 

Search: From 04/01/2021 To 06/15/2021)

12/9/2021
2022-APHIS-01164-F Jenkins, Peter Public Employees for 

Environmental 

Responsibility

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552, as 

amended, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) 

requests certain information from the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA 

APHIS). Specifically, we request: Since January 1, 2020, all records 

and communications of any USDA APHIS inspections of the Biosafety 

Level (BSL)-2 or BSL-3 facilities in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 

Western Fisheries Research Center-Seattle, National Wildlife Health 

Center-Madison, and Eastern Ecology Science Center laboratories, 

including, but not limited to, any facility inspections or notifications 

of: a) effluent treatment system deviations or failures for the BSL-2 or 

BSL-3 facilities, and b) any animal welfare incidents or deviations, and 

c) approval to work with or receive any regulated pathogens. This 

request includes all final documents that have ever been within the 

agency's custody or control, whether they exist in agency 

â€œworking,• investigative, retired, electronic mail, or other files 

currently or at any other time. All electronic records should be 

delivered in their original file format with metadata and any 

attachments included. Physical records should be scanned or 

otherwise converted into electronic format. For electronic records, 

please provide all records in their native file formats (i.e. not 

converted to PDF) with all metadata included, and for records such as 

emails which have files embedded or attached, please provide all 

attachments in their native formats. For instant messages, plain text 

is acceptable consistent with guidance issued by the National 

Archives and Records Administration. For any documents or portions 

of documents that you block release due to specific exemption(s) 

from the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act, please 

provide an index itemizing and describing the documents or portions 

of documents withheld. The index should, pursuant to the holding of 

Vaughn v. Rosen (484 F.2d 820 [D.C. Cir. 1973] cert. denied, 415 U.S. 

977 [1974]), provide a detailed justification for claiming a particular 

exemption that explains why each such exemption applies to the 

document or portion of a document withheld.

12/9/2021
2022-APHIS-01199-F Castagna, Candace Columbia University 

Institute of Comparative 

Med

Hello, We are inquiring to request the specifics pertaining to a 

complaint made against Columbia University in March 2021 

regarding the medical care given to an animal in our care. A detailed 

inspection was made in August 2021 by the USDA and our medical 

records were reviewed and no fault was found however, we would 

like to know the specifics of the complaint. Best, Candace Castagna 

Candace Castagna, MBA Quality Assurance Manager Institute of 

Comparative Medicine Columbia University 650 W 168th Street, BB1915 New York, NY 10032 Office 212-305-8057 Mobile 347-866-3949 

(Date Range for Record Search: From 03/01/2021 To 10/01/2021)

12/13/2021

2022-APHIS-01204-F Neatby, Stuart The Guardian newspaper All APHIS/CDC Form 2's (request to transfer Select Agents and Toxins) 

involving Synchytrium endobioticum - otherwise known as Potato 

Wart - sent or received by staff of the United States Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 

Division of Select Agents and Toxins (DSAT) or Division of Agricultural 

Select Agents and Toxins (DASAT) between January 1, 2019 and 

March 31, 2020. One instance of a transfer of Synchytrium 

endobioticum is noted on page 23 of the Federal Select Agent 

Program annual report for 2019.

12/13/2021

2022-APHIS-01223-F Laquidara, Edward Animal Adventures Family 

Zoo and Rescue Center

I would like all complaints filed regarding Animal Adventures Family 

Zoo and Rescue Center over the last decade, with the name of the 

person filing the complaint. I suspect some of them are past or 

current employees that may have malicious intent. (Date Range for 

Record Search: From 9/1/2017 To 12/14/2021)

12/14/2021
2022-APHIS-01227-F Lambert, Emily I am requesting all records related to any and all complaints, 

inspections and investigation of Thomas Edwards , 33-B-0435 . By all 

docs, I refer to: 1. investigation reports; 2. all written 

correspondence, including emails between the exhibitor and the 

USDA, between members of the public and the usda, between 

members of any animal rights or welfare group and the USDA, and 

internal correspondence (IES and AC) relating to the exhibitor; 3. 

memoranda; 4. color photographs (in the original digital format) and 

videos; and 5. all attachments or exhibits to the above records. All 

internal communications (letters, faxes, and similar correspondence; 

memoranda, emails on government-issued and personal devices; text 

messages on government-issued and personal devices; messages on 

instant messaging applications, including but not limited to Confide 

and Signal; messages on social media accounts; and notes of 

communications [e.g., notes of in-person conversations or telephone 

calls]) pertaining to the subject of the records specified above; and All 

communications (letters, faxes, and similar correspondence; 

memoranda, emails on government-issued and personal devices; text 

messages on government-issued and personal devices; messages on 

instant messaging applications, including but not limited to Confide 

and Signal; messages on social media accounts; and notes of 

communications [e.g., notes of in-person conversations or telephone 

calls])to/from the licensees, registrants, or their representatives 

pertaining to the subject of the records specified above. (Date Range 

for Record Search: From 01/01/2016 To 12/14/2021) (Date Range for 

Record Search: From 01/01/2016 To 12/14/2021)

12/15/2021
2022-APHIS-01266-F PETA Foundation PETA requests the results to the following complaints submitted by 

PETA including photos/videos in their original format, but excluding 

the complaint as submitted by PETA: AC22-015 Adam Burck; AC22-

016 Judit and Juergen Nerger; AC22-013 Oswalds Bear Ranch PETA 

also requests: All written exchanges of information between agency 

personnel and records that document similar oral exchanges 

pertaining to the subject of the records specified above AND to/from 

the licensees, registrants, or their representatives as follows: Letters, 

faxes, and similar correspondence; Memoranda; Emails on 

government-issued and personal devices; Text messages on 

government-issued and personal devices; Messages on instant 

messaging applications, including but not limited to Confide and 

Signal; Messages on social media accounts; and Notes of 

communications (e.g., notes of in-person conversations or telephone 

calls). (Date Range for Record Search: From 09/30/2021 To 

12/17/2021)

12/17/2021

2022-APHIS-01281-F People for the Ethical 

Treatment of Animals

Dear FOIA Officer, I hope this e-mail finds you well. This request is 

made on behalf of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) 

under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552. PETA is 

a non-profit organization, based in Norfolk, Virginia. On August 3, 

2021 PETA submitted a complaint to the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA) requesting the agency to investigate concerns 

regarding the treatment and care of animals at the Souhwest 

National Primate Research Center (CNPRC) at the Texas Biomedical 

Research Institute (TBRI). The concern was assigned tracking number 

AC21-422, and I am writing to request copies of the following 

documents in relation to this case: 1.Complete narratives of any 

inspections and/or investigations conducted by the USDA, including 

the results of the USDA's findings; 2.Correspondence between the 

USDA and SNPRC/TBRI for the period from February 1, 2021, to the 

present; 3.Copies of any photographic or videographic 

documentation recorded by the USDA during its inspection and/or 

investigation; 4.Copies of any teaching moment memoranda filed by 

the USDA in regards to this case; 5.Final investigative reports and 

settlement agreements filed by the USDA; and 6.Official warnings 

issued by the USDA to the parties involved in this case. (Date Range 

for Record Search: From 02/01/2021 To 12/17/2021)

12/20/2021

(b) (6) (b) (6)
2022-APHIS-01307-F Moraz, Gina ASPCA On behalf of the ASPCA, I request the following: All photographs (in 

original format with full resolution) and videos taken by any animal 

care employee pertaining to Daniel Gingerich (42-A-1632) dated 

October 10, 2019 through the present. The ASPCA requests that 

APHIS waive any fee, including search and duplication costs. A fee 

waiver is appropriate where [d]isclosure of the requested information 

is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to 

public understanding of the operations or activities of the 

government [and] is not primarily in the commercial interest of the 

requester 7 C.F.R. § 1.12(p). Here, a fee waiver should be granted as 

disclosure is in the public interest, as furnishing the information is 

likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the 

operations or activities of APHIS and disclosure is not in the ASPCA's 

commercial interest. We would be happy to receive these records in 

electronic format if it would be convenient for you. All documents 

can be sent to gina.moraz@aspca.org. If you must send the records 

via regular mail, please make it to the attention of Jennie Lintz, 

ASPCA, 520 8th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, New York 10018. 

Please confirm receipt of this request. If further information is 

necessary, please contact me at this email address. You should 

institute a preservation hold on information responsive to this 

request. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to 

Animals (ASPCA) intends to pursue all legal avenues to enforce its 

right of access under FOIA, including litigation if necessary. 

Accordingly, you are on notice that litigation is reasonably 

foreseeable. (Date Range for Record Search: From 10/10/2019 To 

12/21/2021)

12/21/2021
2022-APHIS-01318-F Moraz, Gina ASPCA On behalf of the ASPCA, I request the following: All documents from 

Animal Welfare Act enforcement actions (7060s, Complaints, 

decisions and orders, pre-settlement agreements, stipulations, etc.) 

for November 2021. The ASPCA requests that APHIS waive any fee, 

including search and duplication costs. A fee waiver is appropriate 

where [d]isclosure of the requested information is in the public 

interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to public 

understanding of the operations or activities of the government [and] 

is not primarily in the commercial interest of the requester 7 C.F.R. § 

1.12(p). Here, a fee waiver should be granted as disclosure is in the 

public interest, as furnishing the information is likely to contribute 

significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of 

APHIS and disclosure is not in the ASPCA's commercial interest. We 

would be happy to receive these records in electronic format if it 

would be convenient for you. All documents can be sent to 

gina.moraz@aspca.org. If you must send the records via regular mail, 

please make it to the attention of Jennie Lintz, ASPCA, 520 8th 

Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, New York 10018. Please confirm receipt 

of this request. If further information is necessary, please contact me 

at this email address. You should institute a preservation hold on 

information responsive to this request. The American Society for the 

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) intends to pursue all legal 

avenues to enforce its right of access under FOIA, including litigation 

if necessary. Accordingly, you are on notice that litigation is 

reasonably foreseeable. (Date Range for Record Search: From 

11/01/2021 To 11/30/2021)

12/22/2021
2022-APHIS-01317-F Moraz, Gina ASPCA On behalf of the ASPCA, I request the following: A list of all 

active/currently licensed Class A dog breeders and Class B dog 

brokers. We request that this list also include animal inventories, 

inspection report summaries and last date of inspection. The ASPCA 

requests that APHIS waive any fee, including search and duplication 

costs. A fee waiver is appropriate where [d]isclosure of the requested 

information is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute 

significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of 

the government [and] is not primarily in the commercial interest of 

the requester granted as disclosure is in the public interest, as 

furnishing the information is likely to contribute significantly to public 

understanding of the operations or activities of APHIS and disclosure 

is not in the ASPCA's commercial interest. We would be happy to 

receive these records in electronic format if it would be convenient 

for you. All documents can be sent to gina.moraz@aspca.org. If you 

must send the records via regular mail, please make it to the 

attention of Jennie Lintz, ASPCA, 520 8th Avenue, 7th Floor, New 

York, New York 10018. Please confirm receipt of this request. If 

further information is necessary, please contact me at this email 

address. You should institute a preservation hold on information 

responsive to this request. The American Society for the Prevention 

of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) intends to pursue all legal avenues to 

enforce its right of access under FOIA, including litigation if necessary. 

Accordingly, you are on notice that litigation is reasonably 

foreseeable. (Date Range for Record Search: From 01/01/2021 To 

12/31/2021)

12/22/2021
2022-APHIS-01319-F Moraz, Gina ASPCA On behalf of the ASPCA, I request the following: All records pertaining 

to any animal care employee's inspection of or visit to a dog dealer or 

dog breeder during the month of November 2021. Please include any 

reports, photographs (in original format with full resolution), videos, 

and observations recorded by the animal care employee such as 

inspection reports, teachable moments or other documentation 

reflecting any visit to or inspection of the licensee. The ASPCA 

requests that APHIS waive any fee, including search and duplication 

costs. A fee waiver is appropriate where [d]isclosure of the requested 

information is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute 

significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of 

the government [and] is not primarily in the commercial interest of 

the requester 7 C.F.R. § 1.12(p). Here, a fee waiver should be granted 

as disclosure is in the public interest, as furnishing the information is 

likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the 

operations or activities of APHIS and disclosure is not in the ASPCA's 

commercial interest. We would be happy to receive these records in 

electronic format if it would be convenient for you. All documents 

can be sent to gina.moraz@aspca.org. If you must send the records 

via regular mail, please make it to the attention of Jennie Lintz, 

ASPCA, 520 8th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, New York 10018. 

Please confirm receipt of this request. If further information is 

necessary, please contact me at this email address. You should 

institute a preservation hold on information responsive to this 

request. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to 

Animals (ASPCA) intends to pursue all legal avenues to enforce its 

right of access under FOIA, including litigation if necessary. 

Accordingly, you are on notice that litigation is reasonably 

foreseeable. (Date Range for Record Search: From 11/01/2021 To 

11/30/2021)

12/22/2021

2022-APHIS-01341-F Nair, Ritesh Rhenus Project Logistics, 

Inc.

Request for information on details of inspection findings related to 

Emergency Action Notification Serial# 359839 issued for live 

infestation of WPM imported in to USA. Requesting pictures of cargo 

and objectionable/infectious material. (Date Range for Record 

Search: From 12/10/2021 To 12/20/2021)

12/23/2021
2022-APHIS-01361-F Marshall, Teresa PETA Foundation PETA requests all records related to INQ-0000009856 regarding 

Clowns.com, The Childrens Entertainment Company dba Professional 

Kids Entertainment. By all records I refer to: Investigation reports; 

License applications and renewals; Memoranda; â€¢ Itineraries; 

Veterinary records; Videos and photographs in their original digital 

format; All attachments or exhibits to the above records; All written 

correspondence, including emails between members of the public 

(complainants) and the USDA. â€¢ All written exchanges of 

information between agency personnel and records that document 

similar oral exchanges pertaining to the subject of the records 

specified above AND to/from the licensees, registrants, or their 

representatives as follows: o Letters, faxes, and similar 

correspondence; o Memoranda; o Emails on government-issued and 

personal devices; o Text messages on government-issued and 

personal devices; o Messages on instant messaging applications, 

including but not limited to Confide and Signal; o Messages on social 

media accounts; and o Notes of communications (e.g., notes of inperson conversations or telephone calls). (Date Range for Record 

Search: From 09/01/2021 To 12/23/2021)

12/23/2021
2022-APHIS-01364-F Rose, Isaac Retained Equity LLC Pursuant to The Freedom of Information Act which grants access to 

copies of public records, we respectfully request records pertaining to 

any of the following types of obligations: Uncashed checks Unclaimed 

checks and funds Unclaimed tax refunds and performance bonds 

Stale Dated checks Tax Overpayments Outstanding checks 

Outstanding and Refundable credit balances Checks Exempt from 

Unclaimed Property Reporting If some of this request is exempt from 

release, please release the remainder of the record which is allowed. 

Please provide all outstanding/uncashed/stale dated 

checks/properties that are greater than $1000 to vendors, 

businesses, or agencies that are over 9 months old. For each 

property, please provide issue dates, payee names, addresses, and 

dollar amounts due. If possible, an excel document would be the 

desired format to receive data for all available years. Please note that 

I am not requesting a listing of records which have already been 

escheated. If the requested records could not be found or do not 

exist in your possession, please provide the contact information for 

the public body from which they may be requested and forward this 

request to them (For example, if another department issues checks 

on your behalf.) Please indicate the process needed to have these 

checks reissued. We would appreciate your prompt attention to this 

matter and, if possible, request your response within 15 business 

days of receipt of this letter. We are willing to modify the request to 

help expedite the process. Please notify me should costs exceed 

$100. Thank you for your assistance with this matter. If you have any 

questions concerning the above or need further clarification, please 

contact me at isaac@retainedequity.com (Date Range for Record 

Search: From 12/28/2011 To 12/28/2021)

12/23/2021

2022-APHIS-01392-F Igualada, Justin complaint on wildlife park owner at Jungle Queens inc. complaint was 

pushed through by usda on November 17th (Date Range for Record 

Search: From 08/01/2021 To 01/31/2022)

12/27/2021
2022-APHIS-01406-F Brown, Ann Center for Biological 

Diversity

From February 1, 2021 to the date APHIS-WS conducts this search, all 

records generated in connection or including APHIS' trapping of a 

wolf (identified as â€œOR-103â€•) on February 9, 2021 in Deschutes 

County, Oregon. (Date Range for Record Search: From 2/1/2021 To 

12/29/2021)

12/28/2021

2022-APHIS-01412-F MacFarlane, Scott NBC Washington Copies of all 2021 (calendar year) inspections by APHIS of 

animal/plant procedures and operations at the following locations: 

Specifically requesting any investigations into any mistreatment of 

animals abuse, death or incidents. The White House Dulles 

International Airport BWI Airport LAX Airport (Los Angeles) JFK 

Airport ( (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2021 To 

12/29/2021)

12/29/2021

2022-APHIS-01421-F Pennington, Ryan Any and all communications between Wildlife Services Guam State 

Directors, assistant state directors, acting state directors, acting 

assistant state directors, Supervisory wildlife biologists, wildlife 

biologists, and team leads regarding Thomas Cable, Wildlife biologist. 

Please include any texts, emails, phone records, and memos. Any and 

all communications between Wildlife Services Guam State Directors, 

assistant state directors, acting state directors, acting assistant state 

directors, Supervisory wildlife biologists, wildlife biologists, and team 

leads regarding Victor Prezbindowski, biological science technician. 

Please include any texts, emails, phone records, and memos. (Date 

Range for Record Search: From 8/5/2020 To 1/2/2022)

12/30/2021