2021-APHIS-05787-F Kleiman, Eric Animal Welfare Institute 9/13/2021 10/12/2021 AWI hereby requests the following: All inspection reports, photos, videos, DVDs and CDs related to AWA 

License 41-B-0239, Dan Moulton, from: January 1, 2021 to the present. This request pertains to all records in 

the possession of the USDA regarding this licensee, including but not limited to inspections, inspection notes, 

investigations, teachable moments, enforcement action reports, written and/or email correspondence 

occurring between the licensee and the USDA. Please prov de any photos and/or videos in high-resolution. 

AWI also requests that all informat on be provided in electronic format, as your office has previously done 

regarding similar requests (e.g., your office emailing AWI scanned .pdf copies of requested documents). The 

information subject to this request will be used to inform and educate the publ c regarding USDA APHIS’s 

enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act and Horse Protect on Act, wh ch are matters of intense publ c interest 

and concern.

2021-APHIS-05793-F Marshall, Teresa PETA Foundation 9/14/2021 10/13/2021 PETA requests the original June 8, 2021 inspection report and any appeal requests, the final inspect on report 

as a result of the appeal, and any related correspondence for 12-C-0052, Festival Fun Parks, LLC dba Miami 

Seaquarium (the appeal package). PETA also requests any appeal packages that may have been submitted for 

the July 12, 2021 focused inspect on of same. (Date Range for Record Search: From 06/08/2021 To 

09/14/2021)

2021-APHIS-05911-F Halsema, Catherine Phillips & Hunt 9/21/2021 10/20/2021 Any and all documents associated with Joseph Schreibvogel aka Joseph Maldonado, Joseph MaldonadoPassage. We would like the records via email at catherine@floridajustice.com. Please request permiss on if the 

records are more than $100 by calling 904-444-4444. We would like records from January 1, 2016 through 

the present, September 23, 2021. We would like all inspect on reports, veterinary reports, CVI forms, transfer 

forms, donation forms, transport forms, acquisit on forms, complaints, appeals, enforcement actions, 

correspondence via regular mail, correspondence via text message and correspondence via email. (Date 

Range for Record Search: From 9/21/2021 To 9/21/2021)

2021-APHIS-05912-F Halsema, Catherine Phillips & Hunt 9/21/2021 10/20/2021 Any and all documents associated with the exotic animal park located at 25803 N County Rd 3250, 

Wynnewood, OK 73098. Please provide records from 2014 through 2021. We would like the records by email 

to catherine@flor dajustice.com. Please request permission if fees are in excess of $100 by calling 904-444-

4444. We would like records from January 1, 2016 through the present, September 23, 2021. We would like 

all inspection reports, veterinary reports, CVI forms, transfer forms, donation forms, transport forms, 

acquisition forms, complaints, appeals, enforcement act ons, correspondence via regular mail, correspondence 

via text message and correspondence via email. (Date Range for Record Search: From 1/1/2014 To 

9/21/2021)

2021-APHIS-05961-F Marshall, Teresa PETA Foundation 9/24/2021 10/25/2021 PETA requests all records related to Monterey Zoolog cal Society, 93-C-1022, dated January 1, 2021 onwards. 

By all records I refer to: • Investigation reports; • License applications and renewals; • Memoranda; • 

Itineraries; • Veterinary records; • Videos and photographs in their original digital format; • All attachments 

or exhibits to the above records; • All internal communications pertaining to the subject of the records 

specified above, including but not limited to text messages on government-issued dev ces or personal 

devices; • All communications to/from the licensees, registrants, or their representatives pertaining to the 

subject of the records specified above, including but not limited to text messages on government-issued 

devices or personal devices; and • All written correspondence, including emails between members of the 

public (complainants) and the USDA.If records which are responsive to this request are located in other USDA 

offices, please forward this request to all appropriate offices. (Date Range for Record Search: From 

01/01/2021 To 09/24/2021)

2021-APHIS-05810-F Christiansen, Jody Lagoon Corporation 9/14/2021 10/13/2021 Requesting a total number of violations that we have received from our USDA inspectors since holding a USDA 

exhib tors license, and if possible and not too much work, a brief description and date of the violations. The 

two numbers under which we have been licensed are 87-C-0002 and 87-C-0064.

2021-APHIS-05959-F Bremer, Shelby NBC 9/24/2021 10/25/2021 Seeking all communications with or about Thomas Edmonds, Walnut Prairie Wildside, or license 33-B-0435 

between 2016 and present day.
2021-APHIS-05736-F Marshall, Teresa PETA Foundation 9/10/2021 10/8/2021 PETA requests all photos and videos (in their original digital format) taken during the August 3, 2021 

inspect on of 34-C-0371, Indian Creek Zoo. (Date Range for Record Search: From 08/03/2021 To 

08/03/2021)

2021-APHIS-05940-F Delmoro, Mary - 9/23/2021 10/22/2021 Pertaining to Jason Clay dba Franklin Drive Thru Safari and as East Texas Zoo and Gator Park. L cense # 74-C0939. All records including CVI of transportation of a male giraffe from the East Texas Zoo location dates from 

01/01/2021 to 09/23/2021, (Date Range for Record Search: From 01/01/2021 To 09/23/2021)

2021-APHIS-06012-F Tobias, Jimmy MuckRock News 9/28/2021 10/27/2021 Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records: All inspection reports, 

including any related photographs, produced by APHIS inspectors during inspections of breeders, kennels, 

amusement parks, sanctuaries, labs, places that rent out animals to filmmakers, etc, since January 1, 2021. 

This request also seeks all notices of enforcement actions sent to regulated entities since January 1, 2021. I 

am a reporter for The Guardian and other outlets. The requested documents will be made available to the 

general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. In the event that there are fees, I 

would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would 

prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

2021-APHIS-05860-F Harn, Sherry Livingston International Inc. 9/20/2021 10/19/2021 I am seeking USDA pest identif cation report and photos pertaining to Emergency Action Notif cation Serial # 

321968. Pest ID 326258 was intercepted during inspection by US Customs Baltimore on 07/14/2021. Customs 

entry 300-50444984 Bill of lading EGLV093100168604 (Date Range for Record Search: From 07/01/2021 To 

09/01/2021)

2021-APHIS-05702-F Morrow, Bill - 9/7/2021 10/5/2021 Noah Graham, who was attacked by a wolf in Lake Winnibigoshish Northern Minnesota, August 24, 2013. It 

reportedly had a jaw deform ty and possible brain damage. We are seeking any investigative materials related 

to this case, including photos, reports or videos.

2021-APHIS-05631-F Moraz, Gina ASPCA 9/2/2021 10/1/2021 On behalf of the ASPCA, I request the following: A list of all virtual and/or remote inspections of any type 

(including pre-license, routine, and focused inspections of l censees or appl cants) conducted from March 1, 

2020 to present. We request that this list include licensee names, license/registrat on types, animal 

inventories, virtual and/or remote inspection dates, and inspection report summaries. We also request that 

this list include the field of information used to identify and track virtual and/or remote inspect ons. If APHIS 

cannot dentify virtual and/or remote inspections for any part of the relevant time period, we request a 

statement to that effect.

2021-APHIS-05739-F Marshall, Teresa PETA Foundation 9/10/2021 10/8/2021 PETA requests all inspection report appeal requests, the inspection report under appeal, and the final 

inspect on report as a result of the appeal, any related correspondence for all licensees and registrants, from 

August 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021 (the appeal package). If records wh ch are responsive to this request are 

located in other USDA offices, please forward this request to all appropriate offices. (Date Range for Record 

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

2021-APHIS-05718-F Mills, Angela Zinpro Corporation 9/9/2021 10/7/2021 Research Trial (Animal Study) Monoclonal antibody for dogs to prevent and treat parvovirus. Sponsored by 

Kindred B osciences. Positive results from pivotal efficacy study. Compound Name: “KIND-030” (Date Range 

for Record Search: From 01/01/2019 To 09/01/2021)

2021-APHIS-05920-F Moss, Philip WDNR - Bureau of Legal Services 9/21/2021 10/20/2021 Request any books, papers, documents, electronic or other records regarding any claim of wolf depredation 

filed by Mr. Lee Accola with the USDA APHIS Wildlife Services and any materials or records which may be 

necessary to explain the process of intake and processing of any such wolf depredation claim.
2021-APHIS-05735-F Costantino, Anthony - 9/3/2021 10/4/2021 Requesting all information, paperwork, records, emails, meeting notes, etc, related to the following action that 

took place on or about 7/26/21 in Calvert County, MD, Cove Point Park in Lusby. Two juvenile ospreys were 

moved from a nest to perform maintenance and given to the USDA's APHIS who then unnecessarily 

euthanized these birds even though there were wildlife rehabilitators available to help these birds live. USDA's 

Wildlife Serv ces was involved in the removal, according to USDA spokesperson Tanya Espinosa. I demand to 

know who exactly made the decision to kill these animals, how they were killed and disposed of, all names 

and titles of individuals involved in this process and who made the decision to kill these birds.

2021-APHIS-05798-F Brown, Ann Center for Biological Diversity 9/13/2021 10/12/2021 The Center and AWI request from the U.S. Department of Agr culture (“USDA”), Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Serv ce (“APHIS”): 1. From January 1, 2020 to the date APHIS conducts this search: a. The records 

mentioning or discussing APHIS’ involvement in addressing COVID-19 and/or the spread of COVID-19 on mink 

or other fur farms; b. The records mentioning or discussing the sale, transportation, disposal, and/or 

processing of farmed mink or other species raised for their fur, or their carcasses exposed to COVID-19, 

including the records containing informat on about the processing of pelts from infected farms; c. The records 

mentioning or discussing the sale, treatment, and/or disposal of manure from COVID-19 infected mink or 

other fur farms; d. The records mentioning or discussing the spread of transmiss on or COVID-19 from mink 

or other fur farms through surface water, ground water, or wastewater;1 e. The records of communications 

between APHIS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) mentioning or discussing COVID19 on mink or other fur farms; f. The records of communications between APHIS and any mink or other fur 

farmer(s) mentioning or discussing COVID-19; g. The records of commun cations between APHIS and the Fur 

Commiss on USA mentioning or discussing COVID-19; h. The records mentioning or discussing the 

administrat on and development of a vaccine for farmed mink or other animals raised for their fur; and i. The 

records mentioning or discussing the spread of COVID-19 in wild animals. 2. From January 1, 2019 to the 

date APHIS conducts this search, the records of communications between APHIS and any international entity 

or government mentioning or discussing the presence or potential presence of COVID-19 on mink or other fur 

farms; and 3. From January 1, 2017 to the date APHIS conducts this search, the records mentioning or 

discussing APHIS’ involvement in addressing any other occurrence of zoonotic disease transmission on or from 

a mink or other fur farm. For this request, the term “COVID-19” refers both to the respiratory disease known 

as “coronavirus disease 2019” and the virus known as “severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2” 

(“SARS-CoV-2”). For this request, the term “records” refers to documents, minutes, memoranda, comments, 

files, presentat ons, consultations, biological opinions, assessments, evaluations, schedules, papers published 

and/or unpublished, reports, studies, photographs and other images, data (including raw data, GPS or GIS 

data, UTM, LiDAR, etc.), maps, and/or all other responsive records, in draft or final form. For this request, the 

term “records of communicat ons” refers to correspondence (including inter and/or intra-agency 

correspondence as well as correspondence with entities or individuals outside the federal government), emails 

including attachments, letters, notes, recordings, telephone records, telephone notes, telephone logs, text 

messages, and chat messages.

2021-APHIS-05695-F Rowley, Joyce - 9/8/2021 10/6/2021 Records for Buttonwood Park Zoo for the period below. Pleade include complaints, enforcement act ons and 

inspect ons. (Date Range for Record Search: From 08/01/2018 To 09/08/2021)

2021-APHIS-05708-F Moraz, Gina ASPCA 9/8/2021 10/6/2021 Request records reflecting any referral of a case concerning Daniel Gingerich, Certificate Number 42-A-1632, 

to the Office of General Counsel from March 1, 2021 through the current date.

2021-APHIS-05833-F - 9/16/2021 10/15/2021 Records related to complaint tracking number AC21-357. Specifically, requesting the results of Animal Care 

Complaint AC21-357. (Date Range for Record Search: From 7/1/2021 To 9/16/2021)

2021-APHIS-05944-F Moraz, Gina ASPCA 9/23/2021 10/22/2021 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 August 2021. 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 not ce that l tigation is reasonably 

foreseeable. (Date Range for Record Search: From 08/01/2021 To 08/31/2021)

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2021-APHIS-05705-F Moraz, Gina ASPCA 9/8/2021 10/6/2021 Request all records related to, and/or reflecting, the status of the l cense held by Daniel Gingerich, Certificate 

Number 42-A-1632, dated from August 4, 2021 to September 8, 2021, including any and all records that show 

the license is, or may be, active, inactive, temporarily suspended, permanently suspended, and/or revoked.

2021-APHIS-05707-F Moraz, Gina ASPCA 9/8/2021 10/6/2021 Request records reflecting any referral(s) from Animal Care (AC) to Investigative and Enforcement Services 

(IES) of a case concerning Daniel Gingerich, Certificate Number 42-A-1632, from March 1, 2021 through the 

current date.

2021-APHIS-05716-F Harn, Sherry Livingston International Inc. 9/9/2021 10/7/2021 I am seeking USDA Pest identification report and photos for Emergency Action Notificat on Serial no. 328123 

that was issued on 08/10/2021 for pest ID 330676 which was intercepted during US Customs examination of 

cargo on 08/06/2021. (Date Range for Record Search: From 08/01/2021 To 08/28/2021)

2021-APHIS-05676-F Kelly, Matt - 9/7/2021 10/5/2021 Requesting all records containing information about the following items, for the years 1980-2021: • Breeding 

and production of commercially-reared bumble bees; • Sales of commercially-reared bumble bees; • 

Movement, shipping and transportat on of commercially-reared bumble bees; • Number of commerciallyreared bumble bee colonies in the U.S. and North America; • Disease, pathogens, parasites and other healthrelated issues of commercially-reared bumble bees; • Rules, regulations and guidance regarding commerciallyreared bumble bees; • Biobest USA, Inc.; • Biobest Group NV; • Koppert US: • Koppert Biological Systems; • 

Bee Vectoring Technologies or BVT; • Bombus impatiens, common eastern bumble bee; • Bombus 

occidentalis, western bumble bee; • Bombus vosnesenskii, yellow-faced bumble bee; • Bombus huntii, Hunt's 

bumble bee; and • Bombus terrestris, buff-tailed bumble bee.

2021-APHIS-05939-F Theis, Cecelia - 9/23/2021 10/22/2021 Please provide all documentat on for animals removed from Eden Landing Reserve in Hayward, California. 

According to Fish and Wildlife Agent John Krause, USDA APHIS Wildlife Agents lethally removed animals. 

Please provide an accounting of wh ch animals were removed and how they were removed. Please include all 

animals who were removed whether lethally or non lethally. Please state how the animal was killed or where 

the animal was taken and why/for what purpose. I would like this information for the time period of January 

1, 2018 to the present date or October 10, 2021. I would also like to receive any schedules for predator 

management at this location. I am seeking all animals. I want to know if they were trapped and if so, what 

kind of trap was used. Once in the trap, if they were killed, I want to know how they were killed. Please 

provide informat on on the disposal of bodies. Please also provide the contracts you have with Fish and 

Wildlife for Predator Removal Services at Eden Landing Reserve for the same time period. Please include 

invoices for the predator removal requested for the same time period.. Please also provide any 

correspondence or documentation of any kind which instructs USDA APHIS Wildlife Serv ces to take cats to the 

shelter and not to euthanize/shoot/kill them. According to John Krause of Fish and Wildlife Serv ces, a 

directive was given to USDA not to shoot cats but to take them to the shelter. (Date Range for Record Search: 

From 01/01/2018 To 10/10/2021)

2021-APHIS-05715-F Harn, Sherry Livingston International Inc. 9/9/2021 10/7/2021 I am seeking pest ID report records and photos of pest found for Emergency Action Notificat on Serial no. 

316921 that was issued on 06/23/3031. Seed contaminant pest id 321405 was reported to have been 

intercepted on 06/22/2021 during examination by Customs AQI. (Date Range for Record Search: From 

06/21/2021 To 06/25/2021)

2021-APHIS-05917-F Garlock, Alesia Friends of the Migratory Birds in San 

Antonio

9/22/2021 10/25/2021 All email correspondence between the USDA and Bill Pennell, Homer Garcia, including Tim Wolliver, 

Bruce.r.Leland@usda.gov, or brianna.l.kubiak@aphis.usda.gov, Jacquelyn Mendez involving but limited to the 

subjects of Egrets, migratory birds, cormorants, at Elmendorf Lake Park, Woodlawn Lake Park, Brackenridge 

Park, all San Antonio City Park's properties, NEPA, EIS,FONSI. The JBSA mitigation plan is a three year plan 

with a perm t that includes all parks properties. (Date Range for Record Search: From 06/01/2018 To 

09/21/2021) (Date Range for Record Search: From 6/1/2018 To 9/21/2021)
2021-APHIS-05646-F Nicholson, Megan The Humane Society of the United 

States

9/3/2021 10/4/2021 Please see attachment for detailed request. Summary: 1. All forensic reports and associated records including 

photographs concerning attacks by wolves on hunting dogs and hunting dog attacks on wolves in your 

possession relative to Wisconsin. 2. All memoranda of understanding or contracts w th the Wisconsin 

Department of Natural Resources or other entities located in Wisconsin regarding conducting forensic analyses 

on hunting dogs used for any of the following: bear hunting, wolf hunting, dog training on bears, dog training 

on wolves. (Date Range for Record Search: From 01/01/2011 To 09/03/2021)

2021-APHIS-05713-F Lowrey, Will Animal Outlook 9/9/2021 10/7/2021 On behalf of Animal Outlook (AO), and pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 

552, I request any and all documents and records dated or transmitted between January 1, 2019

and the date of fulfillment of this related to Bravo Packing, located at 59 Golfwood Avenue, 

Carney’s Point (or Penn’s Grove) New Jersey 08069 and which involve the following subjects: 

1. Any records related in any way to a relationship between APHIS and Bravo 

Packing for testing, monitoring, or reporting related to Bovine Spongiform 

Encephalopathy (“BSE” or “mad cow disease”), including contracts, agreements, 

memoranda, results, reporting, compliance, monitoring, and testing;

2. Any records related in any way to training conducted by APHIS at or in 

conjunction with Bravo Packing, whether formal or informal; 

3. Any records documenting communications between APHIS and the New Jersey 

Department of Agr culture related in any way to Bravo Packing. (Date Range for Record Search: From 

01/01/2019 To 09/08/2021)

2021-APHIS-05607-F Martin, Melanie - 9/1/2021 9/30/2021 I would like to request necropsy reports for two walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) from Six Flags Discovery 

Kingdom ("Park Management Corporation", Customer ID 27924, 1001 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo, CA 94589). 

The requested reports are for: 9-year-old male "Pakak", deceased March 4th, 2021 27-year-old female 

"Uquq", local ID 8198, deceased August 7th or 8th, 2021 (Date Range for Record Search: From 03/01/2021 

To 09/01/2021)