This category contains information on animal diseases. Retrievable reports may include the location, date, and quantity of documented diseases such as scrapie, tuberculosis, and brucellosis.
Animal welfare reports contain information about animal protection against cruelty and inhumanity. In places where APHIS holds animal welfare information in databases, customers will be able to query ANY and ALL fields of data that are subject to the Freedom of Information Act. In other cases, customers will be able to retrieve archived animal welfare reports.
Financial reports contain information about various financial activities and fees conducted by USDA--APHIS. In places where APHIS holds financial information in databases, customers will be able to query ANY and ALL fields of data that are subject to the Freedom of Information Act. In other cases, customers will be able to retrieve archived financial reports.
APHIS stakeholders will be able to track APHIS import and export activities through detailed report retrieval. Available information will include such things as animal herds imported from other countries, including the quantity of animals received and final shipping destinations. Similar information will be able to be tracked for plants and exports.
This category of information consists of personnel reports. Personnel reports contain information about various personnel employed by USDA--APHIS. In places where APHIS holds personnel information in databases, customers will be able to query ANY and ALL fields of data that are subject to the Freedom of Information Act. In other cases, customers will be able to retrieve archived personnel reports.
This category consists of information on the Animal and Plant Health Management Inspection Service's management of various types of wildlife in different geographical regions. Reports that may be generated in this category will show the types, quantities, and wildlife damage management methods (if applicable) for American wildlife.
The Electronic Reading Room contains documents specifically identified Room for inclusion by the Freedom of Information Act, as well as documents for which we have received multiple FOIA requests. The number of items in the Electronic Reading Room will grow.
This article appeared in the Animal Welfare Information Center Bulletin, Volume 9, Number 1/2, Fall 1998
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The Animal Welfare Information Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Ave.
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
Phone: (301) 504-6212
FAX: (301) 504-7125
E-mail: awic@nal.usda.gov
