Stronger Animal Welfare Enforcement: Higher Fines and Mandatory Confiscation.
The 'Goldie’s Act of 2024' significantly strengthens the enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act. It mandates the prompt confiscation or humane destruction of animals suffering due to non-compliance and imposes stricter financial penalties, calculated per animal and per violation. Citizens will benefit from greater transparency through a public database containing inspection reports, including images documenting animal pain and suffering.
Key points
Stricter Financial Penalties: Fines for violations will be calculated on a per animal and per violation basis, and the penalty amount cannot be reduced by 10% or more.
Mandatory Confiscation: Inspectors must promptly confiscate or humanely destroy animals suffering physical or psychological harm due to failure to comply with regulations.
Increased Transparency: The public inspection database must include images documenting instances of pain, suffering, injury, or death to an animal.
More Frequent Inspections: Research facilities, dealers, and exhibitors must be inspected at least once a year (or once every two years if no violations were found for five consecutive years).
Coordination with Local Law Enforcement: Federal authorities must notify state and local law enforcement of any suspected violation causing pain, suffering, injury, or death to an animal within 48 hours.
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