The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture approved the money allocation from the Commodity Credit Corporation to APHIS to support the fight against the pest.

USDA updates list of Central American countries affected by screwworm. Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Costa Rica have been added to the list of regions affected by scr

A routine inspection by the USDA found that 57% of Frankfort TPA Park's small birds were either dead or missing, with no explanation given by staff.

The Department of Agriculture said Friday it has tapped $129 million in emergency funding to battle a worsening incursion of exotic, invasive fruit flies from Mexico and Guatemala.

American Horse Council’s President Julie Broadway said AHC formally requested the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service delay the implementation of the revised Horse Protection Act regulations for 60 days.

The addition to the Horse Protection Act allows USDA-APHIS to screen, train, and authorize qualified persons to detect and diagnose soring at such events.

The AHC requests a 60-day postponement of enforcement except for bans of devices on Tennessee Walking Horses and racking horses.

Some animal welfare groups are calling on USDA to release data on whether cockfighting has contributed to the spread of bird flu in the U.S.

A collection of government agencies plans to begin a larger campaign to reduce the number of feral swine at Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area Jan. 21.

Citing confusion about implementation of the pending amendments to the HPA, USEF echoes AHC's concerns in this update to its members.

Nolen RS. Mexico screwworm case triggers US emergency response. American Veterinary Medical Association. Published December 20, 2024. Accessed January 16, 2025. https://www.avma.org/news/mexico-screwworm-case-triggers-us-emergency-response

A case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in domestic birds in Puerto Rico has been reported. This marks the first instance of the virus in domestic birds in Puerto Rico since the onset of the outbreak in February 2022.