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Dear Friend,
President Joe Biden’s nominee for agriculture secretary, Tom Vilsack, held that position for eight years, and during that time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) failed miserably to enforce even the minimum standards of the federal Animal Welfare Act.
Vilsack’s confirmation hearing is scheduled for TOMORROW, Tuesday, February 2, at 10:30 a.m. ET.
Please contact your U.S. senators without delay to help block his confirmation.
On Vilsack’s watch, the USDA allowed Ringling Bros. circus to force arthritic elephants to perform, left abused tiger cubs to suffer in the filthy cages of “Joe Exotic,” permitted laboratories to keep highly social monkeys in solitary confinement, and turned a blind eye to violations of law. As the current president and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council, Vilsack has ties to the dairy industry that are highly objectionable to the growing number of Americans who are vegan and to everyone concerned about the unchecked spread of COVID-19 in slaughterhouses.
Please help prevent more suffering under Vilsack’s watch. Urge your senators to vote against confirming him as our next agriculture secretary.
Thank you for your compassion for animals.
Sincerely,
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