I urge you to think about wanting into HR 1788: Goldie’s Act. Daniel Gingerich was a puppy mill breeder in Iowa charged with 190 violations of the Animal Welfare Act by the USDA in 2021.
One particular case stood out to the investigators: 142, a golden retriever that was malnourished and in want of emergency veterinary care, however the investigators left her on the property. This enraged the general public. The USDA returned to the property in July 2021 and located 142 once more. Unfortunately, as a result of her situation, the investigators determined to euthanize the canine.
In September 2021, the Department of Justice filed a civil suit towards Daniel Gingerich for his AWA violations. During the listening to, Gingerich “had his license invalidated, some dogs have been bought at an public sale, and the remaining 500+ dogs have been rescued, and he plead responsible to 2 counts of animal cruelty,” in accordance with the Animal Legal Defense Fund. Former Representative Cindy Axne named the golden retriever Goldie and, with 5 different bipartisan lawmakers, launched Goldie’s Act in 2021.
The invoice was reintroduced in April 2023. This invoice would change the Animal Welfare Act and require the USDA to implement a set of practices together with “conducting yearly inspections of licenses with access to all amenities at affordable occasions, confiscating animals which might be clearly struggling bodily or psychologically, charging important financial penalties for violations, and circulating inspection data with state, native, and municipal animal management inside 24 hours of inspection,” in accordance with the Animal Legal Defense Fund.
I imagine this invoice needs to be handed. When I first noticed that image of Goldie on the web site, I began crying. This invoice may save many animal’s lives and probably give them an opportunity at a brand new home with a loving household.
Chloe Coffman-Keister is from Indianapolis.
