DOJ Announces Largest Animal Welfare Act Fine for Dog Breeding

June 3, 2024, 9:52 PM UTC

Envigo RMS LLC pleaded guilty to conspiring to knowingly violate the Animal Welfare Act, and Envigo Global Services Inc. pleaded guilty to a felony of conspiring to knowingly violate the Clean Water Act, the DOJ announced Monday.

Both pleas are in relation to a dog breeding facility located in Cumberland County, Virginia, from which the Justice Department secured over 4,000 beagles in 2022, the DOJ said.

As part of the resolution, Inotiv—of which Envigo RMS and Envigo Global Services are subsidiaries—will guarantee more than $35 million in payments, be subject to increased animal care standards, and be subject to ...

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