Envigo beagle parent company fined record $35 million for mistreating some 4,000 dogs

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This marks the largest fine in an Animal Welfare Act case, per the Justice Department.

The largest ever fine in an Animal Welfare Act case follows the 2022 mass rescue mission of aboutEnvigo RMS LLC pleaded guilty of conspiring to knowingly violate the Animal Welfare Act, and Envigo Global Services pleaded guilty to knowingly violating the Clean Water Act.

Envigo parent company Inotiv will be subject to increased animal care standards and to a compliance monitor, per the"The historic monetary penalties and significant compliance measures as part of these guilty pleas send a clear message," U.S. Attorney Christopher R. Kavanaugh for the Western District of Virginia said in a"Every company, in every industry, must have compliance and corporate responsibility as a critical part of their business model.

Inspections of the Envigo facility revealed poor standards and extensive violations in the treatment of the lab animals.The entities' total criminal fine is $22 million and all costs associated with a compliance monitor, in addition to:$1.9 million to the Humane Society of the United States,$7 million to improve their facilities and provide adequate staffing.The entities will serve three to five years of probation.

 

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