Stop Taxpayer-Funded Payments to Producers Who Neglect Farm Animals
A Meat and Dairy Industries Article from All-Creatures.org

FROM

HFA Humane Farming Association
April 2017

Records obtained by HFA reveal that in the last three years, LIP issued payments of over $134 million dollars to farmers and ranchers for animal deaths due primarily to weather-related issues. Total animal deaths included a staggering 202,445 livestock and 2,461,443 poultry.

The Humane Farming Association (HFA) has filed a formal petition with the Trump Administration to cease USDA Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) payments to producers who do not protect their livestock from severe weather.

This petition is being filed in conjunction with Tax Day 2017, to draw attention to the fact that US taxpayers are being bilked out of millions of dollars to pay for this program.

HFA has also launched two powerful and informative short videos on this issue which can be viewed above or by visiting HFA.org.

Records obtained by HFA reveal that in the last three years, LIP issued payments of over $134 million dollars to farmers and ranchers for animal deaths due primarily to weather-related issues. Total animal deaths included a staggering 202,445 livestock and 2,461,443 poultry.

"Instead of providing adequate shelter to vulnerable farm animals, producers who do not assure protections from adverse weather are rewarded with a government check," said HFA National Director Bradley Miller.

"Compensating producers for dead livestock without ever requiring adequate shelter serves as a disincentive to farmers and ranchers to take the necessary steps to provide their animals with protections from inclement weather. Without these government payments, many producers would no doubt make an effort to provide for their animals. Instead, massive numbers of neglected livestock are dying painfully and needlessly and taxpayers are footing the bill."

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