Animal exhibitor charged under AWA by USDA
Santa Rosa, CA (US)

Incident Date: Tuesday, May 31, 1994
County: Sonoma

Disposition: USDA Citation

Person of Interest: Peter Anton Lang

In December 1995, the U.S. Department of Agriculture charged licensed animal exhibitor Peter A. Lang, doing business as Safari West, in Santa Rosa, Calif., with violations of the Animal Welfare Act.

Dale F. Schwindaman, deputy administrator for regulatory enforcement and animal care with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, a part of USDA's marketing and regulatory programs mission area, said that in June 1994 Lang and Safari West allegedly violated the regulations and standards of the Act.

APHIS inspectors found that five lechwes (pronounced both leshwa and leckwa) were transported in a manner that caused trauma, behavioral stress and physical harm. As a result, two of the lechwes died. Lechwes are an animal similar to the Kob, an animal related to the African waterbuck antelopes. APHIS inspectors also found that while the animals were transported they were not observed at least once every four hours, as is required under the standards of the Act.

References

• USDA - December 21, 1995

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