The fine is the largest ever issued under the US Animal Welfare Act, according to US prosecutors.

A company that breeds animals for medical testing has been fined a record $35m (£27m) after 4,000 beagles were rescued from its facility in Virginia in 2022.

The fine against Envigo RMS LLC for animal cruelty is the largest fine ever issued under the Animal Welfare Act, according to the US Department of Justice (DoJ).

“Envigo promoted a business culture that prioritized profit and convenience over following the law,” Christopher Kavanaugh, the US attorney for the Western District of Virginia, said in a statement.

“This callous approach led to dire consequences: the inhumane treatment of animals and the contamination of our waterway,” he said.

Envigo’s parent company, Inotiv, has agreed to pay the record eight-figure settlement. It has also agreed to not breed dogs for the next five years.

    • Dasus@lemmy.world
      211·
      5 months ago

      Capitalism doesn’t have a monopoly on market economies, no matter how much it pretends to

      • Pacattack57@lemmy.world
        81·
        5 months ago

        I don’t know what you mean by that but there is a concept called law as price which is very prevalent in the US. Basically means that fines for laws are not punishment. It is the price to commit that crime. For example companies make billions and pay fines and write it off as operations cost. Planet Money on TikTok has a great video about it.

        • Dasus@lemmy.world
          111·
          5 months ago

          I don’t know what you mean by that

          Yeah, clearly.

          Jesus, the education on the TikTok generation. Yes, that’s called capitalism.

          Profit above all else leads to to shitty societies, but we have a choice.

          • Pacattack57@lemmy.world
            61·
            5 months ago

            How do consumers have a choice that Envigo RMS LLC decided to use illegal business practice to breed dogs for medical testing? Please enlighten me.

            • Dasus@lemmy.world
              111·
              5 months ago

              As if it was Envigos choice.

              Don’t pretend everyone isn’t doing it under capitalism.

              Basically what youre saying is that it’s only their fault and that’s only because they got caught.

              Capitalism

              I’ll keep enjoying my objectively better, socialist nation