CONGRESSWOMAN ESCOBAR SHARES CONCERNS WITH USDA REGARDING NEW WORLD SCREWWORM AND POTENTIAL FOR MASS EUTHANASIA OF PETS

Washington, June 25 -- Congresswoman Veronica Escobar issued the following press release:

Yesterday, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins sharing her concerns for the potential for New World Screwworm (NWS) to lead to mass euthanasia of pets.

The letter can be found here (https://escobar.house.gov/UploadedFiles/LETTER_to_USDA_re._NWS.pdf) or below:

Dear Secretary Rollins:

As New World Screwworm (NWS) continues to spread across Texas for the first time since the 1960's, there is an urgent and potentially catastrophic threat to dogs, cats, and other companion animals. While much of the public discussion has rightly focused on the threat to livestock, I am deeply concerned that the potentia...