{"id":7033023,"date":"2026-08-08T03:21:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/activist\/family-business-federal-power-and-a-pipeline-to-experimentation-the-scandal-peta-exposed-first\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:21:07","slug":"family-business-federal-power-and-a-pipeline-to-experimentation-the-scandal-peta-exposed-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7033023","title":{"rendered":"Family Business, Federal Power, and a Pipeline to Experimentation: The Scandal PETA Exposed First"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Published <time datetime=\"2026-08-06T16:01:58+00:00\">August 6, 2026<\/time> by <span class=\"author\">PETA Staff<\/span>. <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"read-time\"><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\"\/> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 5<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\"\/><\/span> min read<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a recent international wildlife conference, a senior U.S. government official dismissed concerns about disease transmission in the wildlife trade and opposed new measures to protect animals and humans. Perhaps that official\u2019s immediate family business may explain why. It profits from that trade, raising potential\u2014and serious\u2014conflicts of interest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at the July 15 meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Jenifer Chatfield, deputy assistant secretary for fish and wildlife and parks at the U.S. Department of the Interior, pushed back on proposals to expand CITES\u2019 role in addressing well-established disease risks associated with wildlife trade.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-1-scaled.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"1070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-1-602x1070.jpg\" alt=\"Macaques in a cage\" class=\"wp-image-1200477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-1-602x1070.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-1-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-1-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-1-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-1-750x1333.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-1-1500x2667.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-1-scaled.jpg 788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/misc\/peta-reports-and-factsheets-regarding-monkeys-imported-for-experimentation\/?utm_source=PETA::Vanity%20URL&amp;utm_medium=Promo&amp;utm_campaign=1022::viv::PETA::Vanity%20URL::monkey%20traffic%20vanity%20url\">PETA has revealed<\/a>, traumatized monkeys imported to the U.S. from Africa and Asia to be harmed and killed in laboratories are bringing deadly diseases transmissible to humans with them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe United States\u2019 position,\u201d Chatfield said, \u201cis that legal and well-regulated wildlife trade, whether live animals or components thereof, is not currently a significant zoonotic disease pathway \u2026 The United States opposes any use of zoonotic disease prevention rationale as a backdoor justification for new trade suspensions or listing actions that are not grounded in a species- and pathway-specific risk assessment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chatfield\u2019s downplay of zoonotic disease risks and dismissal of proposed new trade restrictions come at a time when such restrictions could become a reality. Three months before this meeting, U.S. Representatives introduced the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.peta.org\/page\/96444\/action\/1\">PRIMATE Act<\/a>, a bipartisan bill that would end the importation of monkeys for experimentation to reduce the documented public health, biosecurity, and animal welfare risks associated with the global primate trade. The animal experimentation industry is fiercely opposing the legislation because it threatens a pipeline worth millions of dollars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather than using her expertise in infectious disease to address serious risks to animals and public health, Chatfield appears determined to protect the business interests of a handful of companies that profit from importing monkeys.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Inside Track<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chatfield\u2019s family operates 4J Conservation Center, which breeds and sells lemurs and confines other exotic animals. Until recently, the facility listed Chatfield as its veterinarian, despite her financial disclosure certifying that she left 4J in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Chatfield family business sells or loans animals to roadside zoos, amusement parks, and private facilities. From 2020 to 2024, it sent more than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regulations.gov\/document\/FWS-HQ-IA-2025-0145-0008\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">40 lemurs to Jungle Island<\/a>, an \u201ceco-adventure\u201d park in Miami where visitors pay $85 to feed and \u201cplay\u201d with the animals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The business holds permits from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) allowing trade in captive-bred endangered species. Those permits must be renewed every five years by FWS\u2014the agency Chatfield now helps oversee.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-2-602x339.jpg\" alt=\"Macaques in a cage\" class=\"wp-image-1200479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-2-602x339.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-2-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-2-375x212.jpg 375w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-2-750x422.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-2-1500x844.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-2-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-2-scaled.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4J\u2019s license came up for renewal in June 2025. Chatfield was listed on the application as 4J\u2019s veterinarian, and it included a copy of her resume. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/07\/01\/climate\/interior-department-ethics-chatfield.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>New York Times<\/em><\/a>, despite an apparent conflict of interest, Chatfield was involved with deciding whether the license should be renewed. She approved it in a single day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chatfield\u2019s father is also a founder of the Zoological Association of America (ZAA), a trade organization that has historically catered to substandard roadside zoos and accredits a number of facilities with lengthy records of animal-welfare violations. The ZAA gives its stamp of approval to facilities that force wild animals like lemurs, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/features\/elephant-painting-other-tricks-bad-for-animals\/\">elephants<\/a>, and sloths into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/wild-animal-interaction-incidents.pdf\">dangerous and stressful public encounters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rusty Cages, No Water<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Chatfield family business apparently can\u2019t even meet minimum federal animal welfare requirements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture slapped 4J with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2026-06-23-4j-conservation-chatfield-violations.pdf\">two citations for violations<\/a> of the federal Animal Welfare Act. Inspectors found lemurs left without water and multiple cages rusted through, leaving holes and jagged cage bars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inspectors noted five lemurs left with dry water bowls were so thirsty that they drank furiously once staff provided water, and that the decrepit cages throughout the facility posed both a safety hazard and an escape risk.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Does Chatfield Work For, Anyway?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chatfield\u2019s apparent conflicts of interest have raised questions in Congress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In April, U.S. Reps. Jared Huffman and Maxine Dexter, both ranking members of the House Oversight &amp; Investigations Subcommittee, called on the Inspector General to investigate Chatfield\u2019s potential conflicts of interest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRather than making decisions as a high-ranking official in the interest of the American people, she appears to be involving herself in decisions that would directly benefit her family business and those of her allies,\u201d the lawmakers wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is unknown whether any investigation is underway or planned.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PETA\u2019s Objections<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PETA was the first to sound the alarm on Chatfield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2019, PETA Chief Legal Officer Jeff Kerr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/JSK-Letter-Eric-Alvarez.pdf\">raised concerns<\/a> about Chatfield\u2019s role as vice chair of the International Wildlife Conservation Council, citing her involvement with 4J Conservation Center and questioning whether her ties to the captive wildlife industry posed a potential conflict of interest.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Does This Mean?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chatfield\u2019s deep ties to the wildlife trade, questions surrounding her financial disclosures, and possible ethics investigation cast doubt on her ability to make independent decisions in the public interest.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-3-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-3-602x452.jpg\" alt=\"Macaques in a cage\" class=\"wp-image-1200478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-3-602x452.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-3-750x563.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-3-1500x1125.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-3-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.peta.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cities-hdr-macaques-3-scaled.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her statements at the recent CITES meeting amount to a full-throated defense of the global wildlife trade, despite extensive evidence that it fuels animal suffering and poses significant risks to public health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone representing the U.S. on the world stage should be beyond reproach. That means upholding the public interest, not protecting a single industry or family business.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What You Can Do<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re in the U.S., please urge your representatives in Congress to support the PRIMATE Act today!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And everyone, no matter where you live, can urge the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to shut down the monkey-abduction pipeline.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> PETA supports animal rights, opposes all forms of animal exploitation, and educates the public on those issues. 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