Federal Animal Welfare Violations by JKL Secure Freight

USDA inspection reports obtained by PETA show that JKL Secure Freight (also known as LR Transport LLC) routinely fails to comply with minimal animal welfare regulations:

January 22, 2026 (two violations): JKL failed to maintain valid health certificates after transporting monkeys across state lines and also failed to check on monkeys for nearly 20 hours during transport. This citation came after a PETA complaint to the USDA.

April 15, 2025 (two violations): On four separate occasions, JKL failed to maintain valid health certificates after transporting monkeys across the U.S. In addition, multiple shipments of monkeys were accepted with health certificates that dated more than 10 days prior to the date of the shipment.

February 27, 2025 (one violation): No one was present to accompany APHIS Officials during an inspection. Failure to provide access to the facility and records for inspection is a violation of the Animal Welfare Act and regulations.

October 30, 2024 (one violation): No one was present to accompany APHIS Officials during an inspection. Failure to provide access to the facility and records for inspection is a violation of the Animal Welfare Act and regulations.

July 16, 2023 (two violations): Workers left 336 endangered long-tailed macaques crammed into tiny crates on the tarmac of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for as long as 95 minutes in 87-degree heat. It was so hot during the incident that employees had to take breaks while loading the monkeys. JKL was also cited for tilting, dragging, and dropping the crates as they were being loaded onto a truck, likely causing even more trauma for the monkeys trapped inside.

April 21, 2023 (one repeat violation): JKL trucked 167 monkeys across the U.S. who had not been inspected by a veterinarian within ten days of transport. This citation came after a PETA complaint to the USDA.

June 1, 2022 (one violation): On 14 separate occasions, JKL ignored the AWA regulation that requires a veterinarian to examine all animals transported between laboratories and/or breeding facilities within 10 days. This citation came after a PETA complaint to the USDA.

October 22, 2018 (one critical violation): JKL failed to observe the monkeys it was transporting for 10.5 hours and upon arrival at the destination, a rhesus macaque was found to be unresponsive in a shipping crate. The animal died after not responding to treatment. Federal regulations require that nonhuman primates be observed at least once every four hours while in transit.