June 8, 2018 
 
Dear JW August, 
 
Thank  you  for  your  email  of  August  4,  2018,  regarding  USDA  inspections  of  ProSci,  Inc.    You  have  raised  a 
number of questions in your message and I have provided a response to each of them below. 
 
• Request for an interview and video shoot 
I would be glad to respond to your questions in writing but respectfully decline the offer for an in-person, 
on  camera  interview.    I  want  to  ensure  that  my  answers  are  carefully  considered  and  complete.    I  must 
also decline the request for an on-site video shoot.  ProSci is a private company in a competitive business 
with  proprietary  information.    More  importantly,  the  animals  at  the  facility,  especially  the  rabbits,  are 
easily frightened and distressed by outside visitors walking through the facility. 
 
• Responsible Veterinarians 
Dr.  Edward  Little  is  a  former  manager  at  ProSci.    Dr.  Greg  Smith  was  an  attending  veterinarian  at  our 
facility  prior  to  his  retirement.    We  now  have  a  local  veterinary  practitioner  serving  as  our  attending 
veterinarian.    She  makes  periodic  visits  to  the  facility,  provides  training  to  our  animal  care  staff,  and 
oversees the veterinary care of our animals.  For privacy and confidentiality reasons and at her request, we 
are  not  providing  you  the  name  and  contact  information  for  our  attending  veterinarian.    Documents 
prepared  by  our  veterinarians  are  considered  confidential  under  our  veterinarian-client-patient 
relationships  and  we  choose  to  keep  them  confidential,  both  for  the  privacy  of  our  staff  and  the 
veterinarians involved in providing care to our animals.  
 
• USDA Inspections: Scheduled pre-license inspections – versus - Unannounced Routine Inspections 
In March 2017, ProSci lost its USDA Class B Dealer license due to an administrative oversight; we simply did 
not submit our license renewal form to USDA within the required timeframe.  Therefore, we were required 
to  go  through  a  new  licensing  process,  to  include  passing  a  pre-license  inspection  of  our  records  and 
facility.  By USDA policy, these pre-license inspections are on a scheduled basis; we worked out a time and 
date that was acceptable to both the USDA inspector and to ProSci.  In contrast, and again by USDA policy, 
routine inspections of facilities that are already USDA licensed dealers or registered research facilities are 
done on an unannounced basis. The August 2017 inspection, referenced in your email, was a pre-license 
inspection  and  therefore  it  was  by  appointment  and  scheduled.    The  actual  time  and  date  were  agreed 
upon  between  ProSci  and  our  USDA  inspector  via  email  and/or  phone  call.    Submitting  our  license 
application was the trigger that initiated the request for inspection that you reference in your email. 
 
I appreciate this opportunity to respond to your questions and hope that the information provided meets 
your needs.  Please don’t hesitate to ask if you have additional questions.  In the meantime, I would like to 
assure you that all of our staff at ProSci are committed to providing the best possible care to our animals.  
Providing the animals good care allows us to produce high quality products that benefit many people.  But 
just  as  importantly,  we  are  caring  and  compassionate  individuals  who  simply  want  to  provide  the  best 
animal care possible because it is the right thing to do. 
 
My best regards,  
 
 
Yu Geng 
President 
ProSci, Inc.