Nicholas Marritz (nmarritz) • MuckRock

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Lots of federal agencies create mascots, from the iconic (like the U.S. Department of Agriculture's "Smokey Bear") to the ironic (like the Environmental Protection Agency's "Thirstin'"). The Federal Agency Mascot Project aims to reveal the histories behind these colorful characters and to explore why agencies find them to be such an irresistible use of the public's funds. [Pictured: "Franklin the Fair Housing Fox", mascot of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)]

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Latest Requests See all

Title	Status	Agency	Jurisdiction
Dennis Brutus	No Responsive Documents	Federal Bureau of Investigation	United States of America
Alteration of a Photograph of the 2017 Women's March	Completed	National Archives and Records Administration	United States of America
Peacock-Related Incidents	Rejected	Kennett Consolidated School District	Kennett Square, PA
2018 Escaped Peacock Incident	Completed	Southern Chester County Regional Police Department	Pennsylvania
2018 Escaped Peacock Incident	No Responsive Documents	Kennett Square Police Department	Kennett Square, PA

Recently Completed Requests See all

Title	Status	Agency	Jurisdiction
Seymour Antelope	Completed	Bureau of Land Management	United States of America
Alteration of a Photograph of the 2017 Women's March	Completed	National Archives and Records Administration	United States of America
2018 Escaped Peacock Incident	Completed	Southern Chester County Regional Police Department	Pennsylvania