The Animal Welfare Act and Farm Animal Research: Background, Issues, Reviews and Findings

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Albert V. Griffin

Series: Agriculture Issues and Policies
BISAC: LAW102000

In 1966, Congress passed the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act (P.L. 89-54) to prevent pets from being stolen for sale to research laboratories, and to regulate the humane care and handling of dogs, cats, and other laboratory animals. The law was amended in 1970, changing the name to the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). The AWA is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

Congress periodically has amended the act to strengthen enforcement, expand coverage to more animals and activities, or curtail practices viewed as cruel, among other things. A 1976 amendment added Section 26 to the AWA, making illegal several activities that contributed to animal fighting. Farm animals are not covered by the AWA. This book provides a background on the AWA and discusses selected animal welfare legislation. It also reviews farm animal research, the Meat Animal Research Center, and the Animal Welfare Action Plan.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

The Animal Welfare Act: Background and Selected Animal Welfare Legislation
(Tadlock Cowan)

Meat Animal Research Center: The Animal Welfare Act and Farm Animal Research
(Tadlock Cowan, Joel L. Greene)

Findings and Recommendations on the Animal Care and Well-Being at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center to the Secretary of Agriculture and the REE Under Secretary
(Agricultural Research Service)

Final Report: Findings and Recommendations on the Phase II Review of the Animal Care and Well-Being at the Agricultural Research Service to the REE Under Secretary
(Agricultural Research Service)

ARS: U.S. Meat Animal Research Center Review – Interim Report
(Gil H. Harden)

Animal Welfare Action Plan
(Agricultural Research Service)

Index

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