(note: inclusion here is not an endorsement;
those listed are not necessarily in accordance with AWI aims and policies)

Animal Welfare Act (AWA), Regulations, and Standards

Animal Welfare Act (PDF)

Regulations:

• Definitions:  go to part 1.1

• Regulations:  go to part 2

• Standards:  go to part 3

• Rules of practice governing proceedings under the Animal Welfare Act: go to part 4

Governmental Resources

• USDA - Food Safety Inspection Service

  • Humane Methods of Livestock Slaughter

  • The Twenty-Eight Hour Law of 1877 - 49 U.S.C. § 80502 (1995), repealed and reenacted in amended form in 1994. United States Code

• USDA - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

• USDA - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - Animal Care

  • USDA - Animal Care Horse Protection Act web page

  • Horse Protection Act of 1970 - 15 U.S.C 1852

• USDA - Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)

• U.S. Department of Interior - Bureau of Land Management

• U.S. Department of Interior - U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

• The White House

• Federal Wildlife Officers Association

• Embassies in Washington D.C.

Non-Governmental Organizations