(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

ALL Regulations and Standards in one file (text) (1999 edition) (Note: this is a very large file to view or print, but is very useful to perform searches for key words after downloading to your computer.)

The Animal Welfare Act Fact Sheet (text or PDF)

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  • The Twenty-Eight Hour Law of 1877 - 49 U.S.C. § 80502 (1995), repealed and reenacted in amended form in 1994.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