Animal Welfare Act : Background and Selected Legislation.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Laboratories.

Animal welfare.

Animal experimentation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides background on the Animal Welfare Act of 1966, enacted to prevent pets from being stolen and sold to research laboratories, and to improve the treatment and well-being of animals intended for research. Covers key provisions, oversight and enforcement, legislative history, and select bills and issues in the 109th and 110th Congresses.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Animal Welfare Act

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.