Animal Welfare Act Background and Selected Legislation

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Animal experimentation.

Animal welfare.

Laboratories.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2006

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 Congress

Notes:

CRS Report

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

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Animal Welfare Act

Publisher Number:

CRS-2006-RSI-0881

Access Restriction:

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