USDA - APHIS -Animal Welfare
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Electronic Freedom of Information Act Reports
These are frequently requested reports and information about the Animal Welfare Act.
• How to Obtain Information About Investigations or Enforcement Documents from APHIS' Investigative and Enforcement Services (IES) or USDA's Office the the General Counsel (OGC)
• Annual Report of Research Facilities
• Inspection Reports
• Lists of active licensed and registered facilities
Animal Care
• About APHIS' Animal Care Program
[Program Aid No. 1866]
• Animal Care: A New Era in Animal Welfare [Factsheet]
• Animal Care's Regulation of Commercial Animal Dealerss: Q and A's [Factsheet]
• Animal Care: Safeguarding the Welfare of Animals [Factsheet]
• The Animal Care Program and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Authority Under the Animal Welfare Act: Basic Questions and Answers [Factsheet]
• Animal Exhibitors [Factsheet]
• Safeguarding Pets [Factsheet]
• Traveling by Air With Your Pet [Factsheet]
• Cómo viajar por avión con su mascota [Factsheet]
Animal Welfare
• Animal Welfare Act (.pdf)
• Animal Welfare Act (.doc)
• The Animal Welfare Act [Factsheet]
• The Animal Welfare Act: An Overview [Program Aid No. 1867]
• The Animal Welfare Act Provisions on Animal Fighting [Backgrounder]
• The Animal Welfare Act: Research Facilities [Factsheet]
• Animal Welfare Regulations (.pdf)
• Animal Welfare Regulations (.doc)
• Compliance Inspections [Factsheet]
• Ensuring Adequate Veterinary Care: Roles and Responsibilities of Facility Owners and Attending Veterinarians [Tech Note]
• Licensing and Registration Under the Animal Welfare Act [Gudelines for Dealers, Exhibitors, Transporters, and Researchers]
• Regulation of Commercial Animal Dealers [Factsheet]
Big Cats Information
• Big Cat Q & A
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Captive Wildlife Safety Act
• Information Sheet on Declawing and Tooth Removal
• Handling Frozen/Thawed Meat and Prey Items Fed to Captive Exotic Animals
• Large Wild and Exotic Cats Make Dangerous Pets [Position Statement]
Elephant Information
• Elephant TB
• Elephant Necropsy
• Elephant Research and Tissue Protocols
Annual Reports of Enforcement
• 2007
• 2006 - Amended 07/2008
• 2005
• 2004
• 2003
• 2002
Euthanasia
• AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia.
Inspection Guides & Manuals
• Policy Manual
• Dealer Inspection Guide
• Exhibitor Inspection Guide
• Research Inspection Guide
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
• IACUC one page checklist
• IACUC survey
Marine Mammal Information
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Sterilization of Marine Mammal Pool Waters
• Handling Fish Fed to Fish-Eating Mammals
Stakeholder Updates
• World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) Draft Proposal on the Use of Animals in Research, Testing or Teaching
• Electronic Posting of Inspection (A, B, C, E, H & T) Reports
• Comment Period extended on Proposed Rule on Contingency Plans
• To View Comments
• Proposed Rule on Contingency Plans - October 23, 2008
• Web Posting of Inspection Guides
• Revised Policies 3 and 17
• Revised Policies 10 and 15
• Hawthorne Elephant Update
Non-Compliant Item (NCI) Summaries of All Licensed and Registered Facilities
• 2007 NCI Summary
• 2006 NCI Summary
• 2005 NCI Summary
Printable Version
Last Modified:
July 22, 2009