Publications and Reports
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 • 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 • 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 • Sterilization of Marine Mammal Pool Waters • Handling Fish Fed to Fish-Eating Mammals
Stakeholder Updates • 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