Animal Welfare Legislation and Policies

Legislation and Policies

• Animal Welfare Act, Amendments and Regulations
• Final Report on Environment Enhancement to Promote the Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates (USDA) (July 15, 1999)
• Great Ape Conservation Act of 1999 (PDF)
• H.R. 3514 -- Chimpanzee Health Improvement, Maintenance, and Protection Act
  • Clinton Statement on Chimpanzee Health Act
• New Zealand's National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee 1999 Annual Report (Requires Adobe Acrobat)
• Norway's Animal Welfare Act
• OPRR Laboratory Animal Welfare Document Library
• Public Health Service Legislation and Policies
  • PL 99-158 Health Research Extension Act of 1985
  • PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Lab Animals
• State Regulations (Regarding pet primates)
• Sweden's Animal Welfare Act
• Wild Animal and Plant Trade Regulations in Canada
• Other Animal Welfare Legislation
  • PL 102-346 Animal Enterprise Protection Act of 1992
  • Good Laboratory Practice Standards

Guidelines to the Care and Use of Research Animals

• AAALAC - American Association for the Accreditation of Lab Animal Care
• American Psychological Association Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in Care and Use of Animals
• American Society of Mammalogists: Guidelines for the Capture, Handling and Care of Mammals (PDF file)
• Animal Behavior Society/ASAB Guidelines for the Treatment of Animals in Behavioral Research and Teaching
• Education and Training in the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• Essentials for Animal Research
• Guide to Care and Use of Experimental Animals (Canadian Council on Animal Care)
• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• Handbook for the Use of Animals in Neuroscience Research
• Linee Guida Per Il Mantenimento e l'impiego dei Primati Non Umani (Guidelines on housing and care from the Italian Primatological Association)
• NHMRC Policy on Use of Non-Human Primates in Medical Research (Australia)
• The Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates (a report of the Committee on Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates, Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, National Research Council)
• USDA's Animal Care Policy Manual

Other Resources

• Animal Welfare Report Glossary (APHIS, USDA)
• National Reference Center on Bioethics Literature
• Primates for Primates: Human Primates Working for Nonhuman Primates (1999 conference proceedings from Australian Primate Welfare in the New Millennium)

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