U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE UPDATE: ANIMAL WELFARE ACT COMPLIANCE

摘要

Beginning with the passage of the Laboratory Animal Act in 1966, responsibility for assuring the public that exhibitors provide humane care, handling, and treatment for the animals they exhibit has been given the United States Department of Agriculture (USD A). Public concern in animal welfare has grown considerably, and the USDA has been given the challenge to address these concerns, while simultaneously maintaining an environment in which animals can be maintained in captivity, exhibited in their natural habitats, the public can have, where appropriate, direct contact with animals, and facilities can conduct studies to improve and maintain their collection of animals.