Animal Welfare Act : Background and Selected Legislation.

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 an...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Laboratories. Animal welfare. Animal experimentation. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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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 and 110th Congresses.
Item Description:	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. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.