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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; related amendments in P.L. 110-246, (the 2007-2008 farm bill); H.R. 3907/S. 1834, the Pet Safety and Protection Act of 2009, to restrict where research facilities can obtain dogs and cats; and other selected bills in the 110th Congress.
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