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• Quick Summary of AWA 

• The text of the Animal Welfare Act
• Overview of AWA
• The text of the USDA Regulations for the AWA
• Legal History of the AWA
• Legal Decisions (court and USDA administrative) under each section of the AWA.
• 2005 Report on short coming of USDA enforcement efforts (2,532kB .pdf)
• 2000 Annual Report of APHIS (very big .pdf file)

• The United State federal agency for the AWA – Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service – www.aphis.usda.gov/ac/
• Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care – http://www.aaalac.org/
• From Europe – The Norwegian Reference Centre For Laboratory Animal Science and Alternatives: http://oslovet.veths.no/
• One group opposed to the use of animals in science: http://www.saplonline.org/Legislation/soundscience.htm

Teaching book which contains materials about the AWA:

Animals, Welfare, Interests and Rights by Prof. David Favre

A national report:

Animal Welfare Considerations in Behavior Research - file (.pdf - 445kB)