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Animal Welfare Information Center Homepage

Providing information for improved animal care and use in research, teaching, and testing.


Hot topics, issues and publications relating to farm, laboratory and exhibition animals. New publications from AWIC, animal related hot topics, press releases, news articles, reports, etc. Federal, international, and professional society animal care and use laws, regulations, guidelines and policies. AWIC Bulletin (formerly Newsletter). Animal care articles, legislation updates, and announcements. AWIC publications including animal care information resources, audiovisual catalog, proceedings, manuals, non-AWIC animal care and use documents, and document delivery information. Web-based and fee for service databases useful in searching for alternatives or animal care and use information. Methods, guidelines, training, databases, organizations, thesaurus, literature searches related to alternatives for animal use. Resources about laboratory animals used in biomedical research
including legislation, publications, training, meetings, organizations,
etc. Resources about farm animals used in biomedical or agricultural research including policies, guidelines, publications, meetings, etc. Links to websites relating to zoos, circuses and wildlife in captivity. Links to websites relating to pets and other companion animals. The web versions of the AWIC Workshop, Meeting the Information 
Requirements of the Animal Welfare Act, with registration information for 
the hands-on workshop held at the National Agricultural Library in Beltsville, 
MD. Links to websites relating to general animal welfare, care and use 
including journals and newsletters. USDA, APHIS, Animal Care is the office that
develops regulations and enforces the Animal Welfare Act. Contains
regulatory information, registration and licensing policies, and
reports.

The Animal Welfare Information Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Avenue, 4th Floor
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351
Phone: (301) 504-6212 | FAX: (301) 504-7125
E-mail: awic@nal.usda.gov

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Updated October 13, 2004
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