Animal Welfare Information Center Newsletter, Summer 1997, Vol. 8, no. 2

APHIS-Animal Care Update

Strategic-Direction Update

• The program's risk-based inspection system began a 3-month field test in early June. This system will help us concentrate our efforts on facilities not in compliance with the AWA. AC will evaluate test results to assess the system's effectiveness, with full implementation scheduled for early 1998.

• AC's new computer system is targeted for completion in December 1997. The system will provide industry with easy-to-read, comprehensive, computer-generated inspection reports. Several facilities may have a chance to experience this new format when it is field-tested later this summer.

• As part of the new strategic direction for horse protection, this summer inspectors will begin auditing the records of selected horse industry organizations to assess compliance with the Horse Protection Act. These are the first extensive audits on the horse industry.

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