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As a result of the report, the Farm Animal Welfare Advisory Committee was created to monitor the livestock production sector. In July 1979, this was replaced by the Farm Animal Welfare Council, and by the end of that year, the five freedoms had been codified into the recognisable list format. [7]
In 2002, Title X, Subtitle D, of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act amended the Animal Welfare Act of 1966 by changing the definition of animal (Pub.L. 107–171). Section 2 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2132) was amended by changing exclusions specifically to birds, rats of the genus Rattus, and mice of the genus Mus to use in ...
Pages in category "Animal welfare and rights legislation in the United States" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Concern for animal welfare resurges in the 1950s, resulting in the federal Humane Slaughter Act [10] and the Animal Welfare Act. [11] 1966-2016: Intensive animal agriculture continues to grow, with the number of land animals slaughtered for food in the U.S. growing from 2.4 billion in 1965 to 9.2 billion in 2015. [12]
The Animal Welfare Act 2006 [79] makes owners and keepers responsible for ensuring that the welfare needs of their animals are met. These include the need: for a suitable environment (place to live), for a suitable diet, to exhibit normal behavior patterns, to be housed with, or apart from, other animals (if applicable), and to be protected ...
The organization has worked since its inception in 2018 to help pass six federal laws to advance animal welfare: the Parity in Animal Cruelty Enforcement Act, [19] the Pet and Women's Safety Act, [20] the Dog and Cat Meat Trade Prohibition Act, the Rescuing Animals With Rewards Act, [21] the Preventing Animal Cruelty and Torture Act, [19] and ...
The Animal Protection Laws of the United States of America & Canada compendium, [14] by Stephan K. Otto, Director of Legislative Affairs for the Animal Legal Defense Fund, is a comprehensive animal protection laws collection. It contains a detailed survey of the general animal protection and related statutes for all of the states, principal ...
The International Society for Animal Rights (ISAR), formerly known as the National Catholic Society for Animal Welfare and the Society for Animal Rights, is a nonprofit organization based in the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. ISAR's mission is to advance animal rights through education and legislation.