Government Documents

United States. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Vers 27 June 2007. 10 June 2008. Animal Welfare Regulations. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/awr.shtml

This is, as the title states, a list of regulations for the treatment of animals. It has regulations on things ranging from recordkeeping requirements to the care of animals in transit. This source is very good for finding out about how animals should be taken care of under the law. The page is well-organized, so it's easy to figure out what part you should go to to find information relevant to your topic. This source goes hand in hand with the database of violations listed in the Statistical Sources section of this blog.

--. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Vers 28 June 2007. 10 June 2008. Animal Welfare Act. http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_welfare/awa.shtml

The Animal Welfare Act is a very important piece of legislation. Like the source above, it has regulations on the handling of animals, but this document differs in that it gives even more regulations. The important ones being regulations on the purchase of animals by research facilities and government facilities and the certification process for handling, treating, and transporting of animals. Some of this information is a little difficult to read, as it contains lots of numbers and legalese.