Contents

• About the Animal Welfare Information Center Newsletter

• Appointing Animal Protectionists to Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees
  
  • Introduction
    
  • A Proposal
    
  • Advantages of Appointing Animal Protectionists to IACUCS
    
  • Potential Pitfalls
    
  • Concluding Remarks
    
  • References
    
  • Footnotes
    

• Military IACUCs and Animal Protectionists

• The Wolf-Dog Hybrid
  
  • Introduction
  • Background
  • Physical Characteristics
  • Breeding and Genetics
  • Behavior
  • Ownership of Wolf Hybrids
  • Animal Control and Legal Issues
  • Conclusion
  • References

• Congress In Session

  104th Congress	H.R. 393	H.Con.Res. 7	H.R. 264	H.R. 353
  	H.R. 263	H.R. 238	H.R. 321	H.R. 39
  103rd Congress	H.R. 5056	S. 2522	S. 2512	Public Law 103-407
  	H.R. 5073	H.Res. 529	H.R. 4848	S.2400

• National Survey
  • The NIH/NCRR/ARTI Survey Of Animal Use: What It Can Do For You
  • Who's Conducting the Survey
  • Facts About The NIH/NCRR/ARTI Survey

• Announcements
  
  • New Scaw Conference Proceedings
    
  • "Call For Papers" For JAAWS: A Major New Animal Welfare Journal
    
  • Bat Care
    
  • Wanted: Surplus Lab Equipment For Developing Countries
    
  • Dog Behavior Workshops
    
  • Workshop On Internal Audits Of The Animal Care And Use Program
    
  • Prosimian Conference
    
  • SCAW/AVMA Zoo And Aquaria Conference
    
  • Summer Course On Ethical Issues Of Animal Research
    
  • Change Of Address For OPRR
    
  • Animals In Science Conference
    
  • Psychological Well-being Of Nonhuman Primates
    
  • The October 1994 Zoological E-mail Directory Is Now Available
    
  • Brainstorm Neuroanatomy
    
  • Bibliography On Farm Animal Husbandry And Medicine Available
    
  • Tissue Bank For Developmental Disorders

• Upcoming Meetings

• Letter to the Editor

• Animal Welfare Research at Purdue University
  • Environmental Enrichment for Confined Sows
  • Effects of Positive, Aversive, and Minimal Human Interaction With Confined Sows on Their Behavior and Reproduction
  • Influence of Farrowing Crate Environment on Postural and Nursing-Suckling Behaviors of Pigs
  • The Effects of Radio Music and Radio Static on Laying Hens

The Animal Welfare Information Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service
National Agricultural Library
10301 Baltimore Ave.
Beltsville, MD 20705-2351

Phone: (301) 504-6212
FAX: (301) 504-5181
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