The Regulatory Enforcement and Animal Care unit of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) of the National Agricultural Library, U.S. Department of Agriculture, will sponsor a 1-day symposium on September 12, 1996, to mark the 30th anniversary of the Animal Welfare Act. It will be held at the APHIS building in Riverdale, Maryland. The symposium will take a retrospective look at the development and impact of animal welfare regulations in the United States since the passage of the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act in 1966. Leaders from government, industry, and humane groups will offer their unique viewpoints on the impact of the regulations and offer insight as to the future of animal welfare and regulatory oversight.
To mark its 10th anniversary, the Animal Welfare Information Center will hold an open house on September 13, 1996, at the AWIC offices at the National Agricultural Library in Beltsville, Maryland. The AWIC staff will be presenting a 3-hour seminar on meeting the information requirements of the Animal Welfare Act. Tours will also be available of the National Agricultural Library, the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, and the National Wildlife Visitors Center at the Patuxent Environmental Science Center.
Researchers, regulatory personnel, animal care and use committee members, veterinarians, administrators, and others concerned about animal welfare regulatory activities are encouraged to attend. For additional information, contact:
Tim Allen, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal Welfare Information Center, 10301 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705-2351, Phone: (301) 504-6212, Fax: (301) 504-7125, e-mail: tallen@nal.usda.gov
Joy DeArce, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Regulatory Enforcement and Animal Care, 4700 River Road, Suite 6D14, Riverdale, MD 20737-1234, Phone: (301) 734-7316, Fax: (301) 734-4978.
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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) 504-7125
E-mail: awic@nal.usda.gov
