Animal Welfare Information Center Newsletter, Winter 1996/1997, Vol. 7 No. 3-4

APHIS Animal Care Update

USDA's Animal Care Goes Online

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal Care (AC) program now has a home on the internet. The AC homepage, found at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ac/, contains announcements, missing and found animal lists, annual enforcement reports and other publications, lists of registered dealers, transporters, research facilities, and exhibitors, factsheets, press releases, congressional bills, and links to similar sites. The site was developed by Jerry Depoyster, D.V.M, of the Animal Care staff and has already attracted media attention from USA Today, CNN, and the Washington Post.

"The new website is a step in the right direction," said Michael V. Dunn, USDA assistant secretary for marketing and regulatory programs. "Now, we can make large amounts of important information available to the public with the push of a button."

The AC homepage also contains a link to the Horse Protection Act homepage. The HPA site contains a list of suspended designated qualified persons, the HPA fiscal year 1995 enforcement report, horse owner and protection organizations, and general information concerning the HPA.

This article appeared in the Animal Welfare Information Center Newsletter, Volume 7, Number 3-4, Winter 1996/1997

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