Contents

• About the Animal Welfare Information Center Newsletter

• 30 Years of the Animal Welfare Act

• Congress In Session

  H.R. 512

  H.R. 619

  H.R. 741

  S. 361

  H Joint Resolution 59

  H.R. 923

  H.R. 952

• Alternatives to Animal Models in Diabetes Research
  
  • References

• AWIC: A Historical Survey of Significant Events, 1986 - The Present, and a Glimpse of the Near Future
  
  • Intro
    
  • The Early Years
    
  • The Later Years
    
  • In the Works

• Search For Animal Testing Alternatives Leads Diverse Partners To New Website Project

• AWIC: It's not just the 'Law,' it's a good idea!
  
  • Introduction
    
  • Historical and Legal Background
    
  • People at AWIC
    
  • Resources
  • AWIC Services
  • Publications
  • Means of Access
  • A Final Word

• APHIS- Animal Care Update
  • Questions and Answers
    • When will rats, mice, and birds be covered by Federal animal welfare regulations?
    • Why Retail Pet Shops Are Not Regulated.
    • Regulatory Initiatives (USDA, APHIS, Animal Care Industry Report, Spring 1997)
  • USDA's Animal Care Policy Manual Goes Online
  • Efforts to Protect Yellowstone Bison Move Forward
  • Animal Welfare Act Violations and Settlements on the WWW
  • New From Veterinary Services: Guidelines for Importation #1103
  • USDA Proposes To Amend Animal Welfare Regulations' Fencing Requirements

• Announcements...
  • 44th Annual Pathology of Laboratory Animals (POLA) and Third Annual Current Laboratory Animal Science Seminar (CLASS)
    
  • National Capital Area Branch-American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
    
  • Mechanisms of Toxicity
    
  • ANZCCART/NAEAC Conference
    
  • Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW) and University of Texas Health Science Center Co-sponsor Annual Conference
    
    • The Well-Being of Animals in Zoo and Aquarium Sponsored Research
  • New From the Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW)
    
    • Noise in Dog Kennelling
    • The Exploitation of Mammal Populations
  • New Training Program on Operating Animal Shelters
    
  • The Laboratory Rabbit (ISBN 0-8493-2561-7)
    
  • SimNerv The Virtual Electrophysiology Laboratory
    
  • Available on the World Wide Web
    
    • Consultant-A Veterinary Diagnostic Support Program
    • Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
    • Emerging Disease Information
    • NIH Cost Analysis and Rate Setting Manual
    • Federally Funded Research in the United States
    • Cattlemen on the Hill
    • Animal Welfare Institute
    • Animal Industry Foundation
    • ProMED Update

• Care and Use of Laboratory Animals Training Courses

• WARDS and SCAW to Sponsor Seminar at AALAS National Meeting

• Montana, Federal Officials Agree on Yellowstone Bison Management

• Available from the National Institutes of Health Website

• Grants, Internships...
  
  • ACLAM Foundation
  • Prince Laurant Foundation Prize
  • Hastings Center Programs
    • Student Intern Program
    • International Biomedical Ethics Research Program
    • Journalist-in-Residence Program
    • Visiting Scholar Program
  • International Program for Animal Alternatives
  • SmithKline Beecham Grants
  • New York Zoological Society/Wildlife Conservation Society Research Grants
  • Laboratory Animal Sciences Small Grants Program
  • Research Methods Development Grants Promoting No Use or Less Use of Animals
  • Fulbright Opportunities for U.S. and Non-U.S. Professionals

• VETBASE Database on Drug Dosages
  

• Validation and Regulatory Acceptance of Toxicological Test Methods: A Report of the Ad Hoc Interagency Coordinating Committee on the Validation of Alternative Methods, Now Available
  • Background
  • Summary of the Report
  • Obtaining the Report

• AWIC Workshop: "Meeting the Information Requirements of the Animal Welfare Act"

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
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