AWA

History of the Animal Welfare Act (United States)

1960-66	Efforts made toward the enactment of legislation modeled after the Cruelty to Animals Act (United Kingdom, 1876)
1966	LIFE Magazine exposé
1966	Enactment of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA)
1981	Silver Spring monkeys abuse experiment case
1984	Pennsylvania monkey head injury experiments
1985	Amended Animal Welfare Act enacted

Regulation of Animal Experimentation in the United States

Animal Welfare Act (1966, amended in 1985)
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Public Health Service (NIH) Policy (1986) and Guide (8th edition revised in 2010)
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Administered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC)
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Volunteer organization composed of researchers

GLPs (Good Laboratory Practice)

Endangered Species Protection Act

State and local laws