Sentences with phrase «lab animals an act»

Perhaps you don't consider saving lab animals an act of goodness.

Not exact matches

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today removed public access to tens of thousands of reports that document the numbers of animals kept by research labs, companies, zoos, circuses, and animal transporters — and whether those animals are being treated humanely under the Animal Welfaranimal transporters — and whether those animals are being treated humanely under the Animal WelfarAnimal Welfare Act.

Labs, companies, and others covered by the act are also required to file annual censuses like this one cataloging the number and kinds of animals in their care.

In addition, D4 causes tumors, reproductive problems, altered organ size and acts like a weak estrogen in studies of lab animals.

The figures do not include most mice, rats, birds, and fish, which make up 98 % of lab animals but are not covered under the 1966 Animal Welfare Act (AWA).»

The U.S. Department of Agriculture late last week removed public access to tens of thousands of reports that document the numbers of animals kept by research labs, companies, zoos, circuses, and animal transporters — and whether those animals are being treated humanely under the Animal Welfaranimal transporters — and whether those animals are being treated humanely under the Animal WelfarAnimal Welfare Act.

Experiments performed by coauthor Mireia Uribe - Herranz, PhD, a research associate in Facciabene's lab, demonstrate that when ACT was performed on genetically identical animals obtained from different vendors (Jackson Laboratory or Harlan Laboratories), which carry different microbiota, impact of the therapy was not identical.

(Lab mice and rats aren't covered under the Animal Welfare Act, either [source: Humane Society].)

Five girls, including the two featured in the video, developed the two - minute spot to introduce their community to an amendment to the federal Animal Welfare Act, which excludes several creatures popular in lab research from being defined as animals, thereby denying them the standards of humane care, handling, and treatment animals now receive.

The American Veterinary Medical Association is concerned after the U. S. Department of Agriculture removed from its website inspection reports, regulatory correspondence and other information involving compliance with the Animal Welfare Act by commercial dog breeders and facilities such as zoos and research labs.

Labs are sociable animals and sometimes act as therapy dogs.

And so the Animal Welfare Act came to be; primarily to address the source of animals used in lab experiments.

The removal of the information comes a day after a bipartisan bill - known as the Federal Accountability in Chemical Testing (FACT) Act (HR 816), which would require labs to disclose how many animals they are using for testing - was introduced by Rep. Ken Calvert (R - Calif.).

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) plans to outsource to private parties the inspections required for operations regulated by the Animal Welfare Act, including puppy mills, animal exhibitions, and animal researchAnimal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) plans to outsource to private parties the inspections required for operations regulated by the Animal Welfare Act, including puppy mills, animal exhibitions, and animal researchAnimal Welfare Act, including puppy mills, animal exhibitions, and animal researchanimal exhibitions, and animal researchanimal research labs.

«By removing animal welfare documents from the APHIS website, the USDA has made it difficult to obtain timely information about Animal Welfare Act (AWA) licensees, including dog breeders, zoos, research labs, and other regulated entanimal welfare documents from the APHIS website, the USDA has made it difficult to obtain timely information about Animal Welfare Act (AWA) licensees, including dog breeders, zoos, research labs, and other regulated entAnimal Welfare Act (AWA) licensees, including dog breeders, zoos, research labs, and other regulated entities.

NEW YORK — The ASPCA ® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ®) is urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reverse its decision to remove public documents from its website related to the inspection of facilities licensed under the federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA), including zoos, commercial dog breeders and research labs.

At the federal level, breeders are regulated by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), a law that outlines basic care requirements for the millions of animals living in roadside zoos, puppy mills, and research labs across the country.