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This guide was created by law librarian Terri Saint-Amour, who combines her career expertise with a special love of animals both as a "mom" to five cats and a blind, elderly chihuahua, and a volunteer with the Animal Rescue League of Boston.
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Treatises and Introductory Texts
Organizations, Helpful Websites and Research Guides
Treaties, Statutes and Case Law
Some Relevant International Agreements
Documents Relating to US Statutes on Animal Law Matters
Some Relevant Federal Statutes
Foreign Laws Relating to Animal Welfare: UK
State Legislation Websites and Databases
Applicable U.S. Government Agencies
Blogs and News
Journals and Related Databases
Just For Fun
Getting Help
Some Relevant International Agreements
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas (ASCOBANS)
Documents Relating to US Statutes on Animal Law Matters
CRS Reports relating to Animals and Agriculture
GAO Report on the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act
GAO Report on Oversight of Dealers of Random Source Dogs and Cats Would Benefit from Additional Management Information and Analysis (2010)
Some Relevant Federal Statutes
Animal Welfare Act (USDA)
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act (USDA)
Horse Protection Act (USDA)
Foreign Laws Relating to Animal Welfare: UK
Abandonment of Animals Act of 1960
This act has since been repealed.
State Legislation Websites and Databases
ASPCA: State Animal Cruelty Laws
Stray Pet Advocacy: Animal Cruelty Laws (table)
2012 U.S. Animal Protection Laws Rankings (from ALDF)
* Massachusetts Laws Relating to Animals * (from the MA Trial Court Libraries)
In Your State: Humane Society of the United States
Applicable U.S. Government Agencies
USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
FSIS (Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service)
Part of the USDA.
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
US Dept of Health and Human Services: National Institutes of Health, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
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