Farm Animals
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Humane Treatment of Farm Animals: Overview and Issues (PDF | 65 KB)
The Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
Provides information on laws and proposals in Congress relating to farm animal welfare.
Federation for Animal Science Societies
This site contains the Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Agricultural Research and Teaching (Ag Guide), and species-specific educational modules for livestock, poultry, and horses. The Ag Guide can also be ordered in a print version.
National Agricultural Law Center.
Full text for all farm bills and agriculture acts from 1933 to the present. Also provides links to research articles, analysis papers, glossaries, commentaries and other related resources for the farms bills of 1996, 2002 and 2008.
USDA. APHIS. Animal Care.
Links to a brochure about transporting horses and owner/shipper cerficates.
USDA. Research, Education, and Economics.
Policies and procedures for animal care at ARS facilities.
USDA. APHIS. Veterinary Services.
Commercial Transportation of Equines to Slaughter. (7 U.S.C. 1901, Sect. 901-905). 9C.F.R., Chapter I, Subchapter C, Parts 70 and 88. Provides regulations for the humane transportation of horses to slaughter.