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Settlement Will Require Animal Testing Labs to Post Data about Experiments Online
Jul. 02, 2009 -- Animal research facilities will be required to disclose more information online about their experiments under a court settlement signed Wednesday by the Humane Society of the United States and the Agriculture Department.

Animal Plant Inspection Service, Animal Care logoAnimal Care
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Provides leadership for determining standards of humane care and treatment of animals. AC implements those standards and achieves compliance through inspection, education, and cooperative efforts.
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Logo for the Office of Laboratory Animal WelfareOffice of Laboratory Animal Welfare
DHHS. National Institutes of Health.
Provides guidance and interpretation of the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals to ensure the humane care and use of animals in PHS-supported research, testing, and training.
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Veterinary Services logoVeterinary Services
USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Provides information on veterinary services from the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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FDACenter for Veterinary Medicine
DHHS. Food and Drug Administration.
Regulates the manufacture and distribution of food additives and drugs that will be given to animals. These include animals from which human foods are derived, as well as food additives and drugs for pet (or companion) animals. CVM is responsible for regulating drugs, devices, and food additives given to, or used on, over one hundred million companion animals, plus millions of poultry, cattle, swine, and minor animal species. (Minor animal species include animals other than cattle, swine, chickens, turkeys, horses, dogs, and cats.)
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Wildlife Services
USDA. APHIS. Wildlife Services.
Wildlife Services is involved in managing problems caused by wildlife that pose risks to human health or safety.
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Office of Animal Care and UseOffice of Animal Care and Use
DHHS. National Institutes of Health.
The Web site of the Intramural Animal Care and Use (ACU) program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) serves as an informational resource for staff involved in the conduct of biomedical research at NIH.
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Animal Research Advisory Committee
DHHS. National Institutes of Health.
OACU, ARAC provides guidence and oversight to the intramural animal reserach activities for the National Institues of Health.
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Interagency Coordinating Committee for the Evaluation of Alternative Methods (ICCVAM)
ICCVAM and its supporting center, NICEATM (the National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods), coordinate the development, validation, acceptance, and harmonization of alternative toxicological test methods throughout the United States Federal government.
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Plum Island Animal Disease Center
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Responsible for research and diagnosis to protect United States animal industries and exports against catastrophic economic losses caused by foreign animal disease agents accidentally or deliberately introduced into the United States.
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National Organic Standards Board
USDA. Agricultural Marketing Service.
Assists in the development of standards for substances to be used in organic production and to advise the Secretary on any other aspects of the implementation of Title XXI of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990.
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Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
US Food and Drug Administration.
CBER regulates biological products including blood, vaccines, allergenics, tissues, and cellular and gene therapies. Their authority comes from the Public Health Services Act and from sections in the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act.
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Environmental Protection Agency
United States Environmental Protection Agency.
Develops programs and regulations related to air quality, agricultural pesticides, pollution prevention, recycling, toxic chemicals, water quality, and waste to protect human health and the environment.
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