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The Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) is mandated by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) to provide information for improved animal care and use in research, testing, teaching, and exhibition.

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Settlement Will Require Animal Testing Labs to Post Data about Experiments Online
USDA Amends Regulations Establishing Standards For Privately Owned Horse Quarantine Facilities
Business Owners Plead Guilty To Distributing Tainted Ingredient Used In Pet Food
Animal Care Center for Education, Outreach and Technology
Thoughts on Food Safety Agency Restructuring in the US
Summary of the APHIS Consultation held on March 4th in Washington DC
US, Canada, Japan And European Union Sign International Agreement To Reduce Animal Use In Product Toxicity Testing Worldwide
How can institutions and their IACUCs best prepare for a pandemic?
Secretary Vilsack Requests Feedback on NAIS
H1N1 ("Swine Flu") Virus Information
Spotlights
Two llamas with sheep
Llamas, Alpacas, Guanacos, and Vicunas, 2009
primate in natural habitat
Environmental Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates, 2009
H1N1 Virus Information
H1N1 ("Swine Flu") Virus Information
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7th World Congress on Alternatives & Animal Use in the Life Sciences
Bullfrog sitting next to a puddle of water
Amphibians, 2008
Piglet in grass
Complementary Relationships in Animal Agriculture, 2008

Last Modified: Jul 2, 2009  
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