This page provides access to laws, regulations, policies, guidelines, and codes of practice from governments and professional organizations outside the United States.
Australia: Animal Welfare Australian Government. Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry. Provides links to the Australian Animal Welfare Act, regulations, and codes of practice. Information on international animal welfare legislation and a link to the Australian Animal Welfare Strategy (AAWS) is also provided.
European Union Laws For the Protection of Animals European Union. This is the single entry point to the complete collection (in all the official languages) of European Union laws protecting animals.
India: Animal Welfare Laws and Regulations Government of India. Ministry of Environment and Forests. Access to all current Indian Federal animal welfare legislation and rules.
Germany: Animal Welfare Act ZEBET - Centre for Documentation and Evaluation of Alternatives to Animal Experiments. This link provides an overview of the German Animal Welfare Act in English. A link to the full text of the law in German is provided at the bottom of the page.
New Zealand: Animal Welfare Act Biosecurity New Zealand. Links to the full text of the 1999 Animal Welfare Act as well as guides which provide background information about the Act.
New Zealand: Standards and Codes of Animal Welfare Biosecurity New Zealand. These Codes and recommendations establish best practices to ensure high standards of animal care, while also outlining the minimum acceptable standards of care for animals in New Zealand.
Sweden: Animal Welfare and Animal Health Government Offices of Sweden. Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries. The Swedish Animal Welfare Act and Animal Welfare Ordinance requires a good state of health and good animal welfare among farm animals, pets, laboratory animals and wild animals kept in captivity or used as laboratory animals, and limits the use of laboratory animals.
Switzerland: Animal Welfare Legislation Federal Administration. Federal Veterinary Office. Swiss legislation on the protection of animals serves to ensure animal welfare and regulates the way humans behave towards animals. Provides links to forms and ethical principles for animal experimentation as well as to the law and associated ordinances.
Norway: Animal Welfare Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food. Links to proposed changes in the Animal Welfare Act of 1974. Also includes a link to the complete text of the Animal Welfare Act in Norwegian.
Taiwan: Animal Industry Legislation and Regulations Taiwan Council of Agriculture. Includes links to the Animal Industry Act, Animal Protection Act, Pet Dealer Management Regulation, and regulations for establishing animal ethics committees.
