APHIS’ work centers around animal and plant health, also animal welfare, biotechnology, wildlife damage management, and global trade.

Includes Alternatives in Education: Vet Medicine; Wildlife Research; Housing, Care, and Welfare of Animals, Farm Animal Diseases, Animal Use Alternatives.
Laws, Regulations, and Guidelines include: Animal Welfare Act, Horse Protection Act, Humane Methods of Slaughter Ac, Twenty-Eight Hour Law, Audit and Certification Programs.

AWIC provides information, products and services related to the improved care and use of animals in research, testing, and teaching as described in the Animal Welfare Act. Established in 1986.

Includes Animal Health Reports, Feed Grains Database, Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health, Animal Drugs at FDA, The Merck Veterinary Manual for Veterinary Professionals.

Review the history of animal welfare in legislation, details of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), and the 3Rs Alternatives concept (refinement, reduction, and replacement of animals used in research).

Full-text, searchable collection that is tightly focused on the history of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA).

The nation’s leading science-based, data-driven, service organization that protects the public’s health. See Health Topics, Outbreaks, Data and Statistics, and Publications.

Includes Animal Drugs, Animal Food, Animal Medical Devices - for Industry, Consumers, Veterinarians.

Topics include Pet Food and Treats, Pet Meds, Dangers for Pets, Heartworm Disease, Food-Producing Animals.

Links U.S. agriculture to the world to enhance export opportunities and global food security.

See Environmental Topics, Laws and Regulations.