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The Animal Welfare Act (Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966, Pub. L. 89–544) was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 24, 1966. [1] It is the main federal law in the United States that regulates the treatment of animals in research and exhibition. Other laws, policies, and guidelines may include additional species ...
The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA or "The Act"; 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.) is the primary law in the United States for protecting and conserving imperiled species. Designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a "consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation", the ESA ...
In 2002, Title X, Subtitle D, of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act amended the Animal Welfare Act of 1966 by changing the definition of animal (Pub.L. 107–171). Section 2 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2132) was amended by changing exclusions specifically to birds, rats of the genus Rattus, and mice of the genus Mus to use in ...
Ingrid Newkirk [1] Senior VP, Campaigns. Dan Mathews [1] Revenue. US$66.3 million (2020) [2] Website. www.peta.org. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA; / ˈpiːtə /) is an American animal rights nonprofit organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president.
Descriptions. c.13000 BCE-1492. Native Americans in the present-day United States use domesticated dogs and turkeys. [1][2][3] 1493-1800. European settlers introduce a number of domesticated species to the Americas. [4] Settlers adopt the first known animal welfare laws in North America. [5] 1800-1914.
Introduced by. Representative John F. Lacey (R – IA) Related legislation. Weeks–McLean Act, Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918. The Lacey Act of 1900 is a conservation law in the United States that prohibits trade in wildlife, fish, and plants that have been illegally taken, possessed, transported, or sold. [1]
The plaque in this statue of Valluvar at an animal sanctuary in South India describes the Kural's teachings on ahimsa and non-killing, summing them up with the definition of veganism. Animal rights is the philosophy according to which many or all sentient animals have moral worth independent of their utility to humans, and that their most basic ...
The World Conservation Congress (Members' Assembly) is IUCN's highest decision-making body. The congress convenes every four years. It elects the council, including the president, and approves IUCN's work program for the next four years and budget. The IUCN council is the principal governing body of IUCN.