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Timeline of Animal Welfare

1966- The Laboratory Animal Welfare Act was signed into law on August 24, 1966. This act forced minimal standards for care and housing for many inside pets, including dogs, cats, hamsters, rabbits, etc. when in the care of an animal dealer or laboratory. Animal dealers were required to be licensed and laboratories had to be registered as official and professional laboratories.

1970- On December 24, the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act was amended and the rules were extended and all warm-blooded animals were the under this law when it came to their captivity in laboratories.

1976- The Laboratory Animal Welfare Act was enlarged and a few new rules were added on:

   -make carriers, handlers, and animal          brokers regular and give animals basic      humane standards (such as only                carrying them in a carrier instead of         only using hands)

   -all dogs, whether they be for hunting        or companionship, must be protected

   -to let an animal in interstate transport     (transportation that requires the                  animal to cross state lines), the person      holding the animal in captivity must          have a veterinarian's certificate

   -federal agencies, such as: Airforce,            Army, and National Institutes of                  Health, and that use laboratory                  animals must display that they comply      with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act

1985- People that were to experiment on an animal, in which the experiment would cause pain, were to notify a trained veterinarian about the experiment procedure, the medications used, and why the animal would have to go under the knife. These rules were also set to avoid experimenting on the same animal twice and to avoid going through the same experiment in all. If a test went through unapproved, and someone found out, then they would be fined. The fine would be in between $1,000 and $2,500, and disobeying the Act along with refusal to pay off the first offense is another $500 to $1,500.

1990- The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act, also known as F.A.C.T.A., was adopted into law on November 28. Along with that, the Pet Theft Act got added in as an amendment to the Animal Welfare Act. This Act requires pounds to hold cats and dogs for five days before allowing dealers to take the animal(s) from them. The Animal Welfare Act states that the United States Department of Agriculture is to warn/punish any licensed facility that is discovered dealing with stolen animals and/or putting any animal's health at risk.

2002- The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act was signed into law in May 13. This Act changed the definition of the word "animal" under the Animal Welfare Act to exclude any birds, rats, mice that are bred to be used for lab research.

2008- On June 18, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act was also signed into law. This law increased the amount of money someone would have to pay when caught participating in a violation. This amount can range from $2,500 to $10,000 per animal, every day.

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