Animal Welfare Act and Regulations

Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research, and Training

Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and use of Laboratory Animals

The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (HTML Version)
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USDA Policy Manual

  Federal Regulatory Agencies

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - Animal Welfare

Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)

National Institutes of Health - Office of Animal Care and Use (NIH-OACU)

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)