A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to protect farm animals used in nonagricultural research and to prohibit the unnecessary surgery or alteration of animals.

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

7 August 1987

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Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.

Summary

Amends the Animal Welfare Act with regard to the use of horses or farm animals for research. Prohibits the performance on animals of injuring or disfiguring surgery, or surgery to make the animal suitable for purposes of entertainment.

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summary · EN · 7 August 1987
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/house-bill/3233
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