Federal Laws & Occupational Health and Zoonoses Flashcards
When was the first federal legislation in the U.S. to protect animals?
The 1873 legislation of the 28-hour law for shipping livestock, provide animals food, water, and sleep every 28 hours.
What act was designed to decrease suffering for livestock during slaughter?
The 1958 Humane Slaughter Act and the USDA’s 1977 Humane Methods of Slaughter Act.
What is the 1966 Laboratory Animal Welfare Act?
Minimum standards of care before and after research for dogs and cats, changed to just the Animal Welfare Act in 1970 to include anything warm-blooded and zoo animals.
What act prevents participation and shipment of sored horses?
1970 Horse Protection Act.
What mandates the HHS, PHS, and the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) to establish guidelines for proper animal research care?
1985 Health Research Extension Act.
What 3 laws affect collection, importation, exportation, and shipment of animals?
- Public Health- Importation free of communicable diseases.
- Animal Health- Permit required to import livestock, organs, embryos, semen, etc.
- Endangered Species and Damaging Pest Species- Species should be accounted for their rate of replacement and if they naturally live in an environment with another species.
What act does the DEA enforce?
The Controlled Substance Act.
This act requires minimum standards of care, IACUC protocols, facilities, and training programs, and is enforced by the USDA?
Animal Welfare Act.
What is the PHS policy?
Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
What is the private non-profit organization that promotes human animal treatment through a voluntary accreditation program?
Association For Assessment Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, International (AAALACi).
Who provides biosafety guidelines?
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Who provides guidelines for hazards, allergens, and zoonoses?
Occupational Health and Safety Association (OSHA).
What outlines methods to euthanize animals?
AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals.
What programs are designed to promote workplace health and safety by identifying hazards and health risks?
Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Usually caused from repeated exposure to laboratory animal dander, hair, saliva, and urine proteins.
Laboratory Animal Allergy (LAA)
