Posted: Dec 23, 2011 3:27 am
Mick wrote:The Research Extension Act in 1985 does cover mice and the sort, but it's just for federally funded programs. Privately funded programs can safely ignore it. I'll have to examine the others, though I bet I'll find a limited scope if any at all.
It covers those funded by the National Institutes of Health, which accounts for over half of all animal research in the US. So whilst that single law does not cover all animal research, that single law out of many accounts for a technical majority of all animal research. As far as I know, all research facilities are covered by the Animal Welfare Regulations though - which extra federal and local laws that provide even more stringent guidelines.