The purpose of this page is to provide information on the Animal Welfare Act and the efforts of United States citizens and United States government agencies to insure its enforcement. Originally the act protected only laboratory animals but was later extended to other companion animals. More letters of support were written for the initial act than were written on the Vietnam War and Civil Rights c
ombined. This sole purpose of the page is to provide information about the act, it's history, past changes, current debates, the agency that is responsible for it's enforcement and the licensees who are habitually in non-compliance. It is hoped that the general public might be better educated regarding these topics and that consumers seeking to purchase an animal from a licensee regulated by the AWA will have more information available to them.
