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The Rising Tide of Animal Experimentation:
An Investigative Report Based on the Most Current USDA Statistics

Animal Welfare Act Violations

For the first time USDA/APHIS has made information available regarding national statistics regarding violations of the Animal Welfare Act by research facilities.

1106 total violations were discussed from research facilities. These violations affected a total of 16,340 animals. Most salient among these violations were the 286 separate violations for inadequate veterinary care. This indicates that about 1 out of every 4 laboratories was cited for inadequate veterinary care. The table below lists these violations.

Summary of Animal Welfare Act Violations in Laboratories for 2002

Violation Category	Number of Violations	Number of Animals Effected
Registration	21	22
Institutional Animal Care & Use Committee	635	3,075
Personnel Qualifications	63	301
Attending Veterinarian and Adequate Veterinary Care	286	12,222
Record Keeping Requirements	33	660
Annual Report	13	60
Miscellaneous	55	2,507
Totals	1,106	16,340

The USDA information contained tens of thousands of other violations in areas such as primary enclosures, indoor and outdoor facilities, etc. However, it was not possible to separate the violations in these areas for research facilities from those for dealers, exhibitors, etc. It is also significant to note that there were 227 separate instances of violations for the requirements for providing environmental enhancement for primates. Many of these violations took place in research facilities.

Due to the nature of the USDA data, it is not possible to give totals for all violations that took place within U.S. laboratories. However, it is safe to conclude that the violations total listed above would be substantially increased if this were possible. It is also safe to conclude that all is NOT well within U.S. laboratories.

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