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problem of inhumanity to animals but attacked only a part of it... that
in actuality the law does not apply to all whom it conceivably could."

In turning aside this contention, the Court, citing a Supreme Court
decision, stated that "reform may take one step at a time, addressing itself to
the phase of the problem which seems most acute. . "and, further, that
“evils in the same field may be of different dimensions or proportions,
requiring different remedies."

Fiscal Problems of Zoos

Many municipal zoos exhibit animals in buildings erected 30 to 40 years
ago without renovation. APHIS inspectors have worked closely with zoo
administrators to keep these antiquated facilities above minimum housing
standards permitted by USDA.

Ever since inspections began in 1972, APHIS has said that stopgap repairs
were inadequate for the long run and recommended that zoo management build new
facilities or make major renovation. Deadlines for completing capital
improvements were set and extended several times in the intervening 4 years.
Zoo management was eager to begin construction, but funds were not made
available or were transferred to city needs with higher priority.

In 1976, APHIS officials felt that in at least 20 z008, an impasse was
reached that defies solution. Animal facilities basically fell short of
requirements. Further stopgap repairs proved a waste of money and effort.
Emergencies caused by antiquated facilities took up excessive time and
effort, affecting both z00 personnel and APHIS inspectors called in by
concerned 200 visitors. Yet the fiscal problems of the affected cities were
more acute than in previous years. APHIS now faces the unpleasant task of
giving cities the choice of immediately making needed capital improvements
or closing some animal exhibits, however popular the exhtbits may be.

1
Research Facilities
Research facilities using animals regulated under the Act are registered
and pay no fees. They must comply with regulations and standards under the
Act and undergo inspections. Types of institutions presently registered are
State-owned and privately owned ‘laboratories, clinics, hospitals, colleges,
universities, drug firms, and largescale diagnostic laboratories.

At the end of 1976, a total of 1,934 active research factlities were
registered, involving inspections at about 2, 200 research sites (see Appendix,
table 1).

Exempt from registration as research facilities are schools below the
college level, institutions not using live animals in research, and Federal
agencies. However, Federal agencies must comply with APHIS standards for
animal care and treatment and must send APHIS an annual report on the
use of laboratory animals. .


COOPERATION WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS

Other Federal Agencies regulate activities of some of the same parties
regulated by USDA under the Animal Welfare Act. During 1976, USDA continued
consulting with these other agencies to prevent duplication and conflicts.

Prohibitions on animal fighting in the 1976 Animal Welfare Act Amendments
call for cooperation between Government agencies in conducting investigations.
The Act says that ". . . the Secretary may obtain the assistance of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, the Department of the Treasury, and other law
enforcement agencies of the United States, and State and local governmental
agencies. ..."

During 1976, APHIS convened a task force with representatives from the
U.S. Department of Justice (including its Criminal Division, U.S. Marshal
Service, and Federal Bureau of Investigation), the U.S. Postal Service,
and the U.S. Department of the Treasury (U.S. Customs Service) plus USDA's
Office of the General Counsel, Office of Investigations, and APHIS Veterinary
Services. The task force met twice to coordinate investigative and Legal
action. It considered various possible violations and discussed the posstble
involvement of each agency.

AIRCRAFT ENVIRONMENT FOR ANIMALS

Starting with a hearing by a subcommittee of the House Committee on
Government Operations in 1973, Congress expressed a continuing interest in
the complex conditions affecting animals shipped by air. This. concern led
to formation of an Interagency Committee on Live Animal Transportation.

The Committee held an organizational meeting in 1974, but made no
recommendations because the Civil Aeronautics Board--one of the members of
the Committee--decided to hold a detailed administrative hearing on the topic.
The Board, however, had not published a decision on the hearing by the end of
1976. (An initial decision was filed February 7, 1977, in Docket 26310).

Meanwhile, USDA was given direct authority by the 1976 Animal Welfare Act
Amendments to establish standards for transporting live animals on all
carriers and intermediate handlers, including airlines. In exercising this
new authority, USDA will continue to draw on the expertise of the other
members of the Interagency Committee.

Cargo Bin Conditions

Animals are exposed to a great deal of stress during shipment, especially
during the extreme heat of summer or the extreme cold of winter. This is
particularly true for animals carried in the cargo bins of commercial

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The overall number of animal welfare inspections decreased by 2,945--
from 19,830 in 1975 to 16,885 in 1976. This total includes investigations of
complaints, prelicensing inspections, recurring compliance inspections, and
searches--all on-site inspections, but not in-transit inspections (see details
below).

The overall decrease in inspections was caused by less time available
for animal welfare work in the field. As of December 1976, APHIS had 514
veterinarians and 563 animal health technicians in the field to carry out all
Veterinary Services programs, but most of their time was spent on eradicating
or controlling major livestock and poultry diseases, including some emergency
disease outbreaks.

In-Service Training

APHIS has continued training its inspectors in uniform interpretation of
procedures and rules in practical situations to help make enforcement more fair
and equitable.

In 1976, work conferences spectfically on animal welfare were conducted
for 225 field officers. The content covered inspection techniques and
procedures, means for getting deficiencies corrected by definite deadlines,
scheduling followup inspections to assure compliance, and reporting
uneorrected violations for effective prosecution. In addition, case
preparation for animal welfare prosecutions was included in three other
in-service training programs held in 1976.

Investigations of Public Complaints

Complaints from the public by letter, telegram, or telephone led to
special investigations of 593 licensees and registrants (see Appendix, table 6).
The major topies for public complaints are discussed ‘later in this report.

Prelicensing Inspections

Persons subject to the Animal Welfare Act have the responsibility to
apply for a license or registration; failure to do so is a violation of
the Act and its regulations. In most cases, 4 potential licensee or registrant
gets a reminder to apply for a license or registration before legal action is
initiated. Dealers and exhibitors are licensed or registered promptly if
their facilities, housing, and equipment pass an inspections for
compliance with USDA regulations and standards.

During 1976, APHIS conducted 1,656 prelicensing and preregistration
inspections (see Appendix, table 6).

APHIS officials, who compared licensing statistics with registrations
of purebred dogs by the American Kennel Club (AKC), concluded that thousands
of dog breeders may be evading the licensing requirements of the Animal
Welfare Act. For example, the comparison shows that California, the State
leading in AKC registrations, is not even among the top five States in
number of licensed dealers.


In 1976, APHIS inspectors reported that the standards of veterinary care
were met at practically all registered research sites. Discrepancies noted °
at a few registered research facilities were corrected, except in one case
where a reported violation is being pursued for posstble prosecution.

Reports from Federal Laboratories

The 1976 Animal Welfare Act Amendments require that any department,
agency, Or instrumentality of the United States having laboratory animal
facilities shall comply with the standards "and other requirements" promulgated
by the Secretary of Agriculture for a research facility. Because this
Amendment became law on April 22, 1976, Federal facilities are required to
submit a laboratory animal use report at least for the interim period between
April 22 and December 31, 1976.

Some of the Departments of the Federal Government that are affected by
the requirement submitted partial reports; others submitted none at all.
Thus, the reported use of laboratory animals at Federal facilities covers
only a limited fraction of the total use. Reports from 40 Federal
institutions covering 147,764 animals are listed separately (see Appendix,
tables 3, 4, and 5).

APHIS officials contacted various Departments known to use laboratory
animals to inquire about the problems they were encountering. One major
obstacle was that laboratory animal records are kept on a fiscal year basis-~
not on the required calendar year basis set by USDA regulations. A change
to fiscal year reporting is being considered by USDA (see later discussion) .
Other existing regulations also proved hard to apply to Federal facilities,
since the wording was drawn with non-Federal laboratories in mind.

The very definition of a Federal "research facility" proved elusive.
There was doubt whether the Department of \the Executive Branch, its subsidiary
agency, or an individual installation or laboratory should prepare the report.
These problem areas will be resolved by mutual discussions during 1977.

INSPECTIONS

Inspections are the direct means for enforcing USDA regulations on
licensing and registration, annual reports and fees, animal identification,
recordkeeping, inspection for missing animals, confiscation and destruction
of animals, and--most importantly~-compliance with standards for animal
care and treatment.

The Act provides for standards on handling, housing, feeding, watering,
sanitation, ventilation, veterinary care, shelter from extremes of weather,
separation of incompatible animals, and transportation. Inspections to enforce
these regulations and standards emphasize practical aspects of animal care,
such as proper veterinary care, feed and water, sanitation, bedding, and
protection from the extremes of weather.


violating various sanitation standards between July 27, 1972, and June 12,
1974. After a hearing on the matter an administrative law judge imposed a‘
license suspension to last at least 45 days, and after that time until the
dealer was in compliance with all Federal regulations and standards. The case
was appealed to the USDA Judicial Officer, who reaffirmed the decision, with
the suspension to begin December 23, 1976. The dealer is under a cease-and-
desist order stemming from both the 1973 and the 1976 decisions.

A municipal zoo in Ohio was the first zoo to be closed temporarily
because of a USDA license suspension. The 14-day suspension, which began
April 26, 1976, was arrived at through a consent agreement, which also imposed
a cease-and-desist order. The zoo had been charged with deficiencies found at
repeat inspections between June 2 and September 18, 1975. Inspectors found
that zoo management had not properly removed and disposed of trash, premises
were substandard, and incompatible animals were housed near each other.

PUBLIC INFORMATION ACTIVITIES

A public information officer of the APHIS Information Division is assigned
to handle animal welfare activities. Information materials generated on
animal welfare are distributed through public media. Mailings are made to
specialized lists of humane societies; associations that serve licensees and
registrants; publishers of trade magazines; and other national, regional,
State, and local organizations that publish information on animal welfare.
Regional information offices of APHIS distribute information of local interest
to newspapers and other local media.

Publications

Press releases issued on animal welfare principally report charges
against licensees and registrants and the outcome of these charges. APHIS
finds that when it publicizes animal welfare violations, people take notice and
become more diligent in upholding Federal standards of animal care.

During 1976, APHIS issued 37 press releases on the animal welfare
program plus the following new or revised publications:

-- Laboratory Animals, Are They treated Humanely? (Picture Story 297)
-- Facts About Animal Fighting Ventures

~- Prosecutions for Animal Welfare Violations (1966-1976)

-- Pain Relief for Laboratory Animals

The Animal Care Staff also gave three commercial television interviews
and presented many illustrated lectures during 1976.

Public Correspondence

. During 1976, APHIS answered 2,528 letters on animal care and treatment
including many referred by members of Congress.

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' Animal
Welfare

Enforcement

1976

REPORT OF THE

SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
TO THE

PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE

AND THE
~PEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

United States Department of Agriculture . Issued March 1977


APPENDIX

Table 1.--Number of active licensees and registrants (1976)

Animal exhibitors Registered
State Licensed research

dealers Licensed | Registered facilities
TOTAL U.S. 4,851 672 464 1,034
Alabama 14 5 - 6
Alaska - - 3 1
Arizona 14 5 1 5
Arkansas $1 8 2 2
California 88 75 “1. 119
Colorado 50 2 10 25
Connecticut 19 21 - 16
Delaware 5 - 1 6
Florida 86 62 38 28
Georgia 17 7 si 8
Hawaii 1 6 - 7
Idaho 14 8 2 4
ILlinois 191 49 2 7
Indiana 42 39 2 18
Iowa 71 6 u 8
Kansas 1,326 8 8 1s
Kentucky 8 2 6 3
Louisiana 7 6 4 12
Maine 21 8 - 8
Maryland 28 3 1 20
Massachusetts 77 28 - 33
Michigan 39 7 67 42
Minnesota 102 16 42 18
Mississippi 3 4 1 2
Missouri 683 9 9 21
Montana 6 1 4 2
Nebraska 164 1 3 5
Nevada 2 9 - 1
New Hampshire 46 1a - 4
New Jersey 31 20 - 63
New Mexico 6 4 5 4
New York 95 44 1 116
North Carolina 40 8 13 4
North Dakota 9 4 - 3
Ohio 121 19 30 7
Oklahoma 132 7 2 7
Oregon 79 12 - 8
Pennsylvania 110 65 - 66
Rhode Island 7 3 - 10
South Carolina 1s 2 10 3
South Dakota 42 6 - 2
Tennessee 10 7 7 10
Texas 136 20 32 37
Utah 5 5 - 7
Vermont 41 3 - 8
Virginia 40 1 12 1s
Washington 22 8 4 16
West Virginia 9 1 2 1
Wisconsin 64 14 99 22
Wyoming 7 - 4 4
Puerto Rico 15 6 4 4
Virgin Islands - - - -
Dist. of Columbia - - - 7

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APHIS is designing a health certificate to meet the requirements of the 1976
Animal Welfare Act Amendments. By law, a licensed veterinarian must person-
ally examine an animal within 10 days before it is delivered for shipment.

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APHIS monitors airports to be sure that animal crates meet APHIS shipping
standards. Crates must be sturdy and well-constructed. Commercially produced
crates are available to meet a wide variety of needs.

PROSECUTING APPARENT VIOLATIONS

Apparent violations of the regulations and standards under the Act do not
always result in legal action. Inspectors first attempt to secure voluntary
compliance. In fact, for évery hour spent in investigating and documenting
apparent violations, about 7 hours were spent on recurring compliance inspections
which serve to prevent violations of the standards.

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A great deal of time and effort in enforcing the Act goes into fee
collecting. Licensees are required to submit an annual report on which the,
amount of the fee is based. The report and fees are due by the
anniversary of the date the license is issued, which differs for each

license.

During 1976, a system was activated by which a computer prepares
reminders along with followup notices for licensees in arrears. This
reduces the time and effort involved in collections and provides a useful
service for licensees.

Licensed Dealers,

The Act's licensing requirement for dealers includes certain animal
breeders, wholesale pet dealers, suppliers of laboratory animals or
specimens, traders and importers of wild animals, animal transporters,-and
animal brokers. The 1976 Animal Welfare Act Amendments also require
licensing of dealers handling hunting dogs, guard dogs, and dogs sold for
breeding, but this law exempts persons with limited sales, if their gross is
not over $500 per year and sales don't include wild animals, dogs, or cats.

By the end of 1976, the number of active dealers licensed was 4,851
(see Appendix, table 1). During the year, 1,995 dealers dropped their
licenses and 982 were newly licensed, resulting in a net drop of 15 percent.

Animal Exhibitors

Exhibitors are persons who exhibit animals to the public for compensation
or profit, if these animals were purchased in commerce or if their intended
distribution affects commerce. The term specifically includes animal acts,
carnivals, circuses, and zoos, whether operated for profit or not. Exhibitors
must be licensed or registered. Licensed and registered exhibitors as well
as Federal agencies exhibiting animals are required to comply with USDA
standards of animal care, although Federal agencies are not required to be

. licensed or registered.

Currently exempt from both licensing and registration under the Act are
private animal collections, purebred dog and cat shows, and other fairs and
exhibitions intended to advance agriculture arts and sciences. Also excluded
from licensing and registration are animal~fighting ventures. These events,
however, are prohibited by the 1976 Animal Welfare Act Amendments (see later
discussion).

At the end of 1976; 672 exhibitors were licensed and 464 were registered.
During the year, the number of licensed exhibitors went up by 137, while the
number of registrants went down by 193.

The major reason for this change was that APHIS reviewed the business
operations of registered exhibitors. They are required to become licensed
if in addition to exhibiting, they are engaged in any other regulated
activity.


Table 6.--Number of inspections (1976)

j ‘Apparent
State complaints | Prelicensing | Compliance | Searches j violations
investigated

TOTAL U.S. 593 1,656 12,286 2,750 573
Alabama 1 20 55 2 6
Alaska - - 3 - -
Arizona - 5 31 16 1
Arkansas 14 18 60 al 13
California 2 40 $27 170 67
Colorado 6 58 201 29 3
Connecticut - L (49 4 2
Delaware - 1 25 16 -
Florida 2 69 623 63 oe
Georgia 4 1b 142 7 1
Hawasi - - 23 2 -
Idaho - 1 31 - -
Illinois ul 163 654 121 1
Indiana 16 34 136 13 -
Towa 61 126 1,003 266 14
Kansas 13 183 1,511 101 38
Kentucky 2 4 25 - -
Louisiana 1 1 93 1 2
Maine - 8 72 25 1
Maryland a1 6 136 368 6
Massachusetts L 16 179 33 6
Michigan 31 7 331 6 8
Minnesota 82 26 609 16 8
Mississippi L ul 28 5 -
Missouri 26 121 906 169 21
Montana 1 - 13 - 3
Nebraska 2 336 245 33 5
Nevada - 3 19 8 3
New Hampshire - 11 96 19 2
New Jersey 1 i \ 200 7 10
New Mexico 3 2 4 - -
New York 61 15 746 40 104
North Carolina - 17 221 10 -
North Dakota - 1 50 - -
Ohio - 4L 441 115 62
Oklahoma 1 31 251 32 22
Oregon 12 36 287 50 4
Pennsylvania 55 26 578 96 44
Rhode Island - 2 72 2 -
South Carolina - 3 62 2 1
South Dakota - 2 79 - 5
Tennessee - 2 44 - a
Texas 29 93 457 58 18
Utah 1 9 94 25 3
Vermont 2 6 75 6 1
Virginia 7 20 90 31 13
Washington - 7 11g 3 6
. West Virginia 1 ¢ 5 68 226 3
* Wisconsin 97 22 410 108 20
Wyoming 2 7 38 25 -
Puerto Rico 13 3 14 - 22
Virgin Islands - - - - =

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SOUTH CENTRAL REGION (Con. ) AREA 17 Veterinarian in Charge
877 Federal Building

DISTRICT 1 (TX) Dr. S. J. Cougar 210 Walnut Street
DISTRICT 2 (TX) Dr. B. F. Lowry Des Moines, IA 50309
DISTRICT 3 (TX) Dr. J. W. Upchurch Phone: (515) 284-4140
DISTRICT 4 (TX) Dr. H. W. Kinne Dr. G. W. Spangler

DISTRICT 5 (NM) Dr. James Davidson
DISTRICT 1 (IA)

NORTH CENTRAL REGION Dr. C. V. Simmons
DISTRICT 2 (MO)

Regional Director's Office Dr. R. Wagner

838 Federal Building

Hyattsville, MD 20782 WESTERN, REGION

Phone: (301) 436-8333

Dr. John Jefferies, Regional Director . Regional Director's Office

Dr. Robert Morgan, Asst. Reg. Director 848 Federal Bldg.
Hyattsville, MD 20782

AREA 14 Veterinarian in Charge Phone: (301) 436-8700
P.O. Box 639 Dr. G. E. Blake, Regional Director
Bismarck, ND 58501 Dr. E. G. Ongert, Asst. Reg. Director
Phone: (701) 255-4011 X211
Dr. M. B. Huffman AREA 18 Veterinarian in Charge
83 Scripps Drive

DISTRICT 1 (ND, SD) Sacramento, CA 95825

- Vacant - Phone: (916) 484-4891
DISTRICT 2 (MT) Dr. J. B. Healy

Dr. J. Kopec
DISTRICT 1 (CA)

AREA 15 Veterinarian in Charge Dr. J. B. Anderson

Rm. 237, 2490 W. 26th Avenue DISTRICT 2 (AR, NV)

Denver, CO 80211 Dr. R. Mathis

Phone: (303) 837-3481 DISTRICT 3 (EI)

Dr. D. A. Price , Dr. D. Gilhooly

DISTRICT 1 (CO) AREA. 19 Veterinarian in Charge
Dr. P. R. Henry P.O. Box 2108

DISTRICT 2 (WY, UT) Salem, OR 97308
Dr. G. W. Klover Phone: (503) 339-5871

Dr. R. L. Evinger
AREA 16 Veterinarian in Charge

P.O. Box 81866 DISTRICT 1 (ID)
Lincoln, NE 68501 Dr. C. Watson

Phone: (402) 471-5441 DISTRICT 2 (WA, AK, OR)
Dr. Milo Johnson Dr. D. Philson

DISTRICT 1 (NE)

Dr. R. Moody
DISTRICT 2 (KS)

Dr. Q. F. Clabaugh

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Animal Welfare Enforcement 1976
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND

THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

INTRODUCTION

The Animal Welfare Act is administered by the Animal and Plant
Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA). The activities of animal dealers, exhibitors, operators
of auction sales, research facilities, and other persons subject to the Act
are regulated by APHIS Veterinary Services.

Enforcement Officials

Veterinary Services has a field force operating from 18 area and 40
district offices throughout the United States (see Appendix, address list).
This field force consists of veterinarians, investigators, and animal health
technicians.

Animal Welfare enforcement in the fidld is coordinated by the Animal Care
Staff, located in Hyattsville, Md., near Washington, D.C. (see Appendix,
address list). This six-member staff consists of specialists in various aspects
of humane animal care. It evaluates programs and procedures, conducts training
courses, and administers the Act nationwide. It also evaluates cases of alleged
violations of laws, regulations, and standards and recommends appropriate legal
action to USDA's General Counsel.

Protected Animals
Currently, the Animal Welfare Act and its regulations cover hamsters,
guinea pigs, rabbits, dogs, cats, and monkeys and other nonhuman primates plus
most other warmblooded species. Currently exempted are certain farm animals,
marine mammals, birds, rats, mice, and all coldblooded animals such as reptiles
and fish.


CONTENTS

The Animal Welfare Act ...-.eeeeeeevers beeen cece ecco

Introduction - + eee tt tt tt ee
Enforcement Officials - ++: + +t ttt ttt
Protected Animals -+-++*t tse terre

Licensees and Registrants +++ -**''* cs" "tc

Cancelled Licenses and Inactive Registrations -
License Fees: -- se errr rt ttt

Licensed Dealers - +--+ ss tee" ttt tt
Animal Exhibitors --°--- scr ttt ttt
USDA Licensing Authority Upheld Foe ee
Fiscal Problems of Zoos + +++ *s tet 7° *
Research Facilities +++: :** ttc?
Humane Care in Laboratories +++ *-**°* wee
Reports from Registered. Research facilities
Proper Veterinary Care* * s+ sc" st ct te
Reports from Federal Laboratories ++: +++ °*
Inspections * + sss ttt ttt ttt
In-Service Training --''ctr ttt tt tt
Investigations of Public Complaints soe tee
Prelicensing Inspections + +--+ * see eee
Recurring Compliance Inspections - +--+ ++:
In-Transit Inspections -- +--+ *ttr ttt
Searches +--+ see ee et te tet
Prosecuting Apparent Violations +--+ * s**t" *

Notice of Apparent Violations - +: :*-:-: °°

Legal Action

Specific Administrative Proceedings ++ °° * *
Public Information Activities - +i - s'est ttt

Publications ee
Public Correspondence -‘***** tt 7°" *
National Meetings +--+ sec ttt ttt tt
Cooperation with Other Departments -+:** "°° *
Aircraft Environment for Animals +: ****" *
Cargo Bin Conditions Ce
Regulatory and Legislative Changes + * * * * * * * *
Designing a Federal Health Certificate + ++ - °

Earlier Laboratory Animal Reports +--+ ** "°°
Implementing the Animal Fighting Ban: --* °°

Legislative Recommendations + -*-*** "* " * * *
Appendix (Tables 1-7) ++ strc ttt
Address List of APHIS Officials +--+: -:-:**-*:*
Separates

List of Licensed Dealers

List of Registered Research Facilities
List of Licensed Exhibitors

List of Registered Exhibitors


Table 3.--Animals used in experimentation (1976)

State Number of | Number of Number of animals hv spectes

registrants| all animals| Dogs | Cats | Primates | Other
TOTAL U.S. 1,002 T,779,837 210,330 70,468 50,115” 1,457,924
Alabama 6 8,515 3,839 315 415s 3,946
Alaska 1 324 18 - - 306
Arizona 5 6,050 708 376 116 4,850
Arkansas 2 2,003 614 118 64 1,207
california 96 152,111 10,351 5,541 2,005 134,214
Colorado 25 22,612 3,997, 967 361 17,687
Connecticut 12 16,933 1,492 378 160 14,903
Delaware 7 7,635, 452 272 35 6,856
Florida 29 32,068 4,504 2,169 368 24,827
Georgia 10 26,710 2,164 596 1,713 22,237
Hawaii s 1,058 20 100 319 619
Idaho 4 7 40 5 - 666
Llinois 14 107 ,368 13,413 2,517 2,416 89,022
Indiana 19 47,371 6,515 2,884 230 37,742
Towa ql 45,324 5,138 1,596 261 38,329
Kansas 12 66 ,404 3,033 802 7 62,562
Kentucky 3 6,024 1,047 340 39 4,578
Louisiana 10 14,252 2,286 579 4,559 6,830
Maine 7 7,919 - - 3 7,916
Maryland 22 47,547 3,804 1,027 5,046 37,670
Massachusetts 4 44,909 7,206 943 1,193 35,567
Michigan 50 71,389 11,295 2,320 1,478 56,296
Minnesota 21 29,240 6,870 2,081 524 19,765
Mississippi 2 4 448 1,718 300 162 2,268
Missouri 22 63,002 6,611 1,794 606 53,991
Montana 2 488 - 9 101 378
Nebraska 5 30,739 560 252 36 29,891
Nevada 1 216 - 2 - 214
New Hampshire 2 3,278 19 208 - 2,991
New Jersey 63 217,769 11,929 3,857 3,034 198,949

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New Mexico 4 10,891 2,164 65 184 8,478
New York 118 210,167 21,447 11,067 7,130 170,523
North Carolina 14 27,514 4,270 2,223 930 20,091
North Dakota 3 1,940 166 726 4 1,046
Ohio 1% 52,833 7,547 2,324 9u7 42,045
Oklahoma 6 2,176 730 353 122 971
Oregon 7 16,599 814 1,014 3,302 11,469
Pennsylvania 70 133,654 11,357 6,722 1,885 113,690
Rhode Island 10 2,336 211 96 101 1,928
South Carolina 3 45459 1,037 159 28 33235,
South Dakota 2 1,515 95 - - 1,420
Tennessee 10 20,594 2,745 173 435 17,241
Texas 32 124,134 24,030 6,430 4,187 89,487
Utah 6 4,688 1,546 681 31 2,430
Vermont 5 1,921 145 104 8 1,664
Virginia 1s 18,106 2,779 1,582 1,397 12,348
Washington 12 15,153 3,202 1,417 1,431 9103
West Virginia 1 3,512 224 157 73 3,058
Wisconsin 26" 36,051 5,162 1,637 2,360 26 ,892
Wyoming 4 342 21 3 - 308
Puerto Rico 4 763 603 - 20 140
Virgin Islands - = = - - -
Dist. of Columbia 7 6,072 1,334 1,579 79 3,080
Federal Agencies 40 147,764 9,668 2,865 1,968 133,263

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ADDRESS LIST OF APHIS OFFICIALS

OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

Administrator's Office, APHIS
416-E USDA Administration Bldg.
Phone: (202) 447-5193

Dr. F. J. Mulhern, Administrator
Dr. Pierre A. Choloux, Acting Deputy
Administrator, VS

NATIONAL PROGRAM PLANNING STAFFS

Director's Office

850 Federal Building
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Phone: (301) 436-8721

Dr. G. V. Peacock, Director
Dr. R. P. Jones, Asst. Director

ANIMAL CARE’ STAFF

Senicr Staff Veterinarian's Office
770 Federal Building

Hyattsville, MD 20782

Phone: (301) 436-8271

Dr. Dale F. Schwindaman
Senior Staff Veterinarian
Dr. Lois E. Hinson, Chief
Horse Protection
Dr. Melvin R. Crane, Chief
Inspection and Humane Handling
Dr. Robert D. Whiting, Chief
Animal Medicine and Technology
Dr. Keith C. Sherman, Chief
Exhibition Animals
Mr. Francis W. Germaine
Program Specialist

NORTHERN REGION

Regional Director's Office
845 Federal Building
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Phone: (301) 436-8644

Dr. H. C..King, Regional Director
Dr. G. J. Fichtner, Asst. Regional
Director

NORTHERN REGION (Con.)

AREA 1 Veterinarian in Charge
424 Trapelo Road

Waltham, MA 02154

Phone: (617) 894-2400 ext. 761
Dr. A. E. Decoteau

DISTRICT 1 (MA, RI, CT)
Dr. A.* Crawford

DISTRICT 2 (ME, NH, VT)
Dr. C. E. Watson

AREA 2 Veterinariar in Charge
80 Wolf Road, Suite 503
Albany, NY 12225

Phone: (518) 472-4477

Dr. W. W. Thomas

DISTRICT 1 (NY)
Dr. W. Nape
DISTRICT 2 (PA, NJ)
Dr. R. Rissler

AREA 3 Veterinarian in Charge
601 Presidential Bldg.

6525 Belcrest Road
Hyattsville, MD 20782

Phone: (301) 436-8044

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Dr. Paul Kramer

DISTRICT 1 (MD, WV, DE)
-Vacant-

DISTRICT 2 (VA)
Dr. W. Bechdolt

AREA 4 Veterinarian in Charge
P.O. Box 264

Pickerington, OH 43147
Phone: (614) 469-5602

Dr. D. R. Stauffer

DISTRICT 1 (OH)
Dr. R. W. Bowen

DISTRICT 2 (MI)
Dr. R. M. Scott

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