Summary of Inspections

APHIS/REAC performs prelicensing inspections to
determine whether an applicant is in compliance because
license applicants are required by law to be in full
compliance with regulations and standards before a
license is issued. After a license has been issued, APHIS
performs unannounced inspections periodically to
ensure continued compliance. APHIS conducted 2,855
prelicensing inspections and 15,148 compliance inspec-
tions and reinspections in FY 1991, for a total of 18,003.

Prelicensing laspections

The number of prelicensing inspections performed by
APHIS/REAC for FY 1989 through FY 1991 is listed
below.

Prelicensing Inspections of Dealers and Exhibitors,
FY 1989-91

Prelicensing
FY inspections
1991 2,855
1990 2,029
1989 1,854
Chart 4

Compliance Inspections

APHIS/REAC routinely makes unannounced inspections
of all licensees and registrants to ascertain compliance
with the regulations. If conditions are discovered that are
not in compliance with the regulations when these
inspections are made, APHIS/REAC establishes a deadline
for correction of these items. Inspectors are required to
make a reinspection following the deadline date for
correction. If the conditions remain uncorrected, APHIS/
REAC documents them for possible legal action. Listed
below are the number of compliance inspections for
dealers, exhibitors, research facilities, carriers, and
intermediate handlers for FY 1989-91. Chart 7 shows the
number of compliance inspections for each type of
facility.

Compliance Inspections for FY 1989-91

‘Compliance
FY inspections
1991 15,148
1990 13,050
1989 11,056

Licensed and Registered Exhibitors

3,000
2,000 }—-
1,000 ;—
0
Number of Number of Number of
facilities inspections reinspections
Results from WBBS reports

SS


Appendix

Table 5. Animals Used in Experiments, No Pain—No Drugs (FY 1991)

Number of Number of Qin Farm
registrams all animals Dogs co ‘Primates pe Hamsters: Rabbis animals Other
‘United States 962 1,131,139 37,382 14,860 22,946 222,476 176,022 239,552 157,413 260,488
Total Research 865 1,045,963 36,548 14,328 20,083 210,997 164,846 231,541 148,479 219,141
Federal Agencies 97 =: 85,176 834 532 «2,863 11,479 11,176 8,011 8,934 41,347
Alabama 10 10,017 349 270 580 1,019 657 761 3,254 3,127
Alaska 1 248 ) 10 0 0) 0 18 0 220
‘Arizona 7 3,142 0) 4 83 420 1,484 123 7 1,021
Arkansas 5 6312 168 0 10 10 22 45 623 «5,434
California 111 (69,532 955 919 631 «20,026 «6,160 35,545 93317-1979
Colorado 13° ——«18,861 252 149 561 1401 11,231 1,731 2,131,405
Connecticut 11 7,479 124 7 38 1,637. 1,932 2,193, 2 (1,513,
Delaware 6 68,788 558 63 135 12,294 5,009 5,998 . 43,691 1,040
District of Colombia 4. 1401 0 7 8 11 402 100 t) 873
Florida 22 «38,114 2,338 447 951 1,135 743 5,147 3,010 24,343
Georgia © 13 4,627 876 180 140 346 738 566 165 1,616
Hawaii 1 1,738 36 4 0 204 «1,370 & 0 40
Idaho 4 182 2 0 C) 23 C) 105 25 7
Dlinois 37 49,407,927 497 441 10,210 10513 12876 5493 7,450
Indiana 11 —:17,601_— 1,657 24 258 8,419 716 5,053 803 671
lowa u 55,667 198 1,732 133 5,759 16,288 3,847 2,233 25,477
Kansas 20 »=«11,642,—1,245 569 0 674 5,019 2,294 1,078 863
Kentucky 3,384 210 239 7 460 506 1,578 299 85
Louisiana 6 8,636 503 1,335 2,905 289 572 923 3860 (1,723
Maine 13 993 2 0) 0) 41 30 729 92 9
Maryland 19 12,160 34 20 7 1,660 3,794 3,759 31 -2,855
Massachusetts 58 30,052 260 89 498 6,141 5,971 11,056 378 = 5,659
Michigan 25 (34,843 1,439 626 400 5,875 2,435 9,239 3,569 ~—:11,260
Minnesota 11 47,085 626 246 18 4674 (7,117 3544 26,656 4,204
Mississippi 3 347 8 2 4 2 57 16 130 108
Missouri 27 «19,588 1,081 843 36 3,698 = 1,812 5,884 4,107 2,127
Montana 3 2,258 ° 0 21 138 1,400 440 14 245
Nebraska 8 = 78,590 884 837 0 3,795 19,637 3,751 11,714 (37,972
Nevada 1 932 165 0 0 409 65 174 t) 119
New Hampshire 3 1,257 1 57 () 36 5 235 443, 480
New Jersey 43 89,673. 5,344 261 «1,799. -28,312«14,124 33,996 337. 5,500
New Mexico 6 1,949 464 0° «687 143 101 58 7 189
New York 66 66,527 1,933 1,066- "1,069 23,060 18463 11,380 715 8,841
North Carolina 18 = 21,549 «1,817, 1,020 1,281 6133 2,950 3,106 © 1,015 4,227
North Dakota 2 1,428 23 7 0 185 415 159 542 87
Ohio 41° 44,769 = «1,988 988 371 20,558 3,716 13,240 1,106 2,802
Oklahoma 8 = 14,099 482 63 88 281 433 71 «:1,019—:11,022
Oregon 1 2,167 2B 127 525 237 222 312 296 420
Pennsylvania 62 67,245 3,237 558 724 25,603 4949 23,052 2,637 6,485
Puerto Rico 7 1,412 2 0 = 1,100 3 52 255 0) 0
Rhode Island 6 1,085 21 186 8 2 0 M41 418 287
South Carolina 4 3,210 53 211 5 254 222 363 86 = -2,016
South Dakota 2 229 10 9 0 18 1 5 9 177
‘Tennessee 1 5,789 520 0 273 697 «1,197 1,743 203 (1,156
Texas 46 = 221731456 260 688 4204 1,200 «11,500 1,589 1,276
Utah 7 11,609 275 36 0 2,785 1,344 3,126 508 3,515
Vermont 3 520 4 6 8 3 6 5 105 320
Virginia uv 11,992 933 93 396 2,408 3,004 1,482 531 3,145
Virgin Islands ) ° ) 0 0 0 ) 0 0 )
Wi ; 21 29,308 284 75 (1,042 424 790 2,015 344 24334
West Virginia 4 178 5 0 0 26 13 43 0 91
Wisconsin 20 45,444 1,871 151 (1,952 4718 6,298 717 (23,248 89
‘Wyoming 1 126 C) 2 0 106 0 18 ° °


APHIS/REAC is also represented in the United States
‘animal Health Association and has members on both its
animal welfare and zoological committees. These
commiuees have a broad membership that represents the
public's concem in animal welfare.

Public Information ~

APHIS issued 13 press releases on animal welfare during
FY 1991. These included reports of animal welfare
compliance and new regulations, =|
Public Correspondence

During FY 1991, APHIS/REAC received and responded to
inquiries about animal welfare from individual citizens
and concemed groups. Also, APHIS/REAC received
correspondence referred through the Office of the
President and members of Congress. Other Federal
agencies refer animal welfare concerns to APHIS/REAC
for appropriate responses. Listed below are the number
of animal welfare inquiries received by APHIS Executive
Correspondence during FY 1989-91.

Animal Welfare Correspondence Received by APHIS,
FY 1989-91

FY received
1991 36,951
1990 44,325
1989 64,915°

* Because of a mistake in the FY 1990 Anima! Welfare Enforcement Report, the
FY 1968 number (52,078) was incorrectly recorded as the FY 1989 number. The
correct numbers are 64,915 for FY 1989 and 52,078 for FY 1988.

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Freedom of Information Act Requests

APHIS receives numerous requests for material and
records available through the Freedom of Information
‘Act. In FY 1991, APHIS received requests that resulted in
the release of 48,274 sheets of paper. Listed below are
the number of such requests received for the past 3 fiscal

years.

Freedom of Information Requests Received by APHIS,
FY 1989-91

FOIA Shees of
FY requests paper
1991 655 48,274
1990 665 NA
1989 630 NA
Legislative Recommendations

USDA has no recommendations for amending the AWA
at this ime.


Violations and Investigations

For ease of reporting and clarity, violations and investiga-
tions are combined in this report. When APHIS/REAC
inspectors discover that a facility is not in compliance
during an inspection, the necessary corrective measures
are discussed with the responsible official of the facility.
If violations are flagrant or recurrent, APHIS/REAC takes

appropriate enforcement action.

APHIS/REAC conduct reviews and investigate
alleged violations. When an investigation reveals appar-
ent violations, a case report and documentation are
submitted to the Regulatory Enforcement staff. If, after
careful review, a case appears to warrant prosecution, it is
submitted to the Office of the General Counsel (OGC),
which reviews the case and pursues prosecution through
istrative procedures.

Investigations are settled in several ways. An investiga-
tion may reveal less-than-serious violations. These may
be closed with an official notice of warning. More-
serious cases are prosecuted and may be resolved by
license suspensions or revocations, cease-and-desist
orders, civil penalties, or a combination of these through
the administrative procedures. APHIS/REAC has adopted
a system of consent decisions called stipulations for use
in the future to settle cases with facilities that may have
been previously served an official warning. The stipula-

Chart 6

tions will enable APHIS/REAC to settle cases in a much
more cost-efficient and timely manner.

Number of Investigations Conducted and Disposition

Submited to
- Edorcement ——-‘Submined
rY Investigations Scaft tw OGC
1991 701 125 92
1990 677 101 63
1989 568 122 79
Cases Resolved -
Official Decision
FY waming and order
1991 485 78
1990 252 32
1989 298 15
Sanctions Imposed
Fines Revocations Cease-and-
imposed and suspensions —desist orders.
1991 $213,350 37 62
1990 113,600 21 38
1989 35,000 24 21

eS

Licensed Dealers

7,000
6,000 -—-
5,000
4,000 ;-

4,415 4,268 _ 4,400

3,000 F—-
2,000 -—-
1,000 -—-

0
Number of
facilities
Results from WBBS reports

mm 1991
& 1990
© 1989

ne

10


Appendix

Table 3. Animals Used in Experiments, With Pain —With Drugs (FY 1991)

Numbervof Number of

Guines

Para

registrans all animals Dog Co Primates pigs Hamsters Rabbits animals Other
Total United States 365 602,415 67,479 19,280 18,510 107,084 94,653 144,377 55,625 95,407
Total Research 739 © 554,009 63,395 17,313. 17,151 98,151 88,182 130,057 49,749 90,011
Federal Agencies 126 48,400 4,084 1,967 1,359 8933 6,471 14,320 5,876 5,396
‘Alabama 10 6,063 1,286 102 96 42 193 2,071 661 «1,612
Alaska 3 85 14 ° 0 0 0 0 0) 71
Arizona 6 4,235 695 159 15 604 487 1,262 1,000 B
Arkansas 4 1,498 158 51 0 390 8 343 196 352
California 81 38,129,815 513 350 2398 «11,119 14,526 2,987 4,421
Colorado 12 4,966 1,293 439 105 75 333 1,946 418 357
Connecticut 11 15,865 1,760 49 97 3,805 1,127 1,350 991 6,686
Delaware 5 20,304 334 182 25 5317 11,009 809 49 2,579
District of Columbia 6 5,121 904 624 6 235 91 550 167 2,544
Florida B 8,506 616 372 72 505 1,103 2,489 636 2,713
Georgia 4 24,865 1,467 219 1,526 170 5,508 7,244 3,294 5,437
Hawaii 2 430 0 0 ) 0 170 152 26 82
Idaho 2 444 17 0) ° 63 C) 7 110 17
Llinois 35 19,810 3,239 702 418 4,051 2,544 5,385 2,069 = 1,402
Indiana 12 -:10,457.— 2,456 29 B 1376 1,135 1,631 536 3,081
lowa 10 7513 452 159 30 665 = «1,737 3,283 933 254
Kansas 10 3,444 618 109 5 869 1,044 292 349 158
Kentucky 5 2,097 169 301 1 82 276 1,054 21 3
Louisiana 5 6610 1,103 630 629 871 32 2,422 595 328
Maine 4 237 0 7 0 0 0 38 150 42
Maryland 18 =. 22,490 2,231 563 (1,271 6,201 943 5380 2964 2,937
Massachusens 52 26477 ~—s«1,608 304 2,195 1,852 5,956 8380 63,669 2,513,
Michigan 25 «21,010 3,105 1,091 164 1,533 (2,244 4957 1,152 «6,764
Minnesow 11 16,744 4,143 888 36 3421 1,224 2045 3,257. 1,730
Mississippi 2 410 26 0) 0 0 16 121 122
Missouri 26 = 15,861 2,211 535 19 1,209 5,870 3861 1,362 834
Montana 2 404 0 10 0 187 0 173 12 2
Nebraska 7 4,173 235 179 24 201 1,043 - 695 1,183 613,
Nevada 1 144 8 0) 0 () 0 31 55 50
New Hampshire 3 541 40 152 ° 19 ) 112 118 100
New Jersey 35 44,621 «3,769 612. 1419 ° ~ 24,272 4,106 7,189 = 2,751 503
New Mexico 7 617 130 o 0° UO 12 17 25 7 382
New York 58 41,601 4351 1,665 798 13,747 7,266 8,567 2,413 2,794
North Carolina 16 =—-:18,207 3,242 TAL 544 867 «(1,929 5,659 2334 2891
North Dakota 2 426 26 “0 ° 0 0 u 21 368
Ohio 39 «= 22,500 3,313, 1,187 98 5949 1,672 7,548 2,099 634
Oklahoma 8 15,567 869 566 229 348 211 833 294 «12,217
Oregon 8 4,239 220 121 353 1,167 289 1,235 513 3Al
Pennsylvania 53 37,131 4,792 2,094 369 11,973 4,124 884 3,186 4,709
Puerto Rico 3 1,448 200 3 1,164 9 35 24 22 0
Rhode Island 5 1,467 58 33 61 257 16 679 220 143 ©
South Carolina 5 2,398 342 265 ° ° 584 490 175 542
South Dakota 1 72 0 0 0 ) 0 16 ) 56
Tennessee 10 6300 1,273 122 238 608 1,467 713 6A = 1,215
Texas 39 © 42,576. ~— 5,080 628 (3,893 1520 7,508 + 10,308 «= 3,472_—(10,167
Utah 7 1,560 405 31 2 ° 203 573 332 14
Vermont 2 1,998 89 35 9 244 65 1,014 0 542
Virginia M1 5,529 559 288 182 270 «1,054 2,393 449 334
Virgin Islands 0 0) 0 0) 0 0 ) 0 0 ()
Washington 18 8190 1,072 199 438 70 = 2,202 1,632 499 2,078
West Virginia 4 1,052 67 47 0 501 0 175 68 194
Wisconsin 15 12,271 2,131 696 169 439 327 3,058 1,018 = 4,433
Wyoming 2 142 24 9 0) 1 2 7 98 1


Animal Welfare Enforcement
Fiscal Year 1991

Report of the
Secretary of
Agriculture to
the President
of the Senate
and the Speaker
of the House of y Tau
rf 4 iy aX OT
Representatives a eS Ares SPU

Animal and APHIS 41-35-008
Plant Health

Inspection

Service



Appendix

Table 1. Number of Licensees and Registrants (FY1991)

Registered Registered

intermediate Registered Licensed Animal exhibliors research

handlers carriers dealers Ucensed Registered facilities
Total United States 301 141 4,400 1,444 51 1,474
Alabama 2 Vy) 23 4 0 4
Alaska 1 1 0 8 0 4
Arizona 6 2 u 19 0 Ji
Arkansas 3 1 162 18 0 9
California 26 ll 4 171 1 184
Colorado 8 3 29 18 1 32
Connecticut 6 3 8 22 1 22
Delaware 0 oO 0 1 0 7
District of Columbia o 1 oO 1 0 7
Florida 30 10 57 194 2 4
Georgia 20 4 32 22 4 26
Hawaii 25 2 7 13 0 4
Idaho i) 1 3 7 0 5
Illinois 7 6 7 4 4 70
Indiana 2 1 59 35 0 22
lowa 1 0 415 14 3 9
Kansas 0 1 575 20 2 29
Kentucky 5 0 9 9 2 7
Louisiana 1 O 20 10 0 12
Maine 0 3 8 8 0 18
Maryland 3 2 ll 12 0 30
Massachusetts 4 3 24 2 1 79
Michigan 1 1 45 39 5 51
Minnesota 3 3 79 24 2 23
Mississippi 0 1 10 11 0 5
Missouri 3 3 1,214 27 0 48
Montana 0 0 5 10 0 3
Nebraska 1 2 227 11 0 5
Nevada 2 0 4 43 0 1
NewHampshire 2 ° 4 9 0 5
NewJersey 4 1 18 24 2 57
NewMexico bf 3 6 9 1 12
NewYork ll 12 58 70 0 100
NorthCarolina 5 4 27 21 6 29
NorthDakow 0 1 20 9 1 3
-Ohio 4 1 50 4 5 61
Oklahoma 1 1 441 19 1 16
Oregon 6 2 62 24 0 19
Pennsylvania 12 5 151 67 0 98
PuertoRico 2 6 5 7 1 5
Rhodelsiand 0 0 QO 6 0 u
SouthCarolina 7 1 9! 10 0 7
SouthDakota O 0 77 6 0 4
Tennessee oO 3 26 19 t) 22
Texas 35 21 181 101 2 95
Utah 5 3 2 6 0 10
Vermont 1 tC) 8 4 1 5
Virginia 16 4 20 20 1 18
Virgin Islands 0 7 0 0 O 0
Washington 5 6 15 23 0 30
WestVirginia 0 0 4 7 0 4
Wisconsin 11 4 37 67 1 33
Wyoming (0) C0) 1 1 1 4

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Reports From Research Facilities

Each research facility registered under the AWA and each
Federal research facility is required to submit an annual
report, signed and certified by the Institutional Official,
covering the previous fiscal year. The report lists the
number and species of animals used in research, testing,
and experimentation and indicates whether pain-relieving
drugs were administered. If such drugs were not admin-
istered, the report must explain why the use of pain-
relieving drugs would have interfered with the research
or experiment. The report must also assure that profes-
sionally acceptable standards, including the appropriate
use of pain-relieving drugs, were followed; that each
principal investigator considered alternatives to painful
procedures; and that the facility adhered to the regula-
tions under the AWA and that any exception to such
adherence was justified by the principal investigator and
approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use
Committee. .

In FY 1991, 1,842,420 warmblooded animals were used in
research, testing, or experimentation. This number
excludes birds, rats, and mice, and farm animals used in
agricultural research. Chart 2 shows the number and
species of animals used in research for FY 1991, Chart 3
shows the number receiving drugs for the relief of pain,
the number that did not receive drugs for pain relief
because of interference with research or test results, and
the number and percentage of research animals that did

Chart 2

not experience pain or distress. The appendix contains
further details.

Animal Exhibitors

Licensed exhibitors operate animal acts; carnivals,
circuses, public zoos, roadside zoos, and marine mammal
displays. Most of the animals exhibited are wild or exotic
species not native to the United States, e.g., nonhuman
primates, hoof stock, carnivores, and wild rodents.
Domestic farm animals maintained by these exhibitors are
included as well. During FY 1991, 1,444 exhibitors held
USDA licenses, and 51 held registrations. Licensed
exhibitors are those entities that either obtain or dispose
of animals in commerce, or exhibit them for compensa-
tion. Registered exhibitors do not buy, sell, or transport
animals, and do not accept compensation. Listed below
are the number of exhibitors regulated during FY 1989-
91. Chart 4 shows the number of inspections for that
same period. APHIS Animal Care personnel conducted
1.77 inspections per exhibitor facility during FY 1991 as
compared. with 1.71 per facility in FY 1990.

Regulated Exhibitors, FY 1989-91

Tor!
FY exhibitors Licensed Registered
1991 1,495 1,444 51
1990 1,415 1,370 45

1989 1,504 1,446 58

Animals Used in Research, Experiments,
Testing, and Teaching in 1991

Rabbits
21%

Other animals
20%

Farm animals

Results from Form 18-23. 12%

Hamsters
16%

Guinea pigs
21%

Primates
2%

Cats
2% -



Organization and Administration of the Act

USDA is charged with developing and implementing
regulations to support the AWA. ‘These regulations,
which appear in Title 9, Code of Federal Regulations,
Parts 1, 2, and 3, provide minimum standards for the care
and handling of animals. Included are requirements for
handling, housing, feeding, sanitation, ventilation, shelter
from extreme weather, veterinary care, and separation of
species when necessary. Birds, laboratory rats, and
laboratory mice are currently excluded from these
regulations. (This matter is currently under litigation.)

Within USDA, APHIS is responsible for administering the
AWA. The Regulatory Enforcement and Animal Care
(REAC) unit of APHIS has direct responsibility for admin-
istration of this m. REAC was established within
APHIS in 1988 to administer and enforce the AWA and
the Horse Protection Act.

The Animal Care component of APHIS/REAC, a subunit
whose mission is solely animal care, allows APHIS to give
animal care better attention and visibility. The people
who work in Animal Care have chosen to devote 100
percent of their work to this important function. These
employees are highly qualified and have an excellent
professional support system and communication net-
work. All of these individuals are highly trained, with
some having specialized interest and expertise in such
areas as the care of laboratory animals, zoo animals, and
marine mammals.

The Regulatory Enforcement component of APHIS/REAC
brings together the professional investigators of the
agency into a single unit. Regulatory Enforcement is an
integral part of an overall approach to achieving compli-
ance with APHIS regulations through sound enforcement
and strong educational efforts.

APHIS/REAC Field Activities

The Animal Care program is regionally administered --
through sector offices in Annapolis, |; Minneapo-
lis, Minnesota; Sacramento, California; Fort Worth, Texas,
and Tampa, Florida. Each sector office is responsible for
administering the AWA in the specific States within its
jurisdiction. Based at each sector office is a Supervisory
Veterinary Medical Officer who manages the Animal Care
program and a Supervisory Investigator who manages the
Regulatory Enforcement program. Licensing, registration,
and investigation of complaints and alleged violations are
accomplished by APHIS/REAC administrative, technical,
and clerical employees also based at the sector offices.
The Animal Care field force consists of veterinary medical
officers and animal care inspectors. Regulatory Enforce-
ment field personnel consist of investigators who perform
compliance investigations.

APHIS/REAC Headquarters Activities

The assistant deputy administrator for Animal Care
supervises the inspection field force and the director of
the Animal Care staff. The Animal Care staff provides
technical support and assists in developing program
direction, goals, priorities, policies, procedures, and
regulations to carry out the Animal Care program effec-
tively and efficiently. The staff serves as the source of
the agency's expertise in the areas of laboratory animals
and research facilities, horse protection, exhibition
animals, and animal dealers.

The Animal Care staff, in cooperation with APHIS’
Recruitment and Development group, provides program
training for Animal Care personnel. The Animal Care
staff is also responsible for cooperating with other
Federal agencies in enforcing the AWA and for maintain-
ing liaison and working relations with regulated profes-
sional groups, industry organizations, humane groups,
and other concemed groups and individuals.

The Regulatory Enforcement staff has the enforcement
function for all APHIS programs. This includes, but is not
limited to, investigation of violations of the AWA regula-
tions, the documentation of evidence, and the develop-
ment of alleged violation cases for prosecution. Regula-
tory Enforcement personnel work closely with USDA's
Office of the General Counsel in the prosecution of
violators.

Training

During FY 1991, the Recruitment and Development staff,
along with APHIS/REAC's Animal Care staff, developed
and presented 7 formal training courses for about 83 field

nnel. These courses were held at various locations
across the country.

In FY 1991, all inspectors completed one of three training

~ courses on dealer recordkeeping. To address the imple-

mentation of the new standards for dogs, cats, and

“nonhuman primates maintained by regulated facilities,

veterinary ‘inspectors attended two research facility
courses. Animal care i attended one course
with an emphasis on dealers and exhibitors. The instruc-
tors of the seven courses included from Federal
agencies and the private sector, A basic Animal Care
course was presented to 41 employees who were hired
after FY 1989.

In FY 1991, one staff veterinarian received indepth
training in exhibition animal behavior, and arrangements
were made for the participation of two APHIS/REAC field
personnel in the Exhibition Animal Program in FY 1992.

An additional orientation training course in animal
welfare was given to a class of 30 veterinarians participat-
ing in the 1991 Public Veterinary Practice Career program.


Report of 1991 Activities

Each year, the Secretary of Agriculture reports on admin-
istration and enforcement activities of the Animal Welfare
Act (AWA) (7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) as required by Section
25 of the AWA. Furthermore, Section 25 states that:
“(Ohis report as well as any supporting documents, data,
or findings shall not be released to any other persons,
non-Federal agencies, or organizations unless and until it
has been made public by an appropriate committee of
the Senate or the House of Representatives.”

‘The present report covers Fiscal Year (FY) 1991, which
began October 1, 1990, and ended September 30, 1991.

Summary

The 1991 Animal Welfare Program received a 15-percent
increase in its appropriation over that of FY 1990. With
this additional funding, the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service (APHIS), Regulatory Enforcement and
‘Animal Care (REAC) conducted 15,148 inspections (not
including prelicensing inspections) at 7,811 facilities with
a total of 9,832 sites licensed or registered under the
AWA. These figures represent an increase of 16.1 percent
over FY 1990. The average number of inspections per
site during FY 1991 was 1.54°, compared to 1.40 in FY
1990. Furthermore, the number of inspections for all
categories increased with the largest increases in
prelicensing inspections (40.7 percent) and intransit
inspections (51.9 percent). Also in FY 1991, the number
of investigations conducted, cases submitted, cases
resolved, and sanctions imposed have all increased

significantly.

In FY 1991, APHIS/REAC continued its efforts to increase
the quality of inspection by presenting 7 training courses
and adding 10 more inspectors to its field force. As the
data in this publication show, the Animal Care unit of
REAC is continually improving the efficiency of the
inspection force.

Animal Welfare Accomplishments for
FY 1991

Inspecuon
Inspection rate per Increase

Activity accomplishments site from FY 1990
Dealer
inspections 6,889 157 15.66%
Research
inspections 3,987 1.14 11.09%
Exhibitor
inspections 2,641 177 8.64%
Intransit
inspections

(Carriers 1,386)

(Handlers 245)

Total 1,631 51.86%

Prelicense
inspections 2,855 40.71%
Total
compliance
inspections 15,148 1.54 16.08%

Number of inspections made during FY 1989-91:

FY Gites) inspections rate (per se)

1991 7811 15,148 1.54
(9,832

1990 7,555 13,050 1.40
9,319)

1989 7,497 11,056 1.22
(9,052)

* The FY 1991 total site number is based on actual count. The FY 1990 total site
pu DF ge of 2.2 sites per research facility and 1 site each
for the other categories. Because FY 1991's touil site count is higher than if the
22 facior the average inspection rate is lowered. Using the 22
factor, the overs: 3vc.ge inspection rate for FY 1991 would be 1.58 instead of
1.54. Fumure annual reports will continue to use actual counts.