Many rules govern the care and use of animals.
The Animal Welfare Act is the federal law specifically passed to regulate certain species. The Public Health Service's Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals regulates animals used by the Public Health Service - the largest funding agency for biomedical research. UF has an Assurance Statement on file with the OPRR that further defines what animals are regulated or covered by these rules. All the other federal, state and international laws regarding animals are located at the NetVet web site. Canada has a set of Guidelines , too.