Animal protection
Subtitle: treatment and welfare issues
By: editors, Dennis G. Carlton
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Hauppauge, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9781617283536
Subjects: United States; Law and legislation; Animal welfare
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Animal Welfare Act : background and selected legislation / Geoffrey S. Becker; title: Humane treatment of farm animals : overview and issues / Geoffrey S. Becker; title: Humane Methods of Slaughter Act : actions are needed to strengthen enforcement / U.S. Government Accountability Office; title: Opening statement of Dennis J. Kucinich, chairman, Domestic Policy Subcommittee, Overight and Government Reform Committee : hearing on "continuing problems in USDA's enforcement of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act"; title: Statement of Jerold R. Mande, Deputy under Secretary for Food Safety, Domestic Policy Subcomittee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee : hearing on "continuing problems in USDA's enforcement of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act"; title: Humane Methods of Slaughter Act : weaknesses in USDA enforcement / Lisa Shames; title: Statement of Dr. Dean Wyatt, FSIS supervisory public health veterinarian, Williston, Vermont, before the Domestic Policy Subcommittee : hearing on "continuing problems in USDA's enforcement of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act"; title: Testimony of Stan Painter, chairman, National Joint Council of Food Inspection local unions, American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, before the Domestic Policy Subcommittee : hearing on "continuing problems in USDA's enforcement of the Human Methods of Slaughter Act"; title: FSIS directive : human handling and slaughter of livestock / U.S. Dept. of Agriculture; title: Testimony of Mr. Bev Eggleston, before the Domestic Policy Subcommittee : hearing on "continuing problems in USDA's enforcement of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act"; title: Statement of Wayne Pacelle, president and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States, before the Domestic Policy Subcommittee : hearing on "continuing problems in USDA's enforcement of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act"; title: Brief summaries of federal animal protection statutes / Vivian S. Chu.