Preview: "Overview of the Animal Welfare Act" by Professor Delcianna Winders

Delcianna Winders
Director of Animal Law Program, Vermont Law & Graduate School
This overview of the Animal Welfare Act, the primary federal U.S. animal protection statute, provides a history of the law, discusses which animals it does-and does not-cover, explains how the law is implemented, critiques enforcement, addresses the importance of transparency, and proposes recommendations aimed at fulfilling the mandate that Congress put in place more than a half century ago: ensuring the humane care and treatment of animals.