In 1958, Congress passed the first federal law concerning the humane treatment
of farm animals, the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act. The act required
slaughterhouses to stun animals prior to killing them if their meat was to be
sold to the federal government. This law eventually became the standard for all
animals sent to slaughter for their meat. In 1966, Congress passed the Laboratory
Animal Welfare Act, which regulated the care and treatment of animals
other than rodents used in research experiments. Zoo and circus animals were
added to the act’s provisions in 1970 and 1976. New rules concerning the treatment
of research animals were passed in 1985 after an activist from the animal
rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), who was
working undercover at a research lab, released a videotape of monkeys being
mistreated.
In 1958, Congress passed the first federal law concerning the humane treatmentof farm animals, the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act. The act requiredslaughterhouses to stun animals prior to killing them if their meat was to besold to the federal government. This law eventually became the standard for allanimals sent to slaughter for their meat. In 1966, Congress passed the LaboratoryAnimal Welfare Act, which regulated the care and treatment of animalsother than rodents used in research experiments. Zoo and circus animals wereadded to the act’s provisions in 1970 and 1976. New rules concerning the treatmentof research animals were passed in 1985 after an activist from the animalrights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), who wasworking undercover at a research lab, released a videotape of monkeys beingmistreated.
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