There are many government publications on animal welfare, animal rights, and animal abuse. Some sample government publications in print are:
Animal models in alcohol research, Dept. of Health and Human Services (publisher)
Call number: GOVPUBS. HE20.8322:24
Published: 1994
Public Health Service policy on humane care and use of laboratory animals, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (publisher)
Call number: GOVPUBS. HE 20.3002:L 11/3/2002
Published: 2002
Humane handling of livestock and poultry : an educational guidebook based on FSIS policies, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (publisher)
Call number: GOVPUBS. A 110.8:H 88
Published: 2009
The government publishes most, if not all, of their print documents in an online format. This is often the best method to search for the newest government publications because online publications are updated more frequently. Some libraries, such as ours, link to government databases for some newer government publications rather than receiving all of them in print. Some sample online government publications are:
Continuing problems in USDA’s enforcement of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act [electronic resource] : hearing before the Subcommittee on Domestic Policy of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, United States Congress (author)
Call number: GOVWEB. Y 4.G 74/7:111-136
Published: 2010
The Animal Welfare Act [electronic resource] : an overview, United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (publisher)
Call number: GOVWEB. A 1.68:1867/2008
Published: 2008
Questions and answers, rats, mice, and birds to be included in the Animal Welfare Act [electronic resource], U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (publisher)
Call number: GOVWEB. A 101.31:AN 5/24
Published: 2011
Review of VA use of animals in research activities [electronic resource], Department of Veterans Affairs
Call number: GOVWEB. VA 1.2:AN 5
Published: 2009
Animal research : the search for life-saving answers.
Call number: n/a (available from another library digitally)
Published: 1991