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Concern for animal welfare resurges in the 1950s, resulting in the federal Humane Slaughter Act [10] and the Animal Welfare Act. [11] 1966-2016: Intensive animal agriculture continues to grow, with the number of land animals slaughtered for food in the U.S. growing from 2.4 billion in 1965 to 9.2 billion in 2015. [12]
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service provides online lists [70] that link to a range of reports it depends on for implementing the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA) is regarded as "one of the most powerful and controversial environmental laws in the United States."
While Australia is a continent and not an island, due to its geographical isolation, its unique fauna has suffered an extreme decline in mammal species, 10% of its 273 terrestrial mammals, since European settlement (a loss of one to two species per decade); in contrast, only one species in North America has become extinct since European settlement.
The case led to the first police raid in the United States on an animal laboratory, triggered an amendment in 1985 to the United States Animal Welfare Act, and became the first animal-testing case to be appealed to the United States Supreme Court, [3] which upheld a Louisiana State Court ruling that denied PETA's request for custody of the monkeys.
In “Our Kindred Creatures,” authors Bill Wasik and Monica Murphy explore the origins of the animal welfare movement and follow the activists who influenced how we treat dogs and cats today.
List of extinct animals of Réunion; References This page was last edited on 21 February 2025, at 02:23 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Animal welfare is concerned with the humane treatment of animals but does not oppose all uses of animals, while animal rights is concerned with ending all human use of animals. [74] The largest American animal nonprofit, The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), is an animal welfare organization.
Pages in category "Animals described in 1980" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.