This bill, called Violet's Law, amends the Animal Welfare Act. It requires Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities that run laboratory animal facilities to follow certain existing standards. It also requires Federal research facilities to write rules, within one year of the bill becoming law, that help place eligible animals that are no longer needed for research into adoption or non-laboratory placements.
The bill defines key terms. "Eligible animals" are dogs, cats, nonhuman primates, guinea pigs, hamsters, and rabbits. An animal rescue organization and an animal shelter must be nonprofit groups that place animals in permanent homes or care for animals. An animal sanctuary must be a registered nonprofit that provides lifetime care, does not allow public visitation or direct public contact, does not breed or sell animals, does not use animals for performance, and does not do research that causes pain or distress. Before release, an eligible animal must be inspected by a licensed veterinarian and receive a certificate dated within ten days showing the animal appears free of infectious disease or physical problems that would endanger other animals or public health.
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