The controversy begins with the idea that animals that are not treated humanely prior to, during, and after research. According to Jacqueline L. Longe, writer of the article “Animal Experimentation,” “The Animal Welfare Act (Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of 1966, P.L. 89-544) was signed into law by then-President Lyndon Johnson in August 1966. The Act covers the humane housing and treatment of cats, dogs, hamsters, rabbits, nonhuman primates, and guinea pigs.” Precautions have already been taken to ensure that household animals are not treated poorly but are treated humanely. Animals that are needed specifically for research such as rats and mice are exempt from the Animal Welfare Act because they are highly important for health research. Rodent
