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Humane Treatment of Dogs and Cats; Wire Flooring
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We are proposing to amend the requirements for the humane treatment of dogs and cats under the Animal Welfare Act to require that if the floor of a primary enclosure for dogs or cats is constructed of wire, the wire must be coated with a material such as plastic or fiberglass. Coated wire has a larger diameter than bare wire, and is therefore more comfortable on animals' feet. Coated wire is also not susceptible to rust, improving the floor's structural strength and making it easier to clean and sanitize than bare wire flooring. We believe that requiring coated wire to be used for wire floors in primary enclosures would improve comfort for dogs and cats housed in wire-floored enclosures, would help eliminate foot injuries, and would ensure that wire flooring for dogs and cats is clean and sanitary.
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Humane Treatment of Dogs and Cats; Wire Flooring; Federal Register Vol. 61, Issue
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
1996-09-03
Docket No. 95-100-1
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Proposed rule.
We are proposing to amend the requirements for the humane treatment of dogs and cats under the Animal Welfare Act to require that if the floor of a primary enclosure for dogs or cats is constructed of wire, the wire must be coated with a material such as plastic or fiberglass. Coated wire has a larger diameter than bare wire, and is therefore more comfortable on animals' feet. Coated wire is also not susceptible to rust, improving the floor's structural strength and making it easier to clean and sanitize than bare wire flooring. We believe that requiring coated wire to be used for wire floors in primary enclosures would improve comfort for dogs and cats housed in wire-floored enclosures, would help eliminate foot injuries, and would ensure that wire flooring for dogs and cats is clean and sanitary.
Consideration will be given only to comments received on or before September 3, 1996.
Mr. Stephen Smith, Staff Animal Health Technician, REAC, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 84, Riverdale, MD 20737- 1234, (301) 734-4972.
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