External Resources

This quarterly report issued by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service presents data on U.S. pig production for 17 major states and the U.S. The statistics include inventory of pigs by class, weight group, and value of hogs and pigs, farrowings, farrowing intentions. The number of operations keeping hogs, the number of hog operations and percent of inventory by size groups are also tabulated. Reports are available from June 1968 to present.

A searchable database of crimes against animals documenting type of abuse, type of animal, and date. Incidents are recorded for the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, and Spain.

This portion of the USDA National Agricultural Library is dedicated to companion animals and provides a bibliography of online resources related to various topics including pet food, spaying and neutering, pet travel, and various regulations.

This portion of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Library is dedicated to zoos, circuses, and marine mammal parks and animals, which are regulated under the Animal Welfare Act. Resources listed here pertain to the Animal Welfare Act and other various guidelines relating to these venues.

The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) is a nonprofit trade association involved with the meat industry. This site (the "Industry News" section) collects recent information and reports on various meat import/export statistics and forecasts on both international and domestic markets.