The 1976 amendments to the Animal Welfare Act included which changes?

The 1976 amendments to the Animal Welfare Act included which changes?

• A. The addition of transportation standards
• B. The expansion to cover marine mammals
• C. The addition of transportation standards and expansion to cover marine mammals
• D. No changes were made

Answer: (C)

The main idea is to recognize what changes the 1976 amendments brought to the Animal Welfare Act. In 1976, the Act was broadened in two important ways: it added transportation standards to ensure humane care during shipping and it expanded coverage to include marine mammals, extending protections to species like dolphins, whales, and seals. This combination means the amendments increased protections in both how animals are transported and which animals are protected. The other options fail because they capture only one part of the change or none at all; the law did not stay the same, and it did not add only one of those elements.

The main idea is to recognize what changes the 1976 amendments brought to the Animal Welfare Act. In 1976, the Act was broadened in two important ways: it added transportation standards to ensure humane care during shipping and it expanded coverage to include marine mammals, extending protections to species like dolphins, whales, and seals. This combination means the amendments increased protections in both how animals are transported and which animals are protected. The other options fail because they capture only one part of the change or none at all; the law did not stay the same, and it did not add only one of those elements.