Resources

United States House of Representatives
Find Roll Call Votes in the House of Representatives
United States Senate
Find Bills Introduced and Roll Call Votes in the Senate
House Committee On Agriculture
Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Thomas Legislative Info.(federal bill and recent law search engine)
Tracking the United States Congress

Project Vote Smart (politician profiles and interest group ratings)
Federal Campaign Money Reports
Federal Election Commission Disclosure Reports
State Campaign Money Reports

Major Parties

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Democratic Senate Campaign Committee
National Republican Congressional Committee
National Republican Senatorial Committee

Lobbying Sites and Tools

Get Informed, Get Involved at Congress.Org
Directory of Federal Agencies
State Elected Officials
Communicating with Congress
Sunlight Foundation Lobbyist Registrations

Research Tools

National Agricultural Law Center. States' Animal Cruelty Statutes
National Agricultural Law Center. Index of Research Publications
Justia. Laws & Regulations
FindLaw cases and codes
Social Science Research Network
USDA APHIS Publications and Reports
State FOI Information
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
The Federal Register
U.S. Government Printing Office, Federal Digital System

Blogs, Journals, Podcasts

Animal Rights or Human Responsibility
AgriTalk - the voice of Rural America - podcasts
Advocates for Agriculture blogspot
Black Bear Blog
Blue Dog State
Steve Bodio's blogspot
Brownfield Ag News for America
Coonhound Examiner
Faces of Agriculture
Feedstuffs Food Link
The Spaniel Journal
United Horsemen
Young Producers Council (YPC) Cattle Call blog
SAOVA News blogspot
TN Pet Law News

Sportsman and Animal Owner Advocates

HUMANE WATCH
American Farm Bureau
Americans for Medical Progress
Animal Agriculture Alliance
Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Center for Consumer Freedom
Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation
Foundation for Biomedical Research
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
National Rifle Association-Institute for Legislative Action
Michigan Association for Purebred Dogs
Missouri Federation of Animal Owners
North Carolina Responsible Animal Owners Alliance
Safari Club International
Sled Dog Central
The Animal Council
United Egg Producers
United Kennel Club
U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance

Recommended Reading

A Rat is a pig is a dog is a boy. by Wesley J. Smith
The Animal Research War by P. Michael Conn and James V. Parker
Animal Rights: The Inhumane Crusade by Daniel Oliver
Hijacking the Humane Movement by Patti Strand
Animal Scam: The Beastly Abuse of Human Rights by Kathleen Marquardt, Herbert M. Levine, Mark Larochelle

Animal Rights and Animal Welfare are not interchangeable

Animal Welfare supports humane treatment and use of animals and believes that humans have a responsibility for their care. Animal Rights (AR) is a radical belief that attempts to elevate animals to equality with humans and calls for an end to all traditional uses of animals, such as use of animals for food or clothing.