Founded in 1877, The American Humane Association has been at the forefront of responsible animal care. Recently Dr. Robin Ganzert issued the ten tenets of the American Humane New Deal. These include:
- Ending wet-market slaughter and sale of animals
- Ending global cat and dog meat trade
- Ensuring independent humane inspection of farms and related biosecurity measures
- Ensuring independent oversight of animals in all forms of entertainment
- Intensifying humane inspection of zoos and aquariums worldwide
- Ending organized poaching and trade in bush meat
- Establishing and enforcing ethical standards for global animal tourism
- Enhancing safety standards for animals in transit
- Expanding the use of service and therapy dogs
A tenth item comprises “immediately stopping unnecessary tax payer-funded testing on animals”. The emphasis is on unnecessary. Advances in medical science require structured, justified, and humanely conducted research in accordance with existing federal and state legislation and approval and 
oversight by IRB programs. Examples of unnecessary testing include the Draize Test, introduced by the FDA in 1944 and establishing MLD50 levels for chemical compounds requiring sacrifice of vast numbers of rodents. With the exception of aspects of animals in research where “unnecessary” can be subjective, as a Veterinarian involved in intensive livestock production for over 50 years, the American Humane New Deal is strongly supported.