1. Principles: a Tool for Harmonization2. Oversight of Research Animal Welfare in the United States3. Canada's Oversight of Animal Use in Science4. Laboratory Animal Science Legislation in Latin America5. The European Framework on Research Animal Welfare Regulations and Guidelines 6. Israeli Legislation and Regulation on the Use of Animals in Biological and Medical Research7. Animal Experimentation in Africa: Legislation and Guidelines8. Laws, Regulations and Guidelines Shaping Research Animal Care and Use in India9. Oversight of Animal Research in China10. Laws, Regulations, Guidelines, and Principles Pertaining to Laboratory Animals in Far East Asia11. Laws, Regulations, Guidelines and Principles Pertaining to Laboratory Animals in Southeast Asia12. Laboratory Animals Regulations and Recommendations for Global Collaborative Research: Australia New Zealand13.Global Guiding Recommendations