APHIS administers regulatory programs to control or eradicate animal and plant pests and diseases; enforces domestic and port-of-entry agricultural quarantines; licenses and assures the safety and effectiveness of veterinary biological products; ensures the safety of agricultural products of biotechnology; enforces the Animal Welfare and Horse Protection Acts; administers programs providing protection to livestock and crops from depredation by rodents, birds and predatory animals; and conducts cooperative programs to control or eradicate animal and plant pests and diseases in other countries. Current submenus on the APHIS Information gopher menu include: animal health information; animal welfare–humane care of animals; APHIS regulations; controlling wildlife damage; international services; and plant pest and disease information.