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LINKS FOR IACUC REVIEWERS & RESEARCHERS

Listed below are links to webpages and documents of interest to IACUC reviewers and researchers. Outside links will open in a new window. See also Training section.

arrow U.S. Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research, and Training  
  The IACUC policy is guided by these nine principles.  
     
arrow "Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals"  
  The IACUC program is based on this guide available as a pdf above or in the John Carroll IACUC office.  
     
arrow Comprehensive USDA Publications  
  Links to full documents such as the Animal Welfare Act; manuals & policies; Report on Euthanasia  
  The Norwegian Reference Centre for Laboratory Animal Science & Alternatives offers a searchable database on audiovisual alternatives to using animals in teaching.  
     
Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights  
  AVAR offers a searchable database for all types of alternatives to harming or killing nonhuman animals in education.  
     
ACTWEB: Alternatives to Animal Testing on the Web  
  Offers news headlines, FAQs, search engine, tutorials, meeting announcements, and links to other organizations pertaining to alternatives to live animal testing.  
     
FRAME: Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Testing  
  UK-based organization for researching alternatives to animal use in research, testing, and education.  
     
USDA: AWIC Alternatives and Searches  
  Sponsored by the federal Animal Welfare Information Center, this site contains links for training and education, methods and guidelines, publications, databases, and search help.  
     
USDA: Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)  
  Provides information for improved animal care and use in research, teaching, and testing the US Department of Agriculture. The Animal Welfare Act can be found at the site and at the Rutgers University School of Law Animal Rights Law Project.  
     
USDA: APHIS: Animal Welfare  
  U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Animal Welfare: the agency which monitors compliance with the Animal Welfare Act through inspections, education, and cooperative efforts.  
     
arrow OLAW: The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare  
  News, policies and laws, listserv info, guidance, and more links from the federal agency responsible for animal related research.
 
     
arrow OLAW: Topic Index  
  An online resource to OLAW Guidance by subject matter. Browse and search OLAW responses to Frequently Asked Questions, Commentaries and Articles written by OLAW staff, and NIH Public Notices
 
     
Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Animals  
  Developed by the American Psychological Association's Committee on Animal Research and Ethics (CARE).  
     
AAALAC International  
  Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care is a private nonprofit organization that promotes the humane treatment of animals in science through a voluntary accreditation program.  
     
Guidelines for the Use of Fishes in Research  
  American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Look under the "ASIH" tab for documents.  
     
Guidelines for Use of Live Amphibians and Reptiles in Field Research  
  American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Look under the "ASIH" tab for documents.  

 

Documents

 
AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia  
  The AVMA has issued an update to the 2000 Report of the Panel on Euthanasia with a new title, AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia. (Updated October 2007)  
     
IACUC Guidebook  
  Hyperlinked guidebook prepared by the Applied Research Ethics National Association (ARENA) and the Office for Protection from Research Risks at the National Institutes of Health (Division of Animal Welfare is now the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare - OLAW). NIH Publication No. 92-3415 (1992-93).  
   

Training

 
arrow University of New Hampshire  
  Responsible Conduct of Research training  
     
arrow OLAW's PHS Policy Tutorial  
  History; guidance; terms & concepts; IACUC program  
     
     

 

 


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