Policies for Lab Animal Research
Animal Welfare Act
- AWA Site
- Docket No. 98-106-1
Comments on the petition for rulemaking to amend the definition of animal in the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regulations to remove the current exclusion of rats, mice, and birds.
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
Public Health Service (PHS)
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Guidance for Researchers
- Advice for Responding to Requests for Information About Animal Research
- Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Animals
- Guidelines for the use of Animals in Behavioral Projects in Schools (pdf)
National Academy of Sciences
2000 American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Panel on Euthanasia
Organizations Involved in Lab Animal Research
- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
- APA Board of Scientific Affairs Committee on Animal Research and Ethics (CARE)
- Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC)
- Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR)
- Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
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