IACUC Resources and Links

Laboratory Animal Welfare Exchange http://www.lawte.org

American Association for Laboratory Animal Science http://www.aalas.org/

Science Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW) http://www.scaw.com/

Foundation for Biomedical Research http://www.fbresearch.org/

Institute for Laboratory Animal Research http://dels.nas.edu/ilar/

Tutorial: PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/tutorial/index.htm0

The Guide for Care and Use of laboratory Animals http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12910

Definition of Pain and Distress and Reporting Requirements for Laboratory Animals: Proceedings of the Workshop Held June 22, 2000 (2000) http://www.nap.edu/books/0309072913/html/

Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals (1997) http://books.nap.edu/books/0309052998/html/index.html

Methods and Welfare Considerations in Behavioral Research with Animals http://www.nimh.nih.gov/research-funding/grants/animals.pdf

Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/olaw/olaw.htm

Ornithological Council: Guidlines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET/guide/

USDA - Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service - Animal Care http://www.aphis.usda.gov

US department of Veterans Affairs - Use of Animals in Research http://www.research.va.gov/programs/animal_research/

On-Line IACUC Training; Facilities Inspection http://ori.hhs.gov/education/products/IACUC/home.html