Links to Other Animal Care and Use Sites

Links to Federal Government / Regulatory Agency sites

National Academy of Science

- Institute for Laboratory Animal Research

NASA

- NASA Principles for the Ethical Care and Use of Animals

National Agricultural Library - Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)

- AWIC home page
- Resources about laboratory animals used in research
- Resources about farm animals used in research

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

- "Before a Study Begins, We Must ..."

National Institute of Standards and Technology - Advanced Technology Program

- Guidelines and Docmentation Requirements for Research Involving Human and Animal Subjects

National Institutes of Health - Office of Extramural Research

- Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare - OLAW
- Links provided by OLAW
- Publications and Resources Available from OLAW

National Science Foundation (NSF)

- Grantee responsibilities - animal welfare requirements

PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

- PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals FAQs

US Department of Agriculture / Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

- APHIS Animal Care page
- APHIS Animal Care Policy Manual

Sites related to Bioethical Issues and Animal Research

Alternatives to Animal Testing

- Alternatives to Animal Testing on the Web
- Johns Hopkins Center for Alternatives to Animal testing
- University of California at Davis Center for Animal Alternatives
- Conducting literature searches for alternatives
- National Agricultural Library Animal Welfare Information Center - Alternatives and search methods
- Interagency Coordinating Committee for the Validation of Alternative Methods
- Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments- FRAME
- The Netherlands Centre for Alternatives to Animal Use
- The Norwegian Reference Centre for Laboratory Animal Science & Alternatives
- Alternatives to the Use of Live Vertebrates in Biomedical Research and Testing - A Bibliography with Abstracts

Ethical Issues / Debates

- Scientific American - "The Benefits and Ethics of Animal Research" - pro and con viewpoints
- Bibliography on the ethics of using transgenic animals
- Animal rights and the moral status of animals
- Rutgers University Animal Rights Law Project
- University of British Columbia Centre for Applied Ethics - links to other sites
- Ethical issues related to animal use in research
- Ethics in the Biological Sciences
- The Ethics Of Using Animals in Research

Professional Societies / Organizations - General

- American Psychological Association's Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Animals
- Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - Statement of Principles for the Use of Animals in Research and Education
- The American Physiological Society (APS) - Position Statements: Guiding Principles for the Care and Use of Animals in Research
- Society of Toxicology - SOT Guiding Principles in the Use of Animals in Toxicology
- The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology - Statement for the Use of Animals in Ophthalmic and Visual Research
- Canadian Council on Animal Care

Links to relevant Virginia Tech sites

Recombinant DNA

- Virginia Tech Biotechnology Oversight Committee (IBC)

Sites of interest at other Universities

- The Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (UFAW)
- The Electronic Zoo, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri
- NetVet (rodent links)
- University of Florida Animal Care and Use

Other Local, Regional, National, and International links of interest

American Psychological Association

- Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Animals
- Research With Animals in Psychology

American Society of Mammologists (ASM)

- ASM's guidelines for capture, handling, and care of mammals used in research.

Biological Safety in Animal Facilities

- NIH's Animal Exposure (Occupational Safety) Surveillance Program
- Online traing in occupational health and safety
- Centers for Disease Control - Biosafety slide presentation
- Centers for Disease Control - Biosafety slide presentation
- NIOSH Strategies for Safe Use of Chemicals in Animal Research
- Occupational Health and Safety Program in a Research Animal Facility
- Proceedings of the 4th National Symposium on Biosafety - Working Safely with Research Animals

Diagnostic Laboratories - Lab Animal Diseases [serology, microbiology, parasitology, histopathology]

- Taconic Animal Health Diagnostics
- BioReliance Corporation
- Laboratory of Virology and Molecular Biology - Cell Culture, Virology and Serology Service
- Charles River Labs - Research Animal Diagnostic Services
- University of Missouri Research Animal Diagnostic and Investigative Laboratory
- B Virus Resource Laboratory, Georgia State University Viral Immunology Center
- American Committee on Laboratory Animal Diseases - List of professionals and their areas of expertise

The Ornithological Council

- Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research

Professional Lab Animal Organizations

- American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM)
- American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
- Scandinavian Society for Laboratory Animal Science
- British Laboratory Animal Veterinary Association
- Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International
- American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners
- American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
- Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science
- International Council for Laboratory Animal Science
- Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations
- European College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
- Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching

Professional Organizations - Wildlife & Field Biology

- American Fisheries Society (AFS)
- AFS Policy Statement #30: Responsible Use of Fish and Other Aquatic Organisms
- American Ornithologists' Union
- The Ornithological Council's "Guidelines To The Use Of Wild Birds In Research"
- "Guidelines of the American Society of Mammalogists for the Use of Wild Mammals in Research", originally published in the Journal of Mammalogy, 88(3):809-823, 2007 - PDF Document.

Research Advocacy Organizations / Sites

- Americans for Medical Progress
- Patients' Voice for Medical Advance(formerly Seriously-Ill for Medical Research)
- National Association for Biomedical Research
- Foundation for Biomedical Research
- Links to State Biomedical Research Organizations
- "Kids 4 Research" -- information for students, teachers, and parents
- European Biomedical Research Association
- National Institute of Environmental Health Services: "Why animal research?"
- Partners in Research
- Biotechnology Industry Organization
- "The Trojan Horse of Animal Protectionism"
- Research Defence Society
- General links to research advocacy organizations

Useful References and Texts

Adequate Veterinary Care Guildelines (ACLAM)

- American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) Guidelines on Adequate Veterinary Care

Anatomy / Necropsy of Rats & Mice

- Review of Rat Anatomy
- French-language website regarding mouse dissection
- UC Davis CT Scan Images
- Necropsy of the Mouse
- The Virtual Mouse Necropsy
- Pathology and Autopsy of a Mouse

Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) Bibliographies

- General bibliographies

Behavioral Research - Animal Welfare Concerns

- "Methods and Welfare Considerations in Behavioral Research with Animals; A Report of the National Institutes of Health" - Handbook to Provide Guidance to Institution IACUCs

Biological Safety in Animal Facilities

- "Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals" (ILAR, 1997)
- The National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory: Respirator and Other PPE Information Links
- Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 5th Edition, February 2007

Canadian Council on Animal Care

- "Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals, Vol. I"
- "Guide to the Care and Use of Experimental Animals, Vol. II"

Environmental Enrichment

- USDA-APHIS-AC "Final Report on Environment Enhancement to Promote the Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates"
- University of California Center for Animal Alternatives bibliographies (cats, dogs, primates, rabbits, rodents)
- "The Psychological Well-Being of Nonhuman Primates" (ILAR, 1998)

Euthanasia

- Euthanasia of Experimental Animals - Module 12: Study Chapter and Review Questions
- 2007 Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia
- University of Minnesota, Research Animal Resources: Review of acceptable procedures/methods.

Humane Endpoints other than "Death as an Endpoint"

- NIH - Guidelines for Endpoints in Animal Study Proposals
- Canadian Council on Animal Care - Guidelines on Choosing an Appropriate Endpoint in Experiments Using Animals for Research, Teaching, and Testing
- Humane Endpoints in Animal Experiments for Biomedical Research (Proceedings of the 1998 International Conference, Zeist, The Netherlands)
- Pain Management and Humane Endpoints Symposium (Proceedings of 1998 National Academy of Sciences symposium)
- ILAR Journal Vol. 41 (2) (Links to several papers on Humane Endpoints for Animals Used in Biomedical Research and Testing, 2000.)
- Endpoints in Infectious Disease Animal Models
- Humane Endpoints for Laboratory Animals Used in Toxicity Testing
- Canadian Council on Animal Care Guidelines on: Choosing an Appropriate Endpoint in Experiments Using Animals in Research Teaching and Testing

IACUC Handbook

Silverman J, Suckow M, and Murthy S, eds. 2000. The IACUC Handbook. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. 538 pp.

Investigator / Staff Training

- IACUC - "Essentials for Animal Research - A Primer for Research Personnel"
- University of Iowa Online Animal Use Educational Course
- Biomethodology of Laboratory Animals - Mouse, Rat, Rabbit, Guinea Pig
- NCI-Frederick Investigator and Animal User Training Course - Care and Use of Animals in Laboratory Research
- PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals Tutorial

In the Name of Science - Issues in Responsible Animal Experimentation. F. Barbara Orlans. Oxford Press, 1996. 312 pp.

Journals / Publications

- AALAS Publications: Comparative Medicine (formerly Laboratory Animal Science), JAALAS (formerly Contemporary Topics), Tech Talk, AALAS in Action
- Lab Animal
- Lab Animal Buyer's Guide - animals, equipment, services
- Laboratory Animals
- ILAR Journal
- The Institute for Laboratory Animal Research of the National Academies of Science
- Merck Veterinary Manual

Pain, Analgesia, and Anesthesia

- Recognition and Alleviation of Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals. National Research Council. 1992. A report of the Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources Committee on Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. 137pp.

- ILAR Journal Vol. 41(2), pp 62-71: Recognizing Pain and distress in Laboratory Animals, E. Carstens and G.P. Moberg, 2000.
- Pain and Distress in Mice, Rats and Rabbits: Responsibilities, Recognition and Alleviation
- Normative Data and Guidelines for Selection and Use of Anesthetics, Analgesics, and Tranquilizers in Laboratory Animals
- Virtual Anesthesia Machine (VAM) web site
- Recognising Pain, Suffering and Distress
- PROCEEDINGS for Pain Management and Humane Endpoints workshop
- Pain-Related Internet Resources for IACUCs - a compilation of URLs
- Philosophical and Ethical Issues Concerning Pain
- Animal Welfare Act - Requirements for the Minimization of Pain and Distress
- Pain Management and Humane Endpoints: PHS Policy Perspective
- Arriving at a Biological Definition of Stress and Distress
- Implementing Assessment Techniques for Pain Management and Humane Endpoints
- Animal Welfare Perspectives on Pain and Distress Management in Research and Testing

Nonhuman Primates

- Laboratory Primate Newsletter
- Links to various sites & references
- The Whole Mouse Catalog

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