Use of Animals in Research and Teaching

FAS Policy and Operational Guidelines:

Guidelines for the Use of Non-human Vertebrate Animals in Research and Teaching: These guidelines describe the rules established by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences' Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), a Standing Committee of the Faculty that is responsible for reviewing and approving all use of vertebrate animals in research and teaching.

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook: This guidebook is a joint publication of ARENA , (now PRIM&R/ARENA, Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research/Applied Research Ethics National Association), and the Office for Protection from Research Risks, NIH.
Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: This policy details the requirements applicable to all research, research training, biological testing, and related activities involving vertebrate animals, supported or conducted by agencies of the PHS.
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, NIH: This office is responsible for administration of the regulations concerning research involving living animals.
The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory , National Academy Press, 1996: This guidebook outlines the standards of vertebrate animal care required by Public Health Services Policy and the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare.
Animal Welfare Act and Animal Welfare Regulations: Enforced by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), this document details the care and use standards for most non-rodent mammalian species used in research and teaching.