Links to Animal Related Information
Animal Welfare Legislation, Regulations, Accreditation
- Animal Welfare Act (https://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/animal-welfare-act)
- Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) – (www.aaalac.org)
- Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare – NIH (www.grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw)
Animal Resources
- Animal Welfare Information Center (www.nal.usda.gov/awic)
- American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (www.aalas.org)
- American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (www.aclam.org)
- The American Physiological Society (www.the-aps.org)
- Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR) (www.dels.nas.edu/ilar)
- American Society or Laboratory Animal Practitioners (ASLAP) (www.aslap.org)
- International Council for Laboratory Animal Science (ICLAS) (www.iclas.org)
Animal Welfare
- Americans for Medical Progress Education (www.ampef.org)
- Foundation for Biomedical Research (www.fbresearch.org)
- Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (www.grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw)
- Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (Prim&R) (www.primr.org)
- Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW) (www.scaw.com)
- Universities Federation for Animal Welfare (www.ufaw.org.uk)
- Canadian Council on Animal Care (www.ccac.ca/)
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
- IACUC.org (www.iacuc.org)
Position Statements
- American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) (www.aalas.org)
- Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
- International Standards for Assessing Quality of Laboratory Rodents
- Improving the Scientific Basis for Regulation of Animal Care and Use
- Infrastructure Support for Animal-Based Research
- Inclusion of Mice and Rats Under USDA Regulatory Oversight
- Health Care for Genetically Altered Animals
- Recognition and Alleviation of Pain and Distress in Laboratory Animals
- American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) (www.aclam.org)
- Academics and Research Committee Report
- Adequate Veterinary Care
- Animal Use in Research and Teaching
- Statement of the 3R’s
- Training and Education in the Use of Animals
- Value of AAALAC Accreditation
- Letter to the USDA Regarding Rats, Mice and Birds Lawsuit Settlement Plan
Alternatives to Animal Testing
- Alternatives to Animal Testing Bibliography (NIH) (http://sis.nlm.nih.gov)
- Altweb: Alternatives to Animal Testing on the Web (John Hopkins) (http://altweb.jhsph.edu/)
- Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing (CAAT) (http://caat.jhsph.edu/)
- University of California Center for Animal Alternatives (http://guides.lib.ucdavis.edu/animalalternatives)