Links to Animal Related Information

Animal Welfare Legislation, Regulations, Accreditation

• Animal Welfare Act (www.nal.usda.gov/awic/legislat/usdaleg1.htm)

• 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) (dels.nas.edu/ilar_n/ilarhome/)

• 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)

• incurably ill For Animal Research (www.iiFAR.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://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/teaching.html)