Research Involving Animals

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, (IACUC) BOSTON COLLEGE

Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), Office of Extramural Research, NIH

Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, NAS

Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, NIH

Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources (ILAR) and National Research Council, 1996

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook, ARENA/OLAW

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

Animal Welfare Information Center, National Agricultural Library, USDA

Animal Welfare Act

Health Research Extension Act of 1985, “Animals in Research,” NIH

Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC)

American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)

Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Animals, American Psychological Association

Statement of Principles for the Use of Animals in Research and Education, FASEB

Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing, Johns Hopkins University

University of California Center for Animal Alternatives, UC Davis

Humane Society of the United States

Animals in Research

Animals in Education

Americans for Medical Progress

Foundation for Biomedical Research

Questions People Ask about Animals in Research with answers from the American Physiological Society

Bioethics Outreach, Iowa State University
   bullet goldCase Studies for the Classroom

Online Ethics Instructional Module
   bullet goldThe Ethics of Using Animals in Research

Research Ethics Modules, North Carolina State University
   bullet goldAnimal Subjects in Research, An Overview