Animal Care and Use Committee
Resources

Wake Forest University

• WFU ACUC Policy Handbook (internal access only)
  CO2 Chamber Use(.doc)
• WFU Animal Resources Program
• ACUC Facts for Grants
• Environmental Enrichments for Rodents

United States

• Animals in Research (NIH, Office of Extramural Research) 
• Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC)
• US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
  • Animal Welfare Information Center
  • Animal Care Homepage
• US Public Health Service, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
• IACUC Resources
• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (1996)
• 2007 Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia (.pdf)
• Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR)
• ALTweb: Alternatives to Animal Testing on the web
• Literature Search for Alternatives Worksheet (ALTweb)
• Center for Animal Alternatives (University of California - Davis)
• Office of Diversion Control (Dea Licenses; disposal contacts)
• Primate Environmental Enrichment (OLAW)

Oversight of Animal Research
Synopsis of Accreditation and Federal Oversight

• Animal Welfare Act, USDA
• Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC)
• US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
• US Public Health Service, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
• IACUC Guidebook (.pdf)

Advocates for the Use of Animals in Biomedical Research

• North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research
• Foundation for Biomedical Research
• National Association for Biomedical Research
• Americans for Medical Progress
• Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research
• Applied Research Ethics National Association
• Research Defense Society
• States United for Biomedical Research