General links

• The National Center for Research Resources. This site has links to many resources related to research.
• The site at IACUC.ORG offers a list of references covering topics related to IACUC concerns. Many of these references are not in our library but can be obtained through interlibrary loan.
• AWIC - USDA Animal Welfare Information Center; this site includes many links that may be of use including full text of the Guide and Animal Welfare Act.
• The Americans for Medical Progress. "The mission of Americans for Medical Progress is to ensure that the public supports the vital role of animals in medical research, and that scientists are able to continue their quest for cures and improved methods of treatment for illness, injury and disease."
• The University of California at Santa Barbara IACUC web site offers information on zoonotic diseases. Diseases are cross-referenced by agent and reservoir host (or otherwise risky host) species.
• Staying Connected: Internet Resources for the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (Cindy Hoorn, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare).

Links to regulations

• USDA-APHIS Animal Care; this site has many links with USDA-related information including a page of information covering the Animal Welfare Act, its history, and a page of welfare-related links.
• The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (1996); this site includes an unabridged version of the chapters of the "Guide."
• The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW, formally OPRR- the Office for Protection from Research Risks' Division of Animal Welfare) at the National Institute of Health.
• The document providing legally appropriate euthanasia methods. This document is also available as the 2000 Report of the AVMA Panel on Euthanasia published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (2001; volume 218(5): 669-696). This document is referred to specifically by the Code of Federal Regulations and by all of the major policy guidelines concerning animal welfare in the US.

Links to recommendations from professional societies

• The American Society of Mammalogist's (1998) Guidelines for the Capture, Handling and Care of Mammals.
• The Ornithological Council's Guidelines (1999) to the Use of Wild Birds in Research.
• Recommendations for the Care of Amphibians and Reptiles in Academic Institutions (1992) from National Academic Press. This is an excellent on-line resource for animal handlers working with herps in captivity.
• Guidelines for Use of Live Amphibians and Reptiles in Field Research (1987) from the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH), The Herpetologists' League (HL), and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR).
• Guidelines for the Use of Fishes in Field Research (1988) from the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) the American Fisheries Society (AFS), and American Institute of Fisheries Research Biologists (AIFRB).
• American Physiological Society Policy Statements On Animals in Research and Education
• Working Safely with Research Animals (1996). This symposium was hosted by the Centers for Disease Control, and it contains information concerning occupational hazards associated with working with animals.
• Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals (1997). From the National Research Council, this reference contains information concerning occupational hazards associated with working with animals.

Training and testing: the final links

• The Working with Laboratory Animals Home Page was developed by the Medical Research Service in the Veterans Administration Headquarters Office for Research and Development. Its purpose is to help VA Medical Centers and other institutions meet training mandates for staff who use laboratory animals in biomedical research, testing, or teaching. This site offers a very good overview of IACUC-related regulations as well as an opportunity to test your knowledge. Please take the time to review this information prior to submitting your IACUC protocol. Thanks!

• Current syllabus for the Department of Wildlife's course on "Wildlife Policy and Animal Welfare."

• You can also test your IACUC knowledge, and, no, you don't have to enter your name or tell anyone how you scored. In fact, the scores from this test are only relevant for researchers at the University of California at Davis. Note that the test repeats with different questions. Although some of the questions are specific to UCD, many are general.

A Couple of Additional References:

• Bird, S. J. 2001. The Ethics Of Using Animals in Research.

• Bishop, L. J. and A. L. Nolan. 2001. Animals in Research and Education:
  Ethical Issues. Kennedy Institute of Ethics 11.1: 91-112.

• Friend, M. and J. C. Franson (editors). 1999. Ch. 5. Euthanasia. In Field Manuel of Wildlife Diseases. USDI, USGS, Madison, WI. 49-51.

• Friend, M. and J. C. Franson (editors). 1999. Ch. 6. Guidelines for proper care and use of wildlife in field research. In Field Manuel of Wildlife Diseases. USDI, USGS, Madison, WI. 49-51.

• Williams, B. 1999. Wildlife research and the IACUC. In Information Resources of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees 1985-1999. T. Allen, editor. USDA. Animal Welfare Information Center, Beltsville. 409-416.
  

For more information, contact:

Dr. Richard Brown, HSU Veterinarian

CNRS, Dean's Office
Humboldt State University
1 Harpst Street
Arcata, California 95521
(707) 826-3320

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