Helpful Links University Links:

• Division of Laboratory Animal Resources (DLAR)
  http://dlar.wayne.edu/
  

• Office of Environmental Health and Safety (OEHS)
  http://www.oehs.wayne.edu/

Federal Agencies:

• Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (within the USDA)
  http://www.aphis.usda.gov/

• Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)
  http://www.nalusda.gov/awic/

• Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/olaw.htm

Federal Documents/Regulations:

• Animal Welfare Act
  http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/legislat/awa.htm

• Animal Welfare Regulations (9 CFR Chapter 1)
  http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/legislat/usdaleg1.htm

• Health Research Extension Act of 1985, Public Law 99-158 "Animals in Research"
  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/references/hrea1985.htm

• U.S. Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research, and Training
  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/references/phspol.htm#USGovPrinciples

• USDA Animal Care Resource Guide: Research Facility Inspection Guide.
  http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ac/polman.html

• PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/references/phspol.htm

Accreditation Association:

• Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care, International (AAALAC International)
  http://www.aaalac.org/

Professional Associations:

• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)
  http://www.aalas.org/

• Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW)
  http://www.scaw.com/

• National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR)
  http://www.nabr.org

• American Veterinary Medical Assosciation (AVMA)
  http://www.avma.org/

• Institute for Laboratory Animal Research
  http://www4.nas.edu/cls/ilarhome.nsf

Additional Links:

• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, ILAR
  http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/labrats/

• NIH Office of Animal Care and Use/Animal Research Advisory Committee
  http://oacu.od.nih.gov/index.htm

• What Investigators Need to Know About the Use of Animals, OLAW
  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/InvestigatorsNeed2Know.pdf

• Literature Search For Alternatives Worksheet (A Step-By-Step Approach) http://omni.ucsb.edu/connect/acc/ess_index.html