INSTITUTIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND USE COMMITTEE
Animal Care Resources
Resources
General Resources
- Guidelines Studies of Wild Animals in or from Natural Settings (PDF)
- USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Animal Welfare clearinghouse (also useful for import/export of animals)
- NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
- American Veterinary Medical Association's Guidelines on Euthanasia 2020
Fish Resources
- American Fisheries Society Guidelines for Use of Fish in Research (PDF)
- Fish Euthanasia: Review
- CCAC Guidelines on the Care and Use of Fish in Research, Teaching and Testing 2014
Wildlife Resources
- American Society of Mammalogists Guidelines for use of Mammals in Research (PDF)
- Raising the Standards for Ethical and Appropriate Oversight of Wildlife Research 2019
- Ornithological Council Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research
Amphibian Resources
Regulations and Policies
- PowerPoint Presentation on your role and responsibilities
- PHS Animal Welfare Policy for National Institutes of Health (NIH) research
- Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, which ESF's IACUC uses. (Scroll down to read for free. Chapters 1-3 are applicable to you.)
- USDA Pain Levels categories will be needed to complete your protocol application