Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare

• Mission Statement
• Contact OLAW
• Departures from the Guide
• Obtaining an Assurance
• Reporting Noncompliance
• Significant Changes
• Assured Institutions (Domestic | Foreign)

• PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 2015 (HTML | PDF - 2.95 MB | eBook - 545 KB)
• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 8th Edition (HTML | PDF - 1.2 MB)
• AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2013 Edition (PDF - 1.4 MB)
• U.S. Government Principles
• Public Law 99-158, Animals in Research
• Public Law 103-43, Plan for Use of Animals in Research, 1993 (PDF - 22 KB)
• International Guiding Principles for Biomedical Research Involving Animals, 2012 (PDF - 123 KB )

• Notices
•  Frequently Asked Questions
• Articles by OLAW Staff and References
• Commentary
• Vertebrate Animals Section
• Topic Index

• Workshops and Conferences
• IACUC 101 Series
• ICARE Project
• OLAW Online Seminars
• Education Resources (Online seminar recordings, podcasts)  
• Animal Welfare and Scientific Research: 1985 to 2010 Symposium

• Publications Available From OLAW
• Tutorial for PHS Policy
• Sample Documents (Assurance, Annual Report, Checklist, etc.)
• ARENA/OLAW IACUC Guidebook, 2002 (PDF - 3.2 MB | MS Word - 1 MB): Addendum (PDF - 226 KB | MS Word - 20 KB)
• Training Videos
• How to Write An Application Involving Animals
• Disaster Planning and Response
• Enrichment and Social Housing
• What Investigators Need to Know about the Use of Animals (PDF - 349 KB)
• Useful Links

• About Us
• Policy and Guidance Archive
• Memoranda of Understanding (with USDA/FDA, with DVA, with NSF)

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