Links

Guidelines

• UCSD Guide to Anesthetic and Analgesic dosages in Common Laboratory Animals
• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (4th ed.)
• Recommendations for the Care of Amphibians and Reptiles in Academic Institutions
• Guidelines for the Use of Fishes in Research
• Guidelines for the Use of Wild Birds in Research
• Guidelines for the Use of Live Amphibians and Reptiles in Field Research
• Guidelines for the Capture, Handling & Care of Mammals
• Animal Experimental Design
• Experimental Design and Statistical Analysis in Animal Studies
• Sample Size Determination
• Online Statistics Textbook
• Online Statistical Calculators
• Design of Animal Exercise Protocols

Regulations

• Animal Welfare Act
• Code of Federal Regulations (9 CFR)
• NABR Animal Law Compilation
• California State Regulations
• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (Guide)
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook (OLAW/ARENA) NIH Publication No. 92-3415
• Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
• OLAW Frequently Asked Questions
• Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (OLAW/PHS Policy)
• 2007 AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia

Organizations

• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS)
• American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM)
• Americans for Medical Progress Educational Foundation (AMPEF)
• Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC)
• Public Responsibility in Medicine & Research (PRIM&R)
• Foundation for Biomedical Research (FBR)
• Institute for Laboratory Animal Research (ILAR)
• National Association for Biomedical Research (NABR)
• National Biosecurity Research Center for Animal Health Emergencies

Government

• National Institutes of Health
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Animal Care
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• USA Fish and Wildlife
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Home Page

General Resources

• Animal Welfare Information Center
• Lab Animal Magazine
• NetVet & Electronic Zoo
• NetVet: Veterinary Government and Law Resources
• IACUC.org

Alternatives & other Animal Welfare Topics

• Alternatives Search Center
• Alternatives to Skin Irritation Testing in Animals
• ALTWEB
• Animal Welfare Information Center
• Assessing the Health and Welfare of Laboratory Animals
• Center for Animal Welfare
• Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare
• Information on Alternatives Databases
• InterNICHE
• Model Organisms for Biomedical Research
• Netherlands Centre Alternatives to Animal Use
• NORINA
• University of California Center for Animal Alternatives