- Animal Welfare Act and USDA Regulations
- USDA Animal Care Policy Manual
- Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
- Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (2010)
- OLAW Regulatory Guidance
- U.S. Government Principles for Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research, and Training
- Health Research Extension Act of 1985
- AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2013 Edition
- UCSD Policy on Use of Animals in Research and Teaching
- University of California Policy on the Use of Animals in Research and Teaching
- AAALAC Accreditation
- Guidelines for the Use of Fishes in Research (2004)




