Reporting Animal Welfare Concerns
This notice is posted in accordance with IACUC policy
It is the policy at Â鶹ŮÀÉ, that faculty, staff and students working with animals in research, teaching or testing activities are required to understand and follow the regulatory requirements pertaining to the humane care and use of animals.
Â鶹ŮÀÉ abides by all guidelines, including, but not limited to, the USDA Animal Welfare Act, NIH requirements, and the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. Â鶹ŮÀÉ is subject to USDA inspections at least once a year, as well as semi-annual internal inspections by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC).
Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee is a faculty committee including veterinarians, scientists, non-scientists and members from the community whose role is to give their unbiased, unaffiliated opinion on projects proposing the use of vertebrate animals in research, teaching or testing. IACUC review and approval is required prior to the start of any research, education or teaching activities involving animal use at Â鶹ŮÀÉ. Â鶹ŮÀÉ's Veterinarian is responsible for providing appropriate, humane, and legal care of all animals under the purview of Â鶹ŮÀÉ. The Comparative Medicine team closely monitors the health and well-being of every animal. This information is carefully documented and reported to the Veterinarian.
Should you, as a member of the Â鶹ŮÀÉ or outside community have concerns that require immediate attention, we encourage you to contact the IACUC, the Veterinarian, or the Division of Research. It is important that any concerns be immediately addressed; all concerns will be appropriately investigated. Â鶹ŮÀÉ is committed to the objective of providing responsible animal care and use.
We offer several avenues for you to discuss your concerns with those at Â鶹ŮÀÉ involved in the animal program. If you believe that your concern needs an urgent veterinary response, you are recommended to contact the Veterinarian immediately. Mailboxes are also located in each vivarium where concerns can be anonymously submitted. Alternatively, you may email, call or forward an anonymous letter to the Vice President for Research or the IACUC Chair or you can contact one of the following persons:
Nicole R. Compo, DVM, DVSc, DACLAM
Attending Veterinarian, Comparative Medicine
C. Elisa Gaucher, M.B.A. or Kristen Ware, Ph.D.
IACUC Office, Research Integrity
Â鶹ŮÀÉ Division of Research
Attention: Vice President for Research or Chair, Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
Should you, as a member of the Â鶹ŮÀÉ or outside community have concerns that require immediate attention, we encourage you to contact the IACUC, the Attending Veterinarian, or the Division of Research.
Individuals generating a report of concern shall not be discriminated against or subject to any reprisal for generating the report. It is important that any concerns be immediately addressed; all concerns will be appropriately investigated. Â鶹ŮÀÉ is committed to the objective of providing responsible, ethical and humane animal care and use.