Resources
Primary Guidance Documents
- American Veterinary Medical Association Guidelines on Euthanasia
- Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook
- NASA Principles for the Ethical Care and Use of Animals
- Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals
- Published Articles Authored by the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Animal & Veterinary
Agricultural Research
Taxon-Specific Guidelines
- Guidelines of the American Society of Mammologists for the Use of Wild Mammals in Research
- Guidelines for the Use of Fishes in Field Research
- Guidelines for the Use of Live Amphibians and Reptiles in Field Research
- Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research (The Ornithological Council)
- Recommendations for The Care of Amphibians and Reptiles in Academic Institutions - F. Harvey Pough
Biomedical Research
- Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC)
- Canadian Council on Animal Care Guide to the Use of Experimental Animals
- Guidance Document on the Recognition, Assessment, and Use of Clinical Signs as Humane Endpoints for Experimental Animals Used in Safety Evaluation - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, June 26, 2000
- Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (Guide)
- Guidelines for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research
- Guidelines for the Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Animals - American Psychological Association
- Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections
- Guidelines to Promote the Wellbeing of Animals Used for Scientific Purposes
- Humane Endpoints in Animal Experiments for Biomedical Research - Proceedings of the International Conference, 22-25 November 1998, Zeist, Netherlands
Wildlife and Endangered Species
Biosafety
- Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 5th Edition
- Section V - Vertebrate Animal Biosafety Level Criteria for Vivarium Research Facilities
- Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for Infectious Substances (Health Canada)
- Recombinant DNA and Gene Transfer
- American Biosafety Association Training Tools
- Risk Assessment and Risk Management in Laboratory Animal Biosafety
- Working at Animal BSL1
- Working at Animal BSL2
- Working at Animal BSL3