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Policies, Guidelines and Regulations

Governing the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

• The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• PHS Policy on the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• US Government Principles Governing the Utilization & Care of Vertebrate Animals used In Testing Research & Training
• The June 2007 AVMA Guide on Euthanasia
• Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)
• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories

Institutional Policies and Guidelines:

• CHUA Policies
• Procedures for Investigators Requesting Animals
• Procedures for Receipt of Rodents from Non-Approved Sources
• Guidelines for Anesthesia and Analgesia in Laboratory Animals
• Guidelines for the Use of Isoflurane Anesthesia in Rodents