PUR 401–01: Live Animals

To assign the responsibility for the purchase of live animals for teaching and research

United States. Public Health Service. National Institutes of Health. Publication No. 85-23 (1985), NIH Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals

Animal Welfare Act, Public Law No. 89-544, 80 Statutes-at-Large 350 (codified as amended at 7 United States Code §§ 2131–2156 (1982)); amended by Public Law No. 99-198, 99 Statutes-at-Large 1645–1650 (codified as amended at 7 United States Code §§ 2132, 2143–2146, 2149, 2157 (Supp. III 1986))

University policy

Current regulations require that live animals necessary for university research be ordered through one central office and only from suppliers approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The office of the university’s Animal Care Program has been assigned that responsibility.

The Animal Care and Use Committee is responsible for reviewing and approving all teaching and research activities involving the use of live animals.

All requests for the purchase of live animals from an off-campus vendor must be approved in the Animal Care Program (ACP) office by the university veterinarian or designee.

ACP does not procure wildlife species.

The procedure for purchasing live animals is on the Purchasing and Business Services Web site.

For information on the ethical use and care of laboratory animals, see the Research and Sponsored Projects Policies and Procedures Manual—RSP 202, “Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.”

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