Office of Research and Development

Extensive guidelines, policies, and regulations govern the management of pain and distress in laboratory animals.  These include the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, the Animal Welfare Act, the US Department of Agriculture Animal Welfare Regulations and Policies, the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, and the US Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research, and Training. These guidelines, policies, and regulations require the IACUC to ensure that animal-use protocols include strategies for minimizing pain and distress in animals and that the availability or appropriateness of the use of less-invasive procedures (alternatives) are considered by the principal investigator (PI).  The following policies and guidelines have been adopted by the Cal State LA IACUC, and are taken into account during protocol review and approval.

• Policy for Animal Procurement

• Policy on Numbers of Animal Used in Protocols

• Policy on Changes to Approved Animal Use Protocols

• Policy on Photography and Videography in Areas with Animals

• Policy on Isoflurane and other Non-Controlled Substance Anesthetics

• Guidelines regarding Multiple Survival Surgeries

• Guidelines for the Use of Complete Freud's Adjuvant

• Guidelines for Production of Antibodies

• Guidelines for Physical Restraint of Animals