Animal Care and Use

The Texas A&M University System is committed to the humane care and use of animals in research and teaching. The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees of System members are responsible for reviewing animal use protocols, ensuring compliance with federal regulations, inspecting animal facilities and laboratories, and overseeing training and educational programs.

System Policies

15.99.05 Research Compliance
15.99.07 Use of Vertebrate Animals

Members Programs

• Texas A&M University
• Prairie View A&M University
• Tarleton State University
• Texas A&M International University
• Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
• Texas A&M University-Kingsville
• West Texas A&M University
• Texas A&M University-Commerce
• Texas A&M AgriLife
• Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station

Resources

• Animal Welfare Act – Federal laws by USDA/APHIS, required of all users
• Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) – Policy and guide by Public Health Service, required of PHS awardees
  • Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: Eighth Edition
  • Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook
  • Reporting noncompliance
  • Obtaining an Assurance and Renewal
  • Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) International – private corporation, voluntary accreditation
• Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Animal Care and Use Course
• Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals
• National Centre for the Replacement Refinement & Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs)
• AVWA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2013 Edition