University Animal Care Users' Handbook |
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The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee’s membership and responsibilities are defined by federal law and local policy and will be briefly delineated in this handbook. A separate IACUC Handbook is available. The IACUC oversees the entire Program, advising the Vice President for Research on issues related to animal care and use and making recommendations for change to the Vice President and the Director of University Animal Care. Often users view the IACUC and UAC as synonymous; however, each is autonomous. UAC is under the purview of the Committee in much the same way users are. It is UAC’s responsibility to carry out the Program for the IACUC and the Vice President for Research, providing support to the research and teaching programs of the University through acquisition and care of animals used by the University community. In simple terms, IACUC is the regulatory arm of the Program and UAC is the administrative.
The last component is you, and the many others like you, who participate in the use of animals. Without you, there would be no Program.
The use of animals in research and teaching is a privilege carrying with it unique professional and moral obligations to ensure that animals are treated humanely and in accordance with the policies of the University of Arizona, the regulations of the Animal Welfare Act, and other laws and policies of the federal government and additional agencies. The University of Arizona is dedicated to achieving and maintaining the highest standards of excellence in its Animal Care and Use Program. The faculty and staff of University Animal Care recognize and commit to meeting their responsibilities to ensure that these high standards are translated into provision of outstanding husbandry and medical care to all animals at the University. In turn, every person using animals, whether investigator, technician, student, or instructor, must be aware of and abide by their attendant obligations to assure that animals utilized by the University's programs are used in a humane manner.
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This page was designed by K. Coronado
Revised 05/06/2008
