University instructors and researchers planning projects that utilize vertebrate animals in biomedical research, testing, and teaching must submit their proposed protocol to the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee for review and approval of animal care and use aspects, including animal costs, during the planning process. Copies of both documents are available from the ULAV resident at the College of Veterinary Medicine. Note that the National Institutes of Health and the United States Department of Agriculture require that certain proposals involving the use of vertebrate animals contain sufficient information to allow for evaluation of the choices of species, the number of animals to be used, alternative and duplication considerations, necessary exposure of animals to discomfort, pain, or injury, and of euthanasia. Item 2, the public Health Service Act regulates all projects conducted or supported by the Public Health Service and its several agencies. Such projects involve food additives, drugs, medical devices, biological products, and electronic products for human or animal use.
Public concern extends also to farm animals used in agricultural research and teaching.
Only eight institutions cover biomedical projects only. The Public Health Service also states that although it has no legal authority over non-PHS funded or USDA applicable projects, it does not expect a double standard for animal care and use by institutions receiving their funds. This page has been accessed 151 times since January 9, 2000.