Other Local, Regional, National, and International Links of Interest

Explore local, regional, national, and international links related to the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, offering broader resources beyond Virginia Tech.

American Society of Mammologists (ASM)

• ASM's guidelines for capture, handling, and care of mammals used in research 

Biological Safety in Animal Facilities

• National Institutes of Health's Animal Exposure (Occupational Safety) Surveillance Program
• Occupational Health and Safety Program in a Research Animal Facility
  
• Proceedings of the 4th National Symposium on Biosafety - Working Safely with Research Animals 

Diagnostic Laboratories - Lab Animal Diseases [Serology, Microbiology, Parasitology, Histopathology]

• Taconic Animal Health Diagnostics
  
• BioReliance Corporation
  
• Laboratory of Virology and Molecular Biology - Cell Culture, Virology and Serology Service (Password Protected)
  
• Charles River Labs - Research Animal Diagnostic Services
  
• University of Missouri Research Animal Diagnostic and Investigative Laboratory
  
• B Virus Resource Laboratory, Georgia State University Viral Immunology Center
  

The Ornithological Council

• Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research
  

Professional Lab Animal Organizations

• American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM)
  
• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
  
• Scandinavian Society for Laboratory Animal Science
  
• British Laboratory Animal Veterinary Association
  
• Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International
  
• American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners
  
• American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
  
• Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science
• International Council for Laboratory Animal Science
  
• Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations
  
• European College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
  
• Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching

Professional Organizations - Wildlife Field Biology

• American Fisheries Society (AFS)
  
• AFS Policy Statement #30: Responsible Use of Fish and Other Aquatic Organisms
  
• American Ornithologists' Union
  
• The Ornithological Council's "Guidelines To The Use Of Wild Birds In Research"
  
• Guidelines of the American Society of Mammalogists for the Use of Wild Mammals in Research", originally published in the Journal of Mammalogy, 88(3):809-823, 2007 - PDF Document.
   

Research Advocacy Organizations / Sites

• Americans for Medical Progress
  
• Patients' Voice for Medical Advance(formerly Seriously-Ill for Medical Research)
  
• National Association for Biomedical Research
  
• Foundation for Biomedical Research
  
• "Kids 4 Research" - information for students, teachers, and families
• Partners in Research
  
• Biotechnology Industry Organization
  
• "The Trojan Horse of Animal Protectionism"
  
• Research Defence Society