Canadian Organizations
AAFC - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)
ACMC - Association of Canadian Medical Colleges
AUCC - Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
CAHI - Canadian Animal Health Institute
CALAM - Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Medicine
CALAS - Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science
CCAC - Canadian Council on Animal Care
CCFAVM - Confederation of Canadian Faculties of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
CBS - Canadian Bioethics Society
CFBS - Canadian Federation of Biological Societies
CFHS - Canadian Federation of Humane Societies
CIHR - Canadian Institutes of Health Research
CMA - Canadian Medical Association
CSZ - Canadian Society of Zoologists
CVMA - Canadian Veterinary Medical Association
DFO - Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
DND - Department of National Defence
EC - Environment Canada
HC - Health Canada
HSFC - Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
NCIC - National Cancer Institute of Canada
NRC - National Research Council
NSERC - Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
RSC - The Royal Society of Canada
Rx&D - Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies
Canadian Guidelines/Legislation
Codes of Practice and Factsheets for the Care and Handling of Farm Animals, Canadian Agri-Food Research Council (CARC)
Health Canada - Laboratory Biosafety Guidelines(2004)
Schedule III, Tri-Agency (CIHR, NSERC & SSHRC) Memorandum of understanding on the Roles and Responsibilities in the Management of Federal Grants and Awards (MOU)
Canadian Universities
Simon Fraser University, Research Policies
University of Calgary, Research Policy-Animal Care
University of Guelph, Animal Care Services
University of Manitoba, Research Policies, Guidelines and Procedures
University of Northern British Columbia, Policy and Procedures on Animal Care
US and International Organizations
AAALAC - Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International
AALAS - American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
ACLAM - American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
AFIP - Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Department of Veterinary Pathology
ANZCCART - Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching
APHIS - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (US)
APS - American Physiological Society
ARENA - Applied Research Ethics National Association
ASLAP - American Association of Laboratory Animal Practitioners
AWIC - Animal Welfare Information Center
AVMA - American Veterinary Medical Association
CAAT - Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing
CDC - Centers for Disease Control
ECVAM - European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods
FBR - Foundation for Biomedical Research
FRAME - Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments
ICLAS - International Council for Laboratory Animal Science
IICA - Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
ILAR - Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources
LASA - Laboratory Animal Science Association
MISMR - Michigan Society for Medical Research
NABR - National Association for Biomedical Research
NCRR - National Center for Research Resources (NIH-USA)
OHRP - Office for Human Research Protections (US)
PHS - Public Health Service
PRIM&R - Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research
RDS - Research Defence Society
SCAW - Scientists Center for Animal Welfare
UFAW - Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
US Guidelines/Legislation
APA - Guidelines for Ethical Conduct in the Care and Use of Animals
Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (AWIC Document)
US Animal Welfare Act
US Guide to the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
US Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research and Training
US Regulations on Animal Care
European Guidelines/Legislation
Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (United Kingdom)
Experimental Animal Regulations (IEXAS) (Japan)
Introduction to Norwegian Legislation on the Use of Laboratory Animals (Norway)
Lega antivivisezione (LAV) (Italian)
Reference Centres and Databases
ALTWEB
Collection of abstracts and bibliographic references to worldwide biological and medical literature
ERGATT FRAME ECVAM Databank of In Vitro Techniques in Toxicology
Federal Register
MEDWEB
MICROBES.INFO - The Microbiology Information Portal
National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research
NETVET
NORINA - Norwegian Inventory of Alternatives - Audiovisual Alternatives to Laboratory Animals in Teaching
Norwegian Reference Centre for Laboratory Animal Science and Alternatives
Primate Enrichment Database
References: The Ethics of Using Transgenic Animals
References for Users of Transgenic Animals
Useful Websites Compiled for American Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs)
Alternatives
AWIC - Animal Welfare Information Center
ALTWEB
BioMedNet: Publications in Biology and Medicine
ECVAM - European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods
ERGATT FRAME ECVAM Databank of In Vitro Techniques in Toxicology
FRAME - Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments
NORINA - Norwegian Inventory of Alternatives - Audiovisual Alternatives to Laboratory Animals in Teaching
Norwegian Reference Centre for Laboratory Animal Science and Alternatives
Netherland Centre Alternatives (NCA)
Animal Welfare Sites
Compilation of literature on the assessment of animal welfare and animal distress
The Animal Welfare Institute
Educational Sites
The American Psychological Society (APS) and the Humane Use of Animals in Research
Animals in Research Questions and Answers (APS)
Blood collection in mice using the saphenous vein-an alternative to retro-orbital collection
Brain Briefings: topics on neurosciences for the lay reader
Join Hands: Objective scientific information on the use of animals in research and safety testing
Virtual tour of an animal facility: Norwegian College of Veterinary Medicine
Journals/Newsletters
ILAR - Institute for Laboratory Animal Research
Lab Animal
Laboratory Animals
Laboratory Primate Newsletter
List of Online Veterinary Journals
Nature
New Scientist
Science
The Scientist
The Shape of Enrichment
Libraries
Bibliothèque de médecine vétérinaire de l'Université de Montréal
CISTI - Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information
The Electronic Zoo
Livestock Virtual Library at Oklahoma State University
National Agricultural Library
National Library of Medicine - PUBMED
Virtual Library Biosciences
Virtual Library Veterinary Medicine