Ensuring Due Process in the IACUC and Animal Welfare Setting: Considerations in Developing Noncompliance Policies and Procedures for Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees and Institutional Officials
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2017
Keywords
humane animal care, AWA, OLAW, PHS
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.201601250R
Abstract
Every institution that is involved in research with animals is expected to have in place policies and procedures for the management of allegations of noncompliance with the Animal Welfare Act and the U.S. Public Health Service Policy on the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. We present here a model set of recommendations for institutional animal care and use committees and institutional officials to ensure appropriate consideration of allegations of noncompliance with federal Animal Welfare Act regulations that carry a significant risk or specific threat to animal welfare. This guidance has 3 overarching aims: 1) protecting the welfare of research animals; 2) according fair treatment and due process to an individual accused of noncompliance; and 3) ensuring compliance with federal regulations. Through this guidance, the present work seeks to advance the cause of scientific integrity, animal welfare, and the public trust while recognizing and supporting the critical importance of animal research for the betterment of the health of both humans and animals.—Hansen, B. C., Gografe, S., Pritt, S., Jen, K.-L. C., McWhirter, C. A., Barman, S. M., Comuzzie, A., Greene, M., McNulty, J. A., Michele, D. E., Moaddab, N., Nelson, R. J., Norris, K., Uray, K. D., Banks, R., Westlund, K. N., Yates, B. J., Silverman, J., Hansen, K. D., Redman, B. Ensuring due process in the IACUC and animal welfare setting: considerations in developing noncompliance policies and procedures for institutional animal care and use committees and institutional officials. FASEB J. 31, 4216–4225 (2017). www.fasebj.org
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
The FASEB Journal, v. 31, issue 10, p. 4216-4225
Scholar Commons Citation
Hansen, Barbara C.; Gografe, Sylvia; Pritt, Stacy; Jen, Kai-lin Catherine; McWhirter, Camille A.; Barman, Susan M.; Comuzzie, Anthony; Greene, Molly; McNulty, Justin A.; Michele, Daniel Eugene; Moaddab, Naz; Nelson, Randall J.; Norris, Karen; Uray, Karen D.; Banks, Ron; Westlund, Karin N.; Yates, Bill J.; Silverman, Jerald; Hansen, Kenneth D.; and Redman, Barbara, "Ensuring Due Process in the IACUC and Animal Welfare Setting: Considerations in Developing Noncompliance Policies and Procedures for Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees and Institutional Officials" (2017). Internal Medicine Faculty Publications. 234.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/intmed_facpub/234
