Albion College is committed to the humane and proper care of all animals used in teaching and research. The College endorses the guidelines of the Office for Laboratory Animal Welfare as specified in the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. To this end the College offers the following resources:

Albion College Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

Dean McCurdy, Chair
David Carey, Chemical Hygiene Officer
Holger Elischberger, Psychology
Veterinarian
Non-affiliated member
Beth Lincoln, Associate Provost (nonvoting)

Links to Albion College Animal Care and Use forms

• Application for Use of Animals (Word format)
   
• Student Research Assistant Training Certification (Word format)

Links to online resources concerning federal regulations

• Animal Welfare Act
   
• USDA Animal Care Policy Manual
   
• Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
   
• Public Law 99-158, November 20, 1985 "Animals in Research"
   
• Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
   

Links to other online resources

• IACUC.org
   
• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee Guidebook, ARENA & OLAW, 2nd Edn., 2002
   
• Occupational Health and Safety in the Care and Use of Research Animals, National Academy of Sciences, 1997

Please contact blincoln@albion.edu with questions or comments about this page