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Animal Biosafety Procedures (ABPs): The Animal Users Health and Safety Program in conjunction with Environmental Health and Saftery (EHS) and the Institutional Biosafety Committee has developed a series of ABP which can be used in Section 13.9.2, the hazard information section, of protocols. Click here for a list of the ABPs

Recently updated and new Animal Care and Use Procedures (ACUPs): Click here to see a list

View all the approved Animal Care and Use Procedures

Attention Nembutal users: If you are currently using Nembutal for your animal research, please submit an amendment to your IACUC protocol to add an alternative or to justify the use of non-pharmaceutical-grade pentobarbital. More information was provided in an e-mail sent to all animal users.

Alternatives Search Help - A reference librarian in the Veterinary Library is available to help you to prepare a comprehensive search of the literature when it is required by the IACUC for your protocol. To arrange a consultation with the Librarian, contact Reference Services at 607-253-3510 or vetref@cornell.edu.

IACUC Help Sessions: The IACUC office continues to offer eSirius and Protocol help sessions twice each month. For dates and times of these sessions, please see the Help Session Schedule.

Use of Controlled Substances: Click here for a guidance document Controlled Substances in Research and Teaching. Questions about the Controlled Substances program? Please contact Joanna Lynch.

Quality Assurance Program: The IACUC office has begun conducting a Quality Assurance Program for active animal protocols to ensure animal based research and teaching is being conducted in accordance with approved protocols. For more information, please see the Program Description.

Please call or email the IACUC office [Rob Felt (rjf243@cornell.edu), 255-3749 or Chris Bellezza (cab37@cornell.edu), 255-5398] with questions about your animal use protocols.

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Cornell University policy requires that all teaching and research activities involving the use of vertebrate animals is reviewed and approved by the IACUC before any animals can be procured and work can begin. In addition to providing oversight over the animal care and use program in a variety of ways (Animal Care and Use Policy 1.4), the IACUC also serves as a resource to faculty, investigators, technicians, students, staff, and administrators, providing guidance in fulfilling the obligation to plan and conduct all animal use procedures with the highest scientific, humane and ethical principles.
Cornell University operates its Animal Care and Use program under the Animal Welfare Assurance A3347-01 on file with the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW).