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Accreditation & Regulatory Information
The University of Toledo – Health Science Campus has been accredited since 1981. The Main Campus was included in the 2010 Inspection and the entire University of Toledo Animal Research program is now accredited.
Accreditation Number: 000557
Effective Date: February 24, 2011
The USDA/APHIS is a multi-faceted agency with a broad mission area that includes protecting and promoting US agricultural health regulating genetically engineered organisms, administering the Animal Welfare Act and Regulations, and carrying out wildlife damage management activities.
Certificate Number: 31-R-0006
Customer Number: 208
The Guide is published by the National Research Council and is designed to assist institutions in caring for and using animals in ways judged to be scientifically, technically, and humanely appropriate. Its standards are mandatory for institutions filing an Animal Welfare Assurance to receive Public Health Service funding and also for institutions accredited by the AAALAC.
The Public Health Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory is administered by the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) at the National Institute of Health (NIH). This policy covers all species of animals. It also covers all research funded by the NIH. UT maintains a contract called an “Assurance” with OLAW.
Policy #12 of The Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regulations requires principal investigators to consider alternatives to procedures that may cause more than momentary slight pain or distress to the animals and provide a written narrative of the methods used and sources consulted to determine the availability of alternatives, including refinements, reductions and replacements.
The Mulford Library is available to assist with this literature search.
http://www.utoledo.edu/library/mulford/refdept.html
The Guide-
“…Methods should be consistent with the AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia (AVMA 2007 or later editions).”
