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Animal Purchasing & Shipping
Guidelines regarding research animal purchasing and shipping procedures at Penn State.
Animal Purchasing
- All animals to
be housed in Animal Resource Program (ARP) facilities must be ordered
through the ARP office.
- Investigators should complete and return an Animal
Care Request (ACR) Form (rtf
or pdf
format) to the ARP office.
- Remember to allow sufficient time for animals to acclimate to their new surroundings after arrival at Penn State before starting any experimental work.
- The majority of mice, rats, hamsters, guinea pigs and rabbits received
at the ARP come from approved
commercial suppliers of these species.
- Animals from non-approved
sources require special arrangements for shipping and quarantine procedures made through the ARP
veterinary staff.
Transfer of Animals Between Investigators or Facilities on Campus
- Penn State investigators wishing to transfer animals between Penn State animal facilities
or to another investigator's approved Penn State IACUC protocol must complete
an ARP animal
transfer request form prior to movement of the animals.
- The ARP
facilities manager will notify the investigator when approval for the
transfer is granted and ARP technicians will move the animals.

