Animal Purchasing & Shipping

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.