Contact Us/ Links

Animal Alternatives

• Center for Alternatives to Animal Testing - Johns Hopkins University
• NC3Rs - National Center for the Replacment, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research
• Sniffy the Virtual Rat
• FRAME.org Information Resources

Animal Handling and Techniques

• Blood sampling techniques
• Online tutorial on handling small mammals
• Procedures With Care - Administration of substances and aseptic technique
• How to Age and Sex Mouse Pups

Animal Models

• ILAR Animal Models and Strains Repository
• MMRRC - Mutant Mouse Regional Resource Center
• KOMP - Knock Out Mouse Project Repository
• RRRC - Rat Resource and Research Center 
• Zebrafish International Resource Center
• National Xenopus Resource Center

Animal Welfare

• Animal Welfare Information Center
• Assessing Animal Health and Welfare - online tutorial for researchers and students
• Canadian Council on Animal Care
• Center for Zoo Animal Welfare
• Guidelines A-Z - a collection of guidelines for the use of animals in research
• Guidelines for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and Behavioral Research
• Recognizing postoperative pain in animals - online tutorial for researchers and students
• Recognition & Alleviation of Pain in Laboratory Animals- ILAR report 2009
• Recognition & Alleviation of Distress in Laboratory Animals - ILAR report 2008
• Scientists Center for Animal Welfare
• Stereotypical Behavior in Captive Animals
• Welfare of Domestic Fowl and Other Birds - online book

Commercial Suppliers

• Charles River Laboratories
• Envigo
• Jackson Laboratories
• Taconic

Environmental Enrichment

• USDA NAL: Environmental Enrichment and Exercise
• NC3R's - Housing and husbandry

Humane Endpoints

• Humane Endpoints in Laboratory Animal Experimentation
• USDA NAL: Humane Endpoints and Euthanasia

Kid's Sites

• Neuroscience for Kids
• SCI4KIDS - Agricultural Research Service
• Science News for Students

Laboratory Animal Medicine and Disease

• Institute for Laboratory Animal Research
• IDEXX BioResearch

Laboratory Animal Organizations

• AAALAC - Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care
• AALAS - American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
• American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
• Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

Regulatory and Occupational Health and Safety

• Animal Research Advisory Committee Guidelines - NIH
• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories - CDC
• Canadian Council on Animal Care
• Controlled Drug Registration Application - DEA
• IACUC Central
• Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare - NIH
• Office for Research Protections - Penn State
• USDA Animal Welfare

Research and Animal Issues Sites

• Speaking of Research

Science and Biology Sites

• National Wildlife Health Center - USGS

Statistics and Experimental Design

• Interactive Short Course on Experimental Design and Analysis
• Sample Size and Power Calculations
• G*Power - Statistical Power Analysis
• Reporting Statistical Results in a Paper

Veterinary Sites

• American Veterinary Medical Association
• Merck Veterinary Manual