To: All Faculty <everybody@illinois.edu> 
    From: "Charles F. Zukoski" <czukoski@uiuc.edu>
Reply-To: jmadigan@uiuc.edu

 Subject: MASSMAIL - Use of Animals in Research

Dear Colleagues:
 
Recent unapproved use of animals and deviations from animal care and 
use protocols have pointed to the need for a reminder to researchers 
of the responsibilities associated with the use of animals in 
research.   A basic training module for researchers using animals 
can be found at
 
http://www.dar.uiuc.edu/training/basic.htm 
 
Policies governing the use of animals on our campus are available at
 
http://www.iacuc.uiuc.edu/policies.html
 
All researchers intending to perform research involving animals are
responsible for the submission of an animal use protocol, which must be
approved by the IACUC prior to obtaining and using any animals in 
research.
 
This protocol must detail all activities that include animals in 
research and teaching.  It should be viewed as a legal contract into 
which the PI enters with the Institution.
 
Approval must be obtained prior to the acquisition of animals and their
arrival on campus.  Animals must be obtained from approved sources, and
appropriate quarantine measures must be taken.  Approval of the 
Biological Safety Committee is required prior to work with any 
transgenic animals, human or animal pathogens, nonhuman primate or wild 
mammal materials.  See http://www.ehs.uiuc.edu/bss/ibc.htm.
 
Similarly, approval by the Division of Research Safety (DRS) is 
required prior to the use of hazardous chemicals in animals. See 
http://www.iacuc.uiuc.edu/forms.html
 
Animals must be housed in approved animal facilities and provided proper 
care.
 
Research staff and students working in the laboratory must be educated
regarding the importance of compliance with federal laws and 
regulations regarding proper care, use and humane treatment of animals 
used in research and teaching, as well as the importance of following 
campus policies and federal regulations governing animal use.
 
All staff working with animals must complete and follow an Occupational
Health and Safety Program. See http://www.iacuc.uiuc.edu/forms.html
 
Failure to adhere to these regulatory requirements places the 
University in a position of heightened scrutiny by regulatory agencies 
and could result in fines, and restriction or elimination of our 
ability to use animals in research and teaching.  
 
If you have any questions about these responsibilities, or require
assistance in developing animal care and use protocols, please contact 
the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) by phone to 
333-7789 or email to iacuc@iacuc.uiuc.edu.
This mailing approved by:
The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research

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