Resources for Animal Care

• Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) Membership
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

Federal Regulations/Information

Guidelines

• : Revised 2020; these guidelines set the standards for euthanasia practices. PHS Policy incorporates these guidelines by reference.
• to provide guidelines for use by anyone conducting fieldwork at amphibian breeding sites or in other aquatic habitats.
• (Rodents, Rabbits, Cats, Dogs, Ferrets, Farm Animals, Horses, Birds, Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles)
• Guidance Concerning Use of Carbon Dioxide for Euthanasia of Small Animals: The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare has issued PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals guidance to Assured institutions clarifying current requirements regarding the use of carbon dioxide (CO2) as a euthanasia agent for small laboratory animals. Guidance regarding prompt reporting of related serious noncompliance is included. The guidance is contained in a July 17, 2002 notice published in the