Washington
State University
Institutional
Animal Care and Use Committee
Adequate Animal Care in Study Areas
and Satellite Animal Housing Facilities
A. Animal Housing Area
Any area where WSU animals are housed for more than 12 hours is considered as Animal housing area.
The policy is also applicable for animals housed in laboratories and study areas.
B. Satellite Animal Housing Facility
A satellite animal housing facility is a building/room/area usually outside of University campus where animals are housed for the duration of a study.
All animal study areas and satellite animal housing facilities must be approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) prior to use and are subject to bi-annual inspections by the IACUC. By housing animals in a study area/satellite facility, Investigator and Investigator’s staff assume responsibilities associated with such use. They are detailed under: Training of animal care staff; Daily care of animals; Acclimation and stabilization of animals; Veterinary care of animals; Water, feeding and storage of feed; Identification of animals; Sanitation, housekeeping and cage placement; Environmental monitoring; Illumination; Emergency information and security and Pest Control.
C. Training of Animal Care Staff
- All individuals working with animals must be trained in order to provide adequate care to the animals. Information regarding training can be found at WSU IACUC webpage: http://www.iacuc.wsu.edu/forms.asp or Office of the Campus Vet (OCV) http://campusvet.wsu.edu/training/.
- Individuals working with animals must register in the WSU Animal Contact Program http://www.ehs.wsu.edu/acpohs.asp which provides education, training and medical surveillance for employees under the occupational health and safety program. To register in the WSU Animal Contact Program, contact OCV at 335-8043.
D. Daily Care of Animals
- All animals must be cared for and observed at least daily, including weekends & holidays. Daily animal care must be documented using a Daily Animal Care Sheet http://campusvet.wsu.edu/iacuc/caresheet.htm or on a log book in the area with the animals in order to document the provision of daily care.
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Amended & Approved by WSU-IACUC July 29th, 2009 |
