Animal Care & Use
The Office of Animal Care and Use (OACU) oversees the University’s use of animals in scientific investigation and instruction, manages the compliance activities of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) and administers the research support functions of University Research Animal Resources (URAR).
Announcements and News
1/18/2022: The Office of Animal Care and Use and the IACUC are excited to let UGA researchers know that the AUP Annual Renewals are no longer needed!
The Annual Renewals were required at the end of the first and second years of an AUP’s lifespan. Annual Renewals were required by the USDA regulations, and the USDA has removed that requirement as of January 2022. As soon as USDA told us they were no longer required, we dropped that requirement for UGA researchers.
We are working with Office of Research IT to stop all Artemis automatic notifications about Annual Renewals. In the meantime, please ignore any Annual Renewal automatic notifications.
Just to be clear—all AUPs will still expire, 3 years after the approval date.
12/7/2021: Recently, the IACUC instituted the Guidelines for Ferret Housing in T2000 Containment Caging, outlining the standards for housing ferrets in that type of caging system.
The IACUC has also revised the guidelines for ferret inhalant anesthesia, which have been renamed, Guidelines for Ferret Inhalant Anesthesia for Brief, Non-Painful Procedures. As the new name suggests, the guidelines were revised to apply more specifically to only brief anesthetic events for which food restriction is not necessary, and which represent the typical anesthesia experience for ferrets under study at UGA.
8/26/2021: The training requirements for personnel listed on an Animal Use Protocol have recently changed. Sharps Training is now only required once.
IACUC
The use of vertebrate animals in research at UGA requires registration, review and approval by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). IACUC review and approval is required to ensure compliance with all regulations, policies and standards that protect animal welfare. All animal use proposals are submitted through Artemis.
For general inquiries please contact our staff at iacuc@uga.edu
Humane Care and Use Policy
UGA maintains a Policy on Humane Care and Use of Animals that declares its compliance with regulations and policies governing use of all vertebrate animals used in research and instruction.
How Do I Report an Animal Welfare Issue?
The University of Georgia is committed to the humane care of the animals used in its research and instructional activities. If you have a question or concern about animal welfare, we urge you to report concerns to your supervisor or to the University’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). UGA’s Policy on Reporting and Investigating Animal Welfare Concerns can be found here.
The identity of persons reporting concerns to the IACUC is held strictly confidential if requested.
One may also report concerns anonymously, through the Anonymous Welfare Concerns Reporting Form or through the UGA Ethics and Compliance Reporting Hotline: 1-877-516-3467.
Documents
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Miscellaneous:
- Checklist for Projects Using Animals
- Template for Training Documentation
- Reporting Animal Welfare Concerns Poster
- UGA Animal Care Program Disaster/Contingency Plan
- Policy on Clinical Health Records
- Non-Mammals and Mice and Rats
- Non-Mouse or Rat Mammals
- Safety Guidelines for Fieldwork
Anesthesia, Surgery and Post-Anesthetic/Post-Operative Monitoring:
Controlled Substances:
Veterinary Preventative Medical Standards:
Environmental Enrichment Standard Operating Procedures:
IACUC Policies
- Anesthesia, Analgesia and Surgery
- Animal Housing Locations
- AUP Roster Requirements and PI Eligibility
- Changes to an Approved Protocol
- CO2 Euthanasia
- Environmental Enrichment
- Food or Fluid Regulation
- Health Records
- Humane Care and Use of Animals
- Official Records
- Outdated Drugs and Materials
- Physical Restraint
- Post-Inspection Response and Communication
- Preservation of Animals Affected by a Disastrous Event
- Reporting and Investigating Animal Welfare Concerns
- Reporting Unexpected Outcomes
- Reuse of Animals for Research or Instruction
- Satellite Animal Facilities and Principal Investigator-Provided Husbandry
- Social Housing of Animals
- Space Requirements
- Testing Biological Materials
- Training
- Transfers to Non-UGA Institutions
- Transport
- Visitors
- Volunteers for Research and Instructional Protocols
IACUC Guidelines
Relevant Non-IACUC Policies and Guidelines
