Other Local, Regional, National, and International Links of Interest

American Society of Mammologists (ASM)

• ASM's guidelines for capture, handling, and care of mammals used in research
   

Biological Safety in Animal Facilities

• NIH's Animal Exposure (Occupational Safety) Surveillance Program
  
  
• Online Training in Occupational Health and Safety
  
  
• Centers for Disease Control - Biosafety slide presentation
  
  
• Centers for Disease Control - Biosafety slide presentation
  
  
• Occupational Health and Safety Program in a Research Animal Facility
  
  
• Proceedings of the 4th National Symposium on Biosafety - Working Safely with Research Animals
   

Diagnostic Laboratories - Lab Animal Diseases [serology, microbiology, parasitology, histopathology]

• Taconic Animal Health Diagnostics
  
  
• BioReliance Corporation
  
  
• Laboratory of Virology and Molecular Biology - Cell Culture, Virology and Serology Service (Password Protected)
  
  
• Charles River Labs - Research Animal Diagnostic Services
  
  
• University of Missouri Research Animal Diagnostic and Investigative Laboratory
  
  
• B Virus Resource Laboratory, Georgia State University Viral Immunology Center
   

The Ornithological Council

• Guidelines to the Use of Wild Birds in Research
   

Professional Lab Animal Organizations

• American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM)
  
  
• American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
  
  
• Scandinavian Society for Laboratory Animal Science
  
  
• British Laboratory Animal Veterinary Association
  
  
• Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International
  
  
• American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners
  
  
• American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
  
  
• American Committee on Laboratory Animal Diseases
  
  
• Canadian Association for Laboratory Animal Science
  
  
• International Council for Laboratory Animal Science
  
  
• Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations
  
  
• European College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
  
  
• Australian and New Zealand Council for the Care of Animals in Research and Teaching

Professional Organizations - Wildlife Field Biology

• American Fisheries Society (AFS)
  
  
• AFS Policy Statement #30: Responsible Use of Fish and Other Aquatic Organisms
  
  
• American Ornithologists' Union
  
  
• The Ornithological Council's "Guidelines To The Use Of Wild Birds In Research"
  
  
• Guidelines of the American Society of Mammalogists for the Use of Wild Mammals in Research", originally published in the Journal of Mammalogy, 88(3):809-823, 2007 - PDF Document.
   

Research Advocacy Organizations / Sites

• Americans for Medical Progress
  
  
• Patients' Voice for Medical Advance(formerly Seriously-Ill for Medical Research)
  
  
• National Association for Biomedical Research
  
  
• Foundation for Biomedical Research
  
  
• Links to State Biomedical Research Organizations
  
  
• "Kids 4 Research" -- information for students, teachers, and parents
  
  
• European Biomedical Research Association
  
  
• National Institute of Environmental Health Services: "Why animal research?"
  
  
• Partners in Research
  
  
• Biotechnology Industry Organization
  
  
• "The Trojan Horse of Animal Protectionism"
  
  
• Research Defence Society
  
  
• General links to research advocacy organizations