The University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire’s Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) oversees the university’s animal programs, facilities, and procedures to ensure the appropriate care and use of vertebrate animals in research, testing, and education. Their oversight is guided by federal regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Institutes of Health Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare. Facilities at the university are inspected at least semiannually to evaluate compliance with the Public Health Services Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.
Federal regulations require investigators to obtain approval of an animal use protocol by IACUC before commencing research using vertebrate animals.
