Animal Welfare Act
What is the name of the 1985 amendment to the AWA?
Improved Standards for Laboratory Animal Welfare Act
Is the HREA voluntary or involuntary?
Involuntary
What is an animal according to the GLP Act?
Warm blooded animals
Adult reptiles
Adult terrestrial amphibians
Define "regulations"
Rules established to adhere to laws
What does voluntary mean?
Facility can choose whether or not to follow voluntary standards
Name 5 uses of animals covered by the AWA:
Research
Training
Teaching
Entertainment
Working animals
Pet trade
Animals in shelters and rescues
What agencies are responsible for the HREA?
Department of Health and Human Services
US Public Health Service
Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
What is the FDA?
Food and Drug Administration
Part of Department of Health and Human Services
Enforces the GLP Act
What are the words that go with each letter in OSHA?
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Who certifies laboratory animal technical personnel?
AALAS- American Association for Laboratory Animal Science
What words go with the letters AWA and what agency enforces the AWA?
Animal Welfare Act
USDA- United States Department of Agriculture
APHIS- Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
What book does this act reference for standards?
The Guide
(Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals)
Is the GLP Act voluntary or involuntary?
Involuntary (required by government)
What is the number 1 animal-related problem in laboratory animal facilities?
Allergies to animals
What must someone do before they take a lab animal technical personnel exam?
Work in research
What animals are not considered covered animals according to the AWA?
Rats
Mice
Horses
When does this Act apply?
Facility is using federal funding
(Esp. from the Public Health Services)
When does the GLP Act apply?
When facilities are making or studying drugs, medical devices and treatments
What is the most common allergen?
Urine (and saliva)
Which organization (using letters) offers voluntary certification of research facilities and requires them to meet very high standards?
AAALAC
Name three ways you can acquire laboratory animals:
Class A dealers (breeders)
Class B dealers (random / shelter animals)
Donations
What is the definition of animal according to the HREA?
What are some elements of the GLP Act?
Documentation
Accountability
Statistical procedures
What can result from a cat bite?
Bacterial infection
What word does each letter in AAALAC stand for?
Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care