Animal Welfare Information Center

The Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC) is mandated by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) to provide information for improved animal care and use in research, testing, and teaching.

beagle dogs playing in a social housing kennel

Social Housing of Laboratory Animals

Information about pair and group housing of common animals used in research.

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Workshop on Meeting the Information Requirements of the Animal Welfare Act

AWIC provides training on how to effectively search the literature for 3Rs alternatives.

Animal Welfare Act (AWA)

Sets standards for the treatment of animals in research, exhibition, transport, and by dealers.

Animal Welfare Act History Digital Collection (AWAHDC)

The AWAHDC contains U.S. Government publications that fall into three categories: Legislative, Regulatory and USDA publications.

Chemist Joyce Foster extracts chemicals to determine which plants are safe, palatable, and nutritious for livestock. Photo by Scott Bauer.

3Rs Funding Opportunities

Funding opportunities for the Replacement, Refinement or Reduction of the use of animals in scientific research or testing.

Blood Collection Literature

A new dynamic publication list providing information related to Blood Collection in Laboratory Animals.

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AWIC Workshop Meeting the Information Requirements of the Animal Welfare Act

March 13, 2019 to March 14, 2019

Sandra Ball

301-504-6212

AWICWorkshop@ARS.USDA.GOV

USDA Animal Welfare Info Center

Beltsville, MD

PRIM&R's 2019 IACUC Conference

April 01, 2019 to April 03, 2019

Bellevue, WA

Experimental Biology 2019

April 06, 2019 to April 09, 2019

San Diego Convention Center

Orlando, FL

FDA Proposes Study with Intent of Eliminating Use of Dogs in Certain Types of Research

Friday, November 16, 2018

HHS. U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Call for Proposals for CAAT 2019 Science-Based Refinement Awards

Tuesday, October 02, 2018

HHS. NIH. Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare.

IMMEDIATE: Time Sensitive DRAFT VS Memorandum 512 - In Vitro Serial Release Potency Test for Complete Product Containing Clostridium chauvoei

Tuesday, September 04, 2018

USDA. APHIS. The Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB).

Animal Welfare Act History Digital Collection.
Symposium on Social Housing of Laboratory Animals videos from the 5th Symposium: June 4-5, 2018, National Agricultural Library.
A new dynamic publication list providing information related to Blood Collection in Laboratory Animals.