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[Sample Animal Welfare Assurance]

INTRODUCTION

This sample Animal Welfare Assurance is designed to aid institutions in developing their Animal Welfare Assurances in accord with the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. Foreign applicant organizations and applicants proposing animal activity only at a collaborating institution should not use this Assurance format, but should contact OLAW.

The sample includes all of the required elements of an Assurance. Words that are italicized and in brackets [like this] describe specific information to be provided by the institution about its animal care and use program. All of the information that is requested should be provided in a clear and concise manner. Close adherence to the format of the sample will facilitate the review process.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANIMAL WELFARE ASSURANCE

NOTES and SUGGESTED REFERENCES appear throughout the sample. It is suggested that these notes and references be deleted from an Assurance submitted to the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) since they are intended as guidance to institutions in preparing their Assurances.

The html version below also includes links to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and relevant OPRR Reports (also known as OPRR Dear Colleague letters). Use the BACK button of your browser after reviewing these documents in order to return to the Sample Assurance.

SUBMIT ASSURANCES TO:

Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
Division of Assurances
RKL1, Suite 360, MSC 7982
6705 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7982

ASSURANCES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO OLAW ONLY UPON REQUEST !!!!!!!

Direct questions to Sue Machado at 301-496-7163, ext.2.
or e-mail OLAW at: OLAW@od.nih.gov

Individuals not familiar with the PHS Policy, and those preparing an Assurance for the first time, are encouraged to visit the PHS Policy Tutorial.

VIEW THE ANIMAL WELFARE ASSURANCE

 

INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOWNLOADING

You may download the Sample Animal Welfare Assurance in MS Word 6.0 (.doc), WordPerfect 6.1 (.wpd) or Rich Text Format (.rtf).

1. Determine which version of the sample assurance is best suited for your Macintosh (Mac) or IBM Compatible computer (PC).
2. We recommend the Word 6.0 version for visual appearance only (the document was created in Word 6.0). All newer versions of Word should be able to translate the Word 6.0 document.
3. The WordPerfect 6.1 version includes the exact same content and formatting as the Word version. PC users with earlier versions of WordPerfect should see #5 below. Mac users can use the Word version, or see #5 below.
4. The general rule is that newer versions of Word and WordPerfect can open documents created in earlier versions, however, older versions cannot read documents created in newer versions. For example, Word 2.0 can not open a document created in Word 6.0.
5. Rich Text Format version (RTF) is a text file that will translate tags (such as a bold and underline) when opened in a word processor. The disadvantage of using RTF is that the formatting and tables may be affected. If none of the versions below are compatible, you should select the RTF version.
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Once you have decided on the appropriate version for your word processor, select the link for it below by clicking it with your mouse. Most current web browsers will either automatically open the file in the appropriate word processor or provide a "Save As" prompt. You may then save the file on your hard drive or a disk. Once the file has been saved, you will need to open the word processor application, and then open the saved file.

If you experience trouble after following the above instructions, please send an e-mail to olaw@od.nih.gov and let us know so that we can improve the process.

 

DOWNLOAD THE ANIMAL WELFARE ASSURANCE

If you wish to download the sample assurance for use as a template, click one of the versions below. If you need help, see the instructions above.
MS Word 6.0 (Mac or PC) WordPerfect 6.1 (PC) Rich Text Format (Mac or PC)

 

Sample Documents || Annual Report to OLAW
Animal Welfare Assurance || Semiannual Program Review
Semiannual Report || Animal Study Proposal || Tutorial

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