{"id":2176,"date":"2026-05-24T23:33:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-24T23:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/?page_id=2176"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:38:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:38:06","slug":"animal-care-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/research-compliance\/animal-care\/animal-care-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Animal care and use resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list left-nav-automatic on-this-page\"><\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-1330\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-1330<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:Kathleen.Freel@nau.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> Kathleen.Freel&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/stage.in.nau.edu\">IN<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\">NAU Research<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Animal care and use resources<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find resources to support animal care and use activities at NAU. Access policies, training materials, guidance documents, and regulatory information to help ensure compliance throughout the research process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dynamic-link-3\"><strong>NAU policies and guidance documents<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NAU Office of Research Compliance Animal Care Policies and Procedures Manual (Under Revision)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NAU IACUC Policy &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/procedure-approving-laboratory-housing-use-research-animals-outside-vivatrium-periods-greater-12-hours\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5299\">Approval for the Laboratory Housing and Use of Research Animals Outside the Vivarium for Periods Greater than 12 hours<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NAU IACUC Policy &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/research\/research-compliance\/animal-care\/animal-care-resources\/iacuc-procedures-submission-review-protocols-modifications-annual-reports\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5292\">Procedures for submission and review of protocols, modifications, and annual reports<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Accrediting\/regulatory agencies and guides<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aaalac.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International <\/a>(AAALAC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avma.org\/resources-tools\/avma-policies\/avma-guidelines-euthanasia-animals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Guidelines on Euthanasia of Animals<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aphis.usda.gov\/animal-care\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service<\/a> (USDA APHIS Animal Care)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer 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