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Response to Protocol Review Scenario: Don't hide it

Lab Animal volume 40, pages 35–36 (2011)Cite this article

Although the investigators thought they were being mindful in reducing animal numbers, the fact remains that animal procedures were carried out without IACUC approval.

Should the USDA have been notified? The institution was not required to report to the USDA, as the IACUC did not suspend the protocol (9 CFR 2.31.d.7)1. According to the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (IV.F.3.a)2, however, OLAW could have been notified: “The IACUC, through the Institutional Official, shall promptly provide OLAW with a full explanation of the circumstances and actions taken with respect to: any serious or continuing noncompliance with this Policy.” Could the institution report a noncompliant event to OLAW? Yes; carrying out animal procedures without IACUC approval is a serious noncompliance. This can be considered a reportable offense, depending on the institution's IACUC procedures and policies.

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  1. Animal Welfare Act Regulations, 9 CFR.

  2. Public Health Service. Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (US Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC, 1986; amended 2002).

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  1. Coan is Director, Hill is the Assistant Director and Adams is Clinical Veterinarian, Office of Laboratory Animal Care, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.,

    Patricia N. Coan,  William A. Hill &  Joleen K. Adams

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Coan, P., Hill, W. & Adams, J. Response to Protocol Review Scenario: Don't hide it. Lab Anim 40, 35–36 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/laban0211-35b

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