REGULATORY AND ACCREDITING AGENCIES

AAALAC is the independent accrediting body that reviews the NEOUCOM/COP animal care program and facilities once every three years to document our compliance with the Guide For the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals and the Public Health Service (PHS) Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.

Association for Assessment and Accreditation
Of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) International
5283 Corporate Drive, Suite 203
Frederick, MD   21703
PHONE: (301) 696-9626
FAX: (301) 696-9627
URL: http://www.accredit@aaalac.org
OLAW is the office at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) which has responsibility for general administration and coordination of the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.

Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
 6705 Rockledge Drive
RKL1, Suite 360, MSC 7982
Bethesda, MD 20892-7982
PHONE: (301) 496-7163
FAX: (301) 402-7065
URL: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw

USDA is the federal agency which promulgates and enforces the animal welfare regulations, inspects research animal facilities, and enforces the Animal Welfare Regulations (AWR).United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Eastern Regional Office, Animal Care
Unit Number 3040
920 Main Campus Drive, Suite 200
Raleigh, NC 27606
PHONE: (919) 716-5532
FAX: (919) 716-5662
URL: http://www.aphis.usda.gov