Overview of Animal Use
Oversight:
Stony Brook University complies with all applicable provisions of the Animal Welfare Act and other Federal statutes and regulations relating to animals. This Institution is
guided by the "U.S. Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research, and Training" As partial fulfillment of this responsibility, this Institution will ensure that
all individuals involved in the care and use of laboratory animals understand their
individual and collective responsibilities for compliance with applicable laws and
regulations pertaining to animal care and use. This Institution has established and
will maintain a program for activities involving animals according to the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (Guide). This Institution agrees to ensure that all performance sites engaged in activities
involving live vertebrate animals under consortium (subaward) or subcontract agreements
have an Animal Welfare Assurance and that the activities have Institutional Animal
Care and Use Committee (IACUC) approval.
The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) is devoted to assuring the
finest care and most humane use of our experimental animals. The IACUC at Stony Brook
is accredited through AAALAC International. The IACUC works closely with our faculty,
students and staff to ensure that meaningful scientific research is conducted that:
- avoids or minimizes discomfort, distress, and pain in experimental animals consistent
with sound scientific practices
- uses the minimum number of animals necessary to obtain valid results, and
- considers non-animal models wherever possible
Federal Registration:
SBU operates under the federal assurance #A3011-01
Campus Policy:
Research and Teaching Activities Involving Use of Vertebrate Animals Policy
Tours of the Division of Laboartory Animal Resources (DLAR) Policy
Animals on Campus Policy
Image or sound Recordings of Laboratory Animals Policy
