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Introduction
Dogs make valuable contributions in biomedical research because they
share many biochemical and physiologic characteristics with humans and
spontaneously develop disorders that are homologous to pathologic condi-
tions in humans. While using them as models for human disease, we have
also learned much about normal physiologic processes in dogs themselves.
Advances in molecular genetics, reproduction, behavior, immunology, he-
matology? endocrinology, microbiology, nutrition, pharmacology, and oncology,
to name a few, have made dogs more valuable as models and, at the same
time, have provided veterinarians with useful information for the diagnosis
and treatment of canine diseases.
In the past 2 decades, two amendments to the Animal Welfare Act (in
1976 and 1985) and a section added to the Health Research Extension Act
of 1985 have resulted in revised standards for dogs. Institutions that use
dogs must comply with the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 9, Subchapter
A, Parts 1-3 (9 CFR 1-3), commonly called the Animal Welfare Regulations
(AWRs), which were promulgated to administer the Animal Welfare Act.
Institutions receiving Public Health Service (PHS) funding must also com-
ply with the Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of
Laboratory Animals (hereafter called the PHS Policy) (PHS, 1986), which
in turn requires compliance with the Guide for the Care and Use of Labora-
tory Animals (hereafter called the Guide) (NRC, 1985~. Some of the AWRs
are based on engineering standards (e.g., that on space requirements for
dogs), but most rely on performance standards (i.e., the demonstration of
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DOGS: LABORATORY ANIMAL MANAGEMENT
animal well-being). It is expected, therefore, that professional judgment
will be used in applying the AWRs. It is also incumbent on all people using
dogs to seek improvements in the methods for using them.
This edition of Dogs: Laboratory Animal Management incorporates fea-
tures of housing, management, and care that are related to the expanded use
of dogs as models of human diseases and an intrepretative summary of the
AWRs and requirements of the PHS Policy. The appendix lists subjects
within this text by page number with cross references to corresponding
sections in the AWRs and the Guide. The regulations, policies, and guide-
lines that are applicable to dogs include the following:
· Code of Federal Regulations, Title 9, Subchapter A, Parts 1-3 (commonly
called the Animal Welfare Regulations). Available from Regulatory En-
forcement and Animal Care, APHIS, USDA, Federal Building, Room 565,
6505 Belcrest Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782 (telephone, 301-436-7833~.
· Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of Labora-
tory Animals. Available in English or Spanish from the Office for Protec-
tion from Research Risks, Building 31, Room 5B59, NIH, Bethesda, MD
20892 (telephone, 301 -496-7163~.
· Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. Available in
English or Spanish from the Office for Protection from Research Risks,
Building 31, Room SB59, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 (telephone: 301-496-
71631. Single copies (English only) available from the Institute of Labora-
tory Animal Resources, National Research Council, 2101 Constitution Av-
enue NW, Washington, DC 20418 (telephone, 202-334-25901.
.
Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Part 58, Title 40, Part 160;
and Title 40, Part 792 (commonly called the Good Laboratory Practice, or
GLP, Standards). Available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S.
Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 (telephone, 202-783-
3238~.
.
IATA Live Animal Regulations. Available in English, French, or
Spanish from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), 2000 Peel
Street, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2R4 (telephone, 514-844-6311~.
All animals used in research must be treated with the dignity and re-
spect due living beings. Those who use animals in experiments must there-
fore be properly trained in methods appropriate for the species used. It is
the responsibility of each research facility to develop educational programs
for animal-care providers and the research staff (9 CFR 2.321. Recommen-
dations for establishing such programs have recently been published (NRC,
1991~.
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REFERENCES
NRC (National Research Council), Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, Committee on
Care and Use of Laboratory Animals. 1985. Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory
Animals. NIH Pub. No. 86-23. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services. 83 pp.
NRC (National Research Council), Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources, Committee on
Educational Programs in Laboratory Animal Science. 1991. Education and Training in
the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals: A Guide for Developing Institutional Pro-
grams. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. 139 pp.
PHS (Public Health Service). 1986. Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use of
Laboratory Animals. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Health and Human Ser-
vices. 28 pp.
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