University Policy
Institutional Animal Care
Definitions
Animal — Refers to vertebrate animals. It is recognized, however, that in regard to ethical issues surrounding the experimental use of animals it may be necessary to include some invertebrates insofar as consideration should be given to the complexity of the central nervous system of a species and its sentience, rather than any physical appearance and phylogenetic relationship to the human.
Procedures:
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Sponsor:
Vice-President (Research and Innovation)
Category:
Research
Previous Versions:
No previous versions
Policy Amendment History
There are past amendments for this policy:
Action:
REPLACED
Date:
2019-05-29 10:45:23
This policy was replaced with a new version. Comment provided: Connected definitions using the definitions from the glossary.
Action:
REPLACED
Date:
2022-08-29 14:26:36
This policy was replaced with a new version. Comment provided: 08/29/2022 update broken links
Action:
REPLACED
Date:
2025-10-03 15:03:45
This policy was replaced with a new version. Comment provided: Updated to adjust the review year period from 4 years to 5 years, as approved by the Board of Regents on October 2, 2025
Action:
REPLACED
Date:
2026-10-02 10:31:46
This policy was replaced with a new version with an ID of 1100. Comment provided: Replaces the Institutional Animal Care. Approved by Board of Regents October 1, 2026