Animal Use and Care Campus Policy
The Animal Science Department at North Shore Community College utilizes animals in
the instruction of students in both the Veterinary Technology and Animal Care Specialist
Programs. The purpose of animal utilization is to provide primary educational experiences
for the students. In order to ensure that the animals are safe and humanely treated,
and that students are safe and experience a maximal educational benefit from live
animal use, the Animal Science Department has developed the following policies
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Institution Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC)
There is an Institution Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) at North Shore Community College. IACUC, guided by the Animal Welfare Act (AWA),
is responsible for ensuring that all animals used at this institution, for educational
purposes, always be handled, housed, treated, cared for, and transported in a humane
and ethical manner in accordance with all federal, state, and local regulations, as
well as institutional policies. An animal may not be used for teaching, testing, or
research unless its use is approved in writing by IACUC.
Download the IACUC Policy
Download the Incident Report Form