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OLAW Policy on Shared Animal Welfare Concerns

OLAW Policy on Shared Animal Welfare Concerns has been published in NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-15-028. In this Notice, OLAW explains how self-reports of serious animal welfare concerns involving USDA regulated species are shared with Animal Care (AC), Animal Welfare Operations. Serious animal welfare concerns may include unanticipated death of animal(s), and unexpected and unrelieved pain or distress to animal(s). OLAW will contact AC to share serious animal welfare concerns and issues of interest to both agencies. Institutional self-reports are shared with AC after OLAW’s investigation is completed. See also, related USDA Tech Note (PDF) and MOU with USDA/FDA.

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