AAALAC (国际实验动物评估和认可委员会,Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care) www.aaalac.org
AAALAC International 是一个私营的、非政府组织,它通过自愿评估和认证计划促进在科学领域人道对待动物。AAALAC International 代表“国际实验动物评估和认可管理委员会(Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International)。”
全球已有几百家制药和生物技术公司、大学、医院和其它研究机构获得了 AAALAC International 认证,展示了他们对有负责地护理和使用动物的承诺。这些机构自愿设法获得和保持 AAALAC International 的认证,由此不仅遵守了当地的、国家的和超国家的管理动物研究的法律,而且也遵守了实验动物护理和使用指南 (Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals) 中国际公认的标准(由国家研究委员会(National Research Council于 1996 年公布)。
下列网址提供 AAALAC International 认证的机构目录:http://www.aaalac.org/accreditedorgs/index.cfm(英文)。
What is AAALAC?AAALAC International is a private, nonprofit organization that promotes the humane treatment of animals in science through voluntary accreditation and assessment programs. AAALAC stands for the "Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care."
More than 800 companies, universities, hospitals, government agencies and other research institutions in 34 countries have earned AAALAC accreditation, demonstrating their commitment to responsible animal care and use. These institutions volunteer to participate in AAALAC's program, in addition to complying with the local, state and federal laws that regulate animal research.
Some of the institutions that have earned AAALAC accreditation include the Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, The American Red Cross, and the National Institutes of Health.