AAALAC (國際實驗動物評估和認可委員會,Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care)
AAALAC International 是一個私營的、非政府組織,它通過自愿評估和認證計劃促進在科學領域人道對待動物。AAALAC International 代表“國際實驗動物評估和認可管理委員會(Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International)?!?/p>
全球已有幾百家制藥和生物技術公司、大學、醫院和其它研究機構獲得了 AAALAC International 認證,展示了他們對有負責地護理和使用動物的承諾。這些機構自愿設法獲得和保持 AAALAC International 的認證,由此不僅遵守了當地的、國家的和超國家的管理動物研究的法律,而且也遵守了實驗動物護理和使用指南 (Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals) 中國際公認的標準(由國家研究委員會(National Research Council于 1996 年公布)。
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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.