Institute for Laboratory Animal Research

The Institute for Laboratory Animal Research is a United States organization which develops and shares information and guidelines about animal testing and care of laboratory animals.[1] It is a unit in the United States National Research Council.

The organization was established in 1952 as the Institute of Animal Resources.[2] In 1956 it became the Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources.[2]

In 2011 the American Psychological Association criticized ILAR's 8th edition of the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals for seeming like a list of requirements rather than guidelines.[3]

References

  1. Zurlo, J (December 2009). "The Institute for Laboratory Animal Research - an international resource for promoting the Three Rs.". Alternatives to laboratory animals : ATLA. 37 Suppl 2: 69–73. PMID 20105016.
  2. 1 2 Russell, W M S; Burch, R L (1959). The principles of humane experimental technique. London: Methuen Publishing. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  3. Panicker, Sangeeta (June 2011). "APA recommends against proposed federal lab animal research policy". apa.org. Retrieved 30 December 2015.

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