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Animal Care

The University of Denver uses the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare - OLAW as a basis for developing and implementing our institutional animal care and use program.

University of Denver - Animal Care Program

Any individual proposing to use animals is required to obtain approval from the D.U. Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). "Animal" is defined as "any live, vertebrate animal used or intended for use in research, research training, teaching, experimentation or biological testing or for related purposes."

Laboratory Animal Welfare Education course.

Click here to go to pertinent policies for animal research.

For questions pertaining to use of animals, contact the IACUC at
du-iacuc@du.edu or 303-871-4050.

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