Mission Statement

The Office of Animal Care Compliance (OACC) serves as the centralized office that oversees animal compliance activities and provides administrative support to the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUC).  The OACC coordinates closely with the IACUC, the Animal Resource Facilities and Investigators to ensure that all animals used in research, teaching and testing are treated with respect and in the most humane and ethical manner. The OACC will insure compliance with federal and state laws, regulations and guidelines.  The OACC will promote the “three R’s” of replacement, refinement, and reduction when reviewing animal care and use protocols, and will provide services and resources that investigators need to accomplish their research goals. The OACC recognizes and emphasizes that animal research is a privilege not a right.