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There is a 'dollars crunch' at your institution. At a management meeting a discussion develops around the idea of outsourcing some of the future animal-based work to a facility located in another country. As a leader of the laboratory animal program, you need to answer the question: “What do we need to consider before agreeing to an overseas contract to complement our internal efforts?” The author sets out to answer this question as it relates to issues of animal care and use, regulatory and ethical concerns, legal obligations, and oversight of the work. The article focuses on international contracts and collaborations, but many of the principles discussed are also applicable to interinstitutional collaborations and contracts within the country where the laboratory animal program is based.
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AAALAC International. International Regulations and Resources. http://www.aaalac.org/resources/internationalregs.cfm.
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Stark, D. Laboratory animal–based collaborations and contracts beyond the border. Lab Anim 35, 37–40 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/laban0606-37
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/laban0606-37