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We’ve got 99 problems but prompt reporting ain’t one of them

Lab Animal volume 49, pages 236–237 (2020)Cite this article

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The scenario presented is riddled with problems, including violations of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) Regulations, animal welfare issues, IACUC protocol noncompliance, and possibly a deficiency in training.

The School of Veterinary Medicine at Great Eastern University has an OLAW Assurance and an USDA research registration; however, the clinical trial in question was supported by a non-federally funded grant. Assuming that the OLAW Assurance only covers PHS-funded studies, no report to OLAW is required.1 USDA only requires prompt reporting if a protocol is suspended or if there is nonadherence to a plan of correction for significant deficiencies identified during the IACUC semi-annual program review and facility inspection2. Although there are clear violations of the AWA, the scenario presented here does not meet the criteria for prompt reporting. In addition, there is no requirement to report the suspension of protocol staff to either agency.

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  1. Public Health Service. PHS Policy on Humane Care Use of Laboratory Animals. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 2015).

  2. Animal Welfare Act. Public Law 89-544, 1966, as amended (P.L., 91-579, P.L. 94-279, and P.L. 99-198), 7 U.S.C. 2131 et. seq. Implementing regulations are published in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 9 Chapter 1, Subchapter A, Parts 1,2 and 3.

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  1. Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA

    Kim E. Saunders, Vickie Jarrell & Philip R. Streeter

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Saunders, K.E., Jarrell, V. & Streeter, P.R. We’ve got 99 problems but prompt reporting ain’t one of them. Lab Anim 49, 236–237 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41684-020-0621-2

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