Purpose <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater encourages and supports free and responsible investigation by faculty, staff, and students, and adheres to the policies and procedures set forth by the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), the Animal Welfare Act (AWA), The Guide for The Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (commonly referred to as The Guide), and the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC). There are certain regulatory requirements that UWW is obligated to enforce such as those outlined by The U.S. Government also has Principles for the Utilization and Care of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research, and Training which must be followed.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">Before any vertebrate animal can be used in research, training or teaching, the proposed animal use must be reviewed and approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), regardless of the funding source. Protocols must be approved before any work can commence, and work must cease if a protocol is determined to be out of compliance. The research investigator(s) must determine if the planned activity requires IACUC review and approval. Only the IACUC is allowed to decide if a project is exempt.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 16px;">The purpose of this guide is to give researchers step-by-step guidance in accordance with all these requirements and in a way that the IACUC committee can understand and approve in as timely a manner as possible.</span></p> False