LAS Acronyms

Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care

-Used to get grants

American Association for Laboratory Animal Science

Gives out information

American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine

Accreditation for vet

Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician

First level of AALAS accrd.

Animal Liberation Front

Terrorist group in US

American Medical Association

Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Government organization under USDA. Inpsects facilities, zoos, pet stores. Does not look at mice, rats, bird.

Attending Veterinarian

American Veterinary Medical Association

Animal Welfare Act

Certified Manager of Animal Resources

4th and highest level of AALAS

Drug Enforcement Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

Foundation for Biomedical Research

Food and Drug Administration

Good Laboratory Practices

Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

Oversees all animal use in Univerisity or Company

incurably ill For Animal Research

Institute for Laboratory Animal Medicine

another type of accreditation

Institute for Laboratory Animal Resources

Publishes guides; distributes laws

Laboratory Animal Technician

2nd level of AALAS

Laboratory Animal Technologist

3rd level of AALAS

National Association for Biomedical Research

National Institute of Health

Major source of gov't funding through grants

Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare

Gives out information

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

Public Health Service

Principle Investigator

Regulatory Enforcement of Animal Care

part of the USDA

United States Department of Agriculture