Animal Welfare Information Center Newsletter, Spring 1997, Vol. 8 No. 1

Care and Use of Laboratory Animals Training Courses

• humane methods of animal care and use and handling and procedural techniques, with the emphasis on species covered by the Animal Welfare Act;
  
• concepts, availability, and use of research or testing methods limiting animal use and minimizing distress;
  
• adequate veterinary care and proper use of anesthetics, analgesics, and tranquilizers;
  
• reporting deficiencies in animal care programs;
  
• accessing information resources and services at the Animal Welfare Information Center and the National Agricultural Library;
  
• animal care and use committee functions including an interactive "IACUC Meeting Session;"
  
• environmental enrichment;
  
• internet resources and;
  
• zoonoses and other occupational health issues.

The meetings will be held in the following locations:

August 18
Valley Forge Marriott Suites
888 Chesterbrook Boulevard
Wayne, PA

September 8
Radisson Governor's Inn
Highway 54 and Interstate 40
Research Triangle Park, NC

October 13
Marriott Courtyard Hotel
9650 Scranton Road
LaJolla, CA

For more information or to register, contact Linda Panepinto, Renaissance Research Associates, P.O. Box 191, Masonville, CO 80541, phone: (970) 226-4865, fax: (970) 226-4042, e-mail: LPanpinto@aol.com

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