I would work through a Humane society organization to disperse the animals
for adoption.

Mary

At 02:24 PM 10/11/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>For any of you with IACUC experience, could you tell me if your
>institution has ever released non-medical lab animals to students?
>
>One of our faculty would like to collect a representation of vertebrates
>(frogs, salamanders, turtles, lizards, snakes, fish) for observation only
>for a Principles of Biology course and proposes to give them to
>graduate/undergraduate students when no longer needed or too large.  IACUC
>reviewer concerns range from university liability to the ethical treatment
>of the animals by the students.
>
>Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Catherine Anson
>Grants Administrator
>LSC 201
>John Carroll University
>20700 North Park Boulevard
>University Heights, OH  44118
>
>TEL: 216-397-4520
>FAX: 216-397-3009
><mailto:xxxxxx@jcu.edu>xxxxxx@jcu.edu
>www.jcu.edu/graduate/research
>
>
>

Mary H. Watson
Director, Grants and Contracts
Room 215, Regional Center for Continuing Education
Valdosta State University
Valdosta, GA  31698

229-333-7837 (phone)
229-245-3853 (Fax)

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