What must research labs do to ensure the continued care of research animals?
- Per the VSC, research labs must:Create a plan to manage research animal experiments and ongoing care in case of lab staffing or shortage supplies;
- Create an emergency contact list and provide to their Building Manager/DFA/Local Area Contact.
- Per the VSC, research labs should:Prioritize essential, ongoing research;
- Consider delaying new projects or new animal subjects;
- Reduce rodent breeding to only numbers required to maintain lines.