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What year did Congress pass the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act?
a. 1971
b. 1963
c. 1966
d. 1979 -✓✓c. 1966
In what year was the Animal Care Panel established?
a. 1950
b. 1976
c. 1963
d. 1985 -✓✓a. 1950
True False, in 1963 the incorporation of the American Association for the
Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care (AAALAC) was established. -✓✓False,
AAALAC was incorporated in 1965.
In what year was the first edition of the Guide was developed?
a. 1950
b. 1963
c. 1965
d. 1967 -✓✓b. 1963
True/ False: The Animal Care Panel changed its name to the American Association
for Laboratory Animal Science (AALAS) in 1967. -✓✓True
In what year was the first Public Health Service Policy on Humane Care and Use
of Laboratory Animals?
a. 1971
b. 1973
c. 1974
d. 1979 -✓✓b. 1973
,Public Responsibility in Medicine and Research (PRIM&R) was established in
which year?
a. 1973
b. 1974
c. 1979
d. 1982 -✓✓a. 1973
True/False: The PHS Policy required each animal-using grantee institution to have
a PHS Assurance and a committee to maintain oversight of its animal care program
in 1979. -✓✓True
What year was the U.S. Government Principles for the Utilization and Care of
Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research and Training promulgated?
a. 1979
b. 1982
c. 1985
d. 1986 -✓✓c. 1985
What year was the Health Research Extension Act passed by congress?
a. 1979
b. 1982
c. 1985
d. 1986 -✓✓c.1985
True/ False: The Animal Welfare Act Amendments passed by Congress in 1985. -
✓✓True
AAALAC became the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of
Laboratory Animal Care International in what year?
a. 1990
b. 1991
c. 1996
d. 2000 -✓✓c. 1996
True/False: OPRR Division of Animal Welfare was separated from OPRR and
became the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW), NIH in 2002. -
✓✓False. The OPRR Division of Animal Welfare became the Office of Laboratory
Animal Welfare (OLAW) in 2000
, True/ False: There are 10 U.S.Government Principles for the Utilization and Care
of Vertebrate Animals Used in Testing, Research, and Training. -✓✓False. There
are 9 U.S. Government Principles
True/ False: Risk/ Benefit Analysis is for research that involves more than minimal
risk of harm to the subjects, the investigator must assure that the amount of benefit
clearly outweighs the amount of risk. Only if there is a favorable risk - benefit ratio
may a study be considered ethical. -✓✓True
What agency is responsible for overseeing the Animal Welfare Act?
a. PHS Policy
b. OLAW
c. AAALAC
d. USDA -✓✓d. USDA
What agency is responsible for overseeing the PHS Policy?
a. AWA
b. OLAW
c. AAALAC
d. USDA -✓✓b. OLAW
Which agency is a private, nonprofit organization that promotes the humane
treatment of animals in science through voluntary accreditation and assessment
programs?
a. DoD
b. OLAW
c. AAALAC
d. USDA -✓✓c. AAALAC
Which agency is responsible for protecting the public health by ensuring the safety,
efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, and
medical devices; and by ensuring the safety of our nation's food supply, cosmetics,
and products that emit radiation.
a. DoD
b. FDA
c. OLAW
d. USDA -✓✓b. FDA
What is the official VA animal protocol form called?