{"id":1512,"date":"2022-04-15T16:03:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T21:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/animal-care\/?p=1512"},"modified":"2026-01-07T11:07:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T17:07:34","slug":"1512-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/animal-care\/1512-2\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-259\" style=\"max-width: 641px;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-107-0 ml-slider-pro-2-52-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-259 ml-slider ms-theme-default nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Animal Care Pictures\" data-height=\"280\" data-width=\"641\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_259\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_259\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-309 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2016-10-17 14:44:21\" data-filename=\"mouse-in-hand-641x280.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/animal-care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2016\/10\/mouse-in-hand-641x280.jpg\" height=\"280\" width=\"641\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-259 slide-309 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-313 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2016-10-19 16:35:57\" data-filename=\"zebrafish-641x280.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/animal-care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2016\/10\/zebrafish-641x280.jpg\" height=\"280\" width=\"641\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-259 slide-313 msDefaultImage\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-949 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-07-24 12:41:01\" data-filename=\"acu-pair.housed-male-rabbits-641x280.png\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/animal-care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2019\/07\/acu-pair.housed-male-rabbits-641x280.png\" height=\"280\" width=\"641\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-259 slide-949 msDefaultImage\" title=\"acu-pair.housed-male-rabbits\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-951 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-07-24 12:48:07\" data-filename=\"26004012710_8f30ec081f_b-641x280.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/animal-care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2019\/07\/26004012710_8f30ec081f_b-641x280.jpg\" height=\"280\" width=\"641\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-259 slide-951 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Virginia Living Museum in Newport News, Va.\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-954 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-07-24 12:50:44\" data-filename=\"gray_treefrog-641x280.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/animal-care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2019\/07\/gray_treefrog-641x280.jpg\" height=\"280\" width=\"641\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-259 slide-954 msDefaultImage\" title=\"gray_treefrog\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-956 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-date=\"2019-07-24 12:51:20\" data-filename=\"Round-Goby-760x380-641x280.jpg\" data-slide-type=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/animal-care\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/404\/2019\/07\/Round-Goby-760x380-641x280.jpg\" height=\"280\" width=\"641\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-259 slide-956 msDefaultImage\" title=\"Round-Goby-760x380\" \/><\/li>\n            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px\">Mission<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>To provide for the care, health, and well-being of animals involved in research and education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<\/p>\n<p>To administer to the animal-related needs of university researchers and educators through the dissemination of knowledge and resources<\/p>\n<p>To serve the public by ensuring observance of all legal and ethical standards pertaining to animals in research and education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"frontPageTitle\">Things You Need to Know If You\u2019ll Be Working with Animals<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"topFive\">\n<li>Animals involved in research and education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee must be included in an Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee approved protocol.<\/li>\n<li>You must take part in the Animal Care Program Certification process and pass the online test before working with any animals. You must also take part in the Occupational Health Program. Individuals who have contact with animals or their tissues must complete the \u201cAnimal Care Program Occupational Health Questionnaire\u201d prior to being exposed to the animals or tissues.<\/li>\n<li>You must minimize pain and distress in animals by:\n<ul>\n<li>Being trained in proper animal handling<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nal.usda.gov\/legacy\/awic\/alternatives-literature-searching\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Choosing alternatives to live animals whenever possible<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Providing proper housing and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nc3rs.org.uk\/3rs-resources\/evaluating-environmental-enrichment\">behavioral<\/a>\u00a0needs<\/li>\n<li>Following appropriate guidelines for procedures that are likely to cause pain or distress<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/module.researchanimaltraining.com\/nc3rs\/05\/story.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Knowing how to determine if the animal is experiencing pain or distress.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Utilizing appropriate anesthetics and analgesics for painful procedures<\/li>\n<li>Using aseptic technique and proper procedures when performing surgery<\/li>\n<li>Providing appropriate post-procedural care<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avma.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-02\/Guidelines-on-Euthanasia-2020.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Euthanizing animals using approved methods<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>You must be aware of the various laws and guidelines that affect animal use at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aphis.usda.gov\/aphis\/ourfocus\/animalwelfare\/sa_awa\">USDA- Animal Welfare Act<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/21595115\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">OLAW-Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aaalac.org\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AAALAC- the Association for the Accreditation and Assessment of Laboratory Animal Care, Int.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Know who to contact for questions about:\n<ul>\n<li>Completion of Protocol Form:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:nemke@uwm.edu\">Animal Care Manager<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Certification Process: <a href=\"mailto:nemke@uwm.edu\">Animal Care Manager<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Animal Ordering:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:nemke@uwm.edu\">Animal Care Manager<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Animal Husbandry:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:nemke@uwm.edu\">Animal Care Manager<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Animal Care and Use Concerns:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/panthers.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/s\/USAWebID2.0Upgrade\/IQDSy5-Thkf4Tp4Xf4ByK0yDAWrkAq_ZqgdllmJkT9hUeJ4?e=A3cDpb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Who Can I Contact?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mission To provide for the care, health, and well-being of animals involved in research and education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee To administer to the animal-related needs of university researchers and educators through the dissemination of knowledge and resources To&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/animal-care\/1512-2\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37709,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>- FAA USA Animal Care Program<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/animal-care\/1512-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mission To provide for the care, health, and well-being of animals involved in research and education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee To administer to the animal-related needs of university researchers and educators through the dissemination of knowledge and resources To... 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