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In addition, project directors must submit the following for review:

  • Documented consideration of alternatives to painful procedures
  • Written description of the methods used to evaluate alternatives
  • Written assurance the project does not duplicate previous experiments
  • Acknowledgment of any deviations from AWA standards or regulations
  • Enumeration of species and approximate numbers to be used
  • Rationale for animal use, species, and number of animals to be used
  • Complete description of proposed animal use