membership

Institutional Membership

Institutional Membership is for 12 months, New members receive a plaque, certificate of membership and an educational CD. SCAW sends renewal notices to current Institutional Members. Pay online or complete form and mail.

SCAW is a 501(c)(3) organization and contributions are tax deductible, according to federal and state regulations.


NEW SECURE ON-LINE SERVICE FOR INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS ONLY.
Institutional Members can view the SCAW Newsletter, conference materials, educational and scientific reference materials and timely updates. Current Members will receive a link, user name and password.

Programs and Services

IACUC Training Workshops are one-day workshops created by SCAW to train members of Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs) and others involved with research animals. Training is recommended by USDA guidelines, PHS policy and AAALAC guidelines. The format lets small groups discuss specific, complex topics that are relevant to IACUC functions. Please visit the SCAW website for more information on upcoming workshops.


SCAW also sponsors an educational Winter Conference and some Seminars/Workshops each year. SCAW will continue to be a major source for fulfilling the training requirements stated in USDA/APHIS/AC Policy 15 that states ”IACUC members should be trained in understanding the Animal Welfare Act, protocol review and facility inspections.”


The SCAW Newsletter includes topics likes: national polices, how to comply, industrial concerns, bio-medical research issues in all research animals, book reviews and information on national association meetings.


SCAW also has many Publications on the humane care and use of research animals. A few of which are listed below:

  • Revision of SCAW’S Research Animal
  • The Well being of Animals in Zoo and Aquarium Sponsored Research (New)
  • Performance Standards and Animal Welfare: Definition Application and Assessment Parts I & II
  • Genetic Engineering and Animal Welfare: Preparing for the 21st Century

SCAW has provided an invaluable forum in which we can voice its views and has the opportunity to share in the development of standards with other members of SCAW and the greater scientific community.

Margaret Landi, VMD
Chief of Animal Welfare and
Veterinary Medicine and
Global Head of Laboratory
Animal Science
Platform Technology and Science
GSK Pharmaceuticals